M&A Deal Summary

Paragon Partners Acquires WEKA Group

On May 4, 2020, private equity firm Paragon Partners acquired information services company WEKA Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Paragon Partners’ 2nd transaction in the Information Services sector.
  • This is Paragon Partners’ 22nd transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2020-05-04
Target WEKA Group
Sector Information Services
Buyer(s) Paragon Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

WEKA Group

Kissing, Germany
WEKA Group is a media company that provides business information, advanced vocational training and communication services in the DACH region and France. WEKA’s media-neutral content is distributed via digital, print and face-to-face formats and reaches highly diversified niche markets across all industries (e.g. occupational safety, hazardous goods, law and taxation, dentistry). WEKA Group is based in Kissing, Germany.

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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 29 of 33
Sector (Information Services) 2 of 2
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 10 of 10
Country (Germany) 22 of 26
Year (2020) 2 of 3
PREVIOUS 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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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-11-26 7days

Lotte, Germany

7days is a supplier of modern and innovative workwear for medical professions. 7days designs, produces and distributes a wide range of high-quality workwear, from tunics to lab coats, for more than 300,000 customers in the healthcare sector in twelve countries, including Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Scandinavia. 7days has a vertically integrated business model with diversified supply chains and distributes its products through a fully integrated multi-channel distribution platform, including both catalog marketing and e-commerce channels. 7days was founded in 1999 and is based in Lotte, Germany.

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