M&A Deal Summary

Paragon Partners Acquires NovumIP

On December 20, 2019, private equity firm Paragon Partners acquired information technology company NovumIP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Paragon Partners’ 2nd transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Paragon Partners’ 2nd transaction in the Netherlands.
Investment Fate
  • NovumIP was sold to a strategic buyer in 2021.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2019-12-20
Target NovumIP
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) Paragon Partners
Deal Type Consolidation

Target

NovumIP

Amsterdam, Netherlands
Novum IP GmbH & Co. KG is a provider of legal and consulting, IP administration, and technology-led services. Novum IP is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Paragon Partners

Munich, Germany

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2004
PE ASSETS 1.2B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Paragon Partners is an independent private equity group focused on investments within German speaking Europe (Germany, Austria, Switzerland). The Firm does not have any sector preferences, generally targeting profitable companies (EBIT of €5 to €70 million) with attractive business models and 'outstanding' management. Paragon Partners was formed in 2004 and is based in Munich.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 27 of 33
Sector: Information Technology M&A 2 of 2
Type: Consolidation M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Netherlands M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2019 M&A 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-12-20 Novagraaf B.V.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Novagraaf B.V. is an intellectual property services provider, offering a broad range of consultancy and registration services for trademarks, patents, and other intellectual property rights. Novagraaf B.V. is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-04-22 Castolin Eutectic

Kriftel, Germany

Castolin Eutectic is a global provider of wear protection and repair solutions for industrial equipment. Its products are tailored to mitigate wear and abrasion challenges in thousands of unique applications across more than 50 industries. Clients benefit from increased productivity and useful life of production equipment. Castolin Eutectic was founded in 1906 and is based in Kriftel, Germany.

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