Investment Summary

Nova Analytics Invests In Ebro Electronic & Co

On November 13, 2006, Nova Analytics invested in test/measurement equipment company Ebro Electronic & Co from KPS Capital Partners

Investment Highlights
  • This is Nova Analytics’ 1st transaction in the Test/Measurement Equipment sector.
  • This is Nova Analytics’ 1st transaction in Germany.

Investment Summary

Date 2006-11-13
Target Ebro Electronic & Co
Sector Test/Measurement Equipment
Investor(s) Nova Analytics
Sellers(s) KPS Capital Partners
Deal Type Acquisition Financing

Target

Ebro Electronic & Co

Ingolstadt, Germany
Headquartered in Ingolstadt, Germany, Ebro Electronic GmbH & Co. (“Ebro”) is one of the producers of instruments that measure temperature, pressure, humidity, and pH.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Nova Analytics

Woburn, Massachusetts, United States

Category Company
Sector Manufacturing
DESCRIPTION

Nova Analytics Corp.is a supplier and integrator of analytical instrumentation. Nova's industry experienced management offers extensive knowledge in all aspects of analytical markets which includes design, development, manufacturing and integration of laboratory products and services. Nova acquisitions include, WTW GmbH, a world leader in water quality measurement product, Schott Instruments, a premier manufacturer of high quality laboratory products and Secomam, a provider in spectrophotometry equipment for over 50 years, and Sensortechnik Meinsberg, a manufacturer or electrodes and water quality instrumentation.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Test/Measurement Equipment M&A 1 of 1
Type: Acquisition Financing M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Germany M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2006 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

KPS Capital Partners

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1991
PE ASSETS 21.8B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

KPS Capital Partners is a private investment firm that targets special situations including turnarounds, restructurings, bankruptcies, and corporate divestitures. KPS' target investment size is $200 million to $2 billion in businesses with minimum revenues of $250 million. The Firm has specific interest in companies engaged in the manufacturing, transportation, and service industries. KPS will not consider investments in high technology, financial services, telecommunications, broadcast media, real estate and natural resources. The Firm's geographic coverage spans the US, Canada, and Europe. KPS Capital Partners was formed in 1991 and is based in New York, New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 36
Sector: Test/Measurement Equipment M&A 2 of 2
Type: Acquisition Financing M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: Germany M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2006 M&A 5 of 5
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