Divestiture • Safety/Security

Pacific Equity Partners Acquires Xtralis Pty

On January 1, 2006, private equity firm Pacific Equity Partners acquired safety/security company Xtralis Pty for 253M AUD

Acquisition Context
  • This is Pacific Equity Partners’ 1st transaction in the Safety/Security sector.
  • This is Pacific Equity Partners’ 18th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Pacific Equity Partners’ 4th transaction in Australia.
Investment Fate
  • Xtralis Pty was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2016 for 480M USD.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date January 1, 2006
Target Xtralis Pty
Sector Safety/Security
Buyer(s) Pacific Equity Partners
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 253M AUD

Target Company

Xtralis Pty

Bentleigh East, Australia
Xtralis Pty Ltd. is a provider of aspirating smoke detection along with advanced perimeter security technologies and video analytics software
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Pacific Equity Partners

Sydney, Australia

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1998
PE ASSETS 10.0B AUD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Pacific Equity Partner (PEP) is a private equity firm focused on buyout and late stage expansion capital investments in Australia and New Zealand. PEP typically partners with management teams in acquiring businesses and focuses on transactions valued up to AU$1 Billion. The Firm prefers control situations and typically holds investments for three to six years. PEP will not invest in start-ups or unprofitable businesses, as well as gambling or tobacco companies. Pacific Equity Partners was formed in 1998 and is based in Sydney, Australia. The Firm targets various industries.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 6 of 39
Sector: Safety/Security 1 of 2
Type: Divestiture 2 of 11
Country: Australia 4 of 29
Year: 2006 2 of 5
Size (of disclosed) 18 of 19
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-01-01 Independent Liquor

Papakura, New Zealand

Independent Liquor is the market leader in the Australasian ready-to-drink alcoholic beverages category, the fastest growing component of the Australasian industry. Independent Liquor also manufactures and distributes beer, wine and spirits.

Buy NZ$1.2B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-02-28 AMR Interactive Group Pty

St Leonards,NSW, Australia

AMR Interactive is an Australian market research company offering a full range of research services to clients across a broad range of industries including e-commerce, telecommunications, retail, automotive, financial services, tourism, IT and pharmaceuticals.

Sell -