M&A Deal Summary

PCM Group of Industries Acquires RAIL.ONE

On July 3, 2011, PCM Group of Industries acquired manufacturer RAIL.ONE from Ardian

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is PCM Group of Industries’ 1st transaction in the Manufacturing sector.
  • This is PCM Group of Industries’ 1st transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2011-07-03
Target RAIL.ONE
Sector Manufacturing
Buyer(s) PCM Group of Industries
Sellers(s) Ardian
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

RAIL.ONE

Neumarkt, Germany
Rail.One is a player in the railway industry whose high-level expertise is sought particularly in European infrastructure projects.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

PCM Group of Industries

Siliguri, India

Category Company
Sector Diversified
DESCRIPTION

PCM group already has its bold presence in diverse areas including Engineering, Information and Communication, Manufacturing, Service, Energy, Media, Steel, Tea and consumer products in many countries.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Manufacturing M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Germany M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2011 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Ardian

Paris, France

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1996
PE ASSETS 127.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Ardian is a mega-sized diversified investment group focused on opportunities worldwide. Ardian invests across and manages funds focused on small and mid-sized buyouts, growth capital financings, mezzanine, infrastructure, real estate, and co-investment opportunities. Ardian's small-buyouts group targets controlling interests in French, German, and Italian businesses valued up to €100 million. It's mid-sized buyout group seeks businesses valued up €1.5 billion and does not have any geographic limitations. The Infrastructure team looks for European opportunities and can commit up to €1 billion per transaction. The Mezzanine group supports junior capital commitments of €5 to €80 million. In addition to direct investing, Ardian also manages various private equity fund-of-funds. Ardian was founded in 1996 and is based in Paris.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 40 of 247
Sector: Manufacturing M&A 1 of 4
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 11 of 63
Country: Germany M&A 5 of 21
Year: 2011 M&A 12 of 18
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-06-27 Groupe Outremer Telecom SA

Paris, France

Groupe Outremer Telecom SA is a provider of alternative telecoms operator in the regions where it operates (Martinique, Guadeloupe, Guyana, La Réunion and Mayotte), offering a full range of fixed and mobile telephony and internet access to consumers and businesses. Groupe Outremer Telecom has developed its own network infrastructure and has a single brand, only.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-07-20 3 New

Rovereto, Italy

3 New manages a portfolio totaling 462 MW in gross capacity which includes solar, wind, hydroelectric, and biomass plants located across Italy. 3 New is based in Rovereto, Italy.

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