M&A Deal Summary

Nimbus Acquires battenfeld-cincinnati

On June 22, 2016, private equity firm Nimbus acquired machinery company battenfeld-cincinnati from Zweite VR Trust Beteiligungs UG

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Nimbus’ 3rd transaction in the Machinery sector.
  • This is Nimbus’ 5th transaction in Germany.
Investment Fate
  • battenfeld-cincinnati was sold to a strategic buyer in 2023.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-06-22
Target battenfeld-cincinnati
Sector Machinery
Buyer(s) Nimbus
Sellers(s) Zweite VR Trust Beteiligungs UG
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

battenfeld-cincinnati

Bad Oeynhausen, Germany
battenfeld-cincinnati is a global extrusion equipment and services company that provides engineering and innovation. The company supplies extrusion equipment and downstream processing equipment, in addition to extensive tooling, dies, spare parts, and service capabilities, for the global pipe, profile, film, and sheet markets. Its operations span Europe, the United States, and Asia and include long-established and storied brands, such as Battenfeld-Cincinnati, Exelliq (formerly known as Greiner Extrusion), and Simplas. battenfeld-cincinnati was founded in 1943 and is based in Bad Oeynhausen, Germany.

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Buyer(S) 1

DESCRIPTION

Nimbus is a private equity firm focused on investing in medium-sized European businesses with strong market positions. The Firm seeks companies with annual turnover between €20 and €500 million in the industrial, manufacturing, business services, and technical trade sectors. Nimbus was established in 1999 and is based in Zeist, the Netherlands.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 15 of 38
Sector: Machinery M&A 3 of 6
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 4
Country: Germany M&A 5 of 14
Year: 2016 M&A 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-01-01 Panteia

Zoetermeer, Netherlands

Panteia is a provider of data-driven research and consultancy firm that helps clients achieve broad prosperity. Panteia was founded in 1930 and is based in Zoetermeer, Netherlands.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-11-29 CIG

Groningen, Netherlands

CIG is an innovation-driven, technologically advanced industrial conglomerate engaged in shipbuilding, constructional design and production for complex architectural projects and the renewable energy industry worldwide. CIG was founded in 1972 and is based in Groningen, Netherlands.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Zweite VR Trust Beteiligungs UG

Berlin, Germany

Category Company
Sector Machinery
DESCRIPTION

Zweite VR Trust Beteiligungs UG is a plastic equipment manufacturer.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Machinery M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Germany M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-12-04 battenfeld-cincinnati

Bad Oeynhausen, Germany

battenfeld-cincinnati is a global extrusion equipment and services company that provides engineering and innovation. The company supplies extrusion equipment and downstream processing equipment, in addition to extensive tooling, dies, spare parts, and service capabilities, for the global pipe, profile, film, and sheet markets. Its operations span Europe, the United States, and Asia and include long-established and storied brands, such as Battenfeld-Cincinnati, Exelliq (formerly known as Greiner Extrusion), and Simplas. battenfeld-cincinnati was founded in 1943 and is based in Bad Oeynhausen, Germany.

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