M&A Deal Summary

VR Equitypartner and OMOS Equity partners Acquire Dilax

On March 6, 2015, private equity firms VR Equitypartner and OMOS Equity partners acquired information technology company Dilax

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is VR Equitypartner’s 1st and OMOS Equity partners’ 1st transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is VR Equitypartner’s 19th and OMOS Equity partners’ 1st transaction in Germany.
Investment Fate
  • Dilax was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2024.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2015-03-06
Target Dilax
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) VR Equitypartner
OMOS Equity partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Advisor(s) Squire Patton Boggs (Legal)

Target

Dilax

Berlin, Germany
Dilax develops, manufactures, and markets specialized and innovative software and hardware systems for measuring numbers of people and passengers. Dilax was founded in 1988 and is based in Berlin, Germany.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

VR Equitypartner

Frankfurt, Germany

Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1970
PE ASSETS 570M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

VR Equitypartner is a generalist private equity firm that provides equity and mezzanine financing to companies in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. VR does not have any sector preferences and targets medium sized business with at least €20 million in revenues. VR seeks stable businesses with strong growth prospects and experienced management. For both equity and mezzanine needs, the Firm looks to invest €1.5 to €15 million per transaction. VR was formed in 1970 and based in Frankfurt.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 21 of 52
Sector: Information Technology M&A 1 of 6
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 13 of 23
Country: Germany M&A 19 of 49
Year: 2015 M&A 1 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-11-01 Weisshaar Gruppe

Germany

Weisshaar Gruppe specializes in the manufacture and development of high performance plastic injection molded parts.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-07-31 quick-mix group

Osnabrück, Germany

quick-mix group is a suppliers of dry mortar, thermal insulation composite systems as well as cleaning and remediation systems. quick-mix group is based in Osnabrück, Germany.

Buy -
DESCRIPTION

OMOS Equity Partners is a private equity firm focused on acquiring and investing mid-sized companies in Western Europe. The Firm will consider a variety of investment situations including recapitalizations, growth capital financings, buyouts, and turnarounds. Areas of interest include healthcare, life science, manufacturing, electronics, machinery, business services, logistics, testing, and environmental. OMOS Equity Partners is based in Berlin.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Information Technology M&A 1 of 1
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Germany M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2015 M&A 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-09-17 Dilax

Berlin, Germany

Dilax develops, manufactures, and markets specialized and innovative software and hardware systems for measuring numbers of people and passengers. Dilax was founded in 1988 and is based in Berlin, Germany.

Sell -