M&A Deal Summary

Perseus Acquires Baumot

On September 30, 2009, merchant bank Perseus acquired automotive company Baumot

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Perseus’ 3rd transaction in the Automotive sector.
  • This is Perseus’ 1st transaction in Switzerland.
Investment Fate
  • Baumot was sold to a strategic buyer in 2013.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2009-09-30
Target Baumot
Sector Automotive
Buyer(s) Perseus
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Baumot

Opfikon, Switzerland
Baumot was a designer and manufacturer of closed diesel particulate filters (DPF) used on heavy-duty on- and off-road diesel vehicles. Baumot was formed in 1988 and was is based in Opfikon, Switzerland.

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Buyer

Perseus

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Category Merchant Bank
Founded 1995
PE ASSETS 2.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Perseus is a private equity firm focused on middle-market buyouts, recapitalizations, and growth equity investments. Perseus looks businesses operating with proven management, strong brands, and 'powerful intellectual property'. Sectors of interest include biotechnology, medical devices, branded consumer products, business services, information technology, communications, and energy/environmental service companies. Perseus was formed in 1995 and maintains offices in Washington DC, New York City, and Munich.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 25 of 28
Sector: Automotive M&A 3 of 4
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 11 of 12
Country: Switzerland M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2009 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-09-01 Biometric Access Co.

Pacific, Missouri, United States

Biometric Access Co. is a developer of fingerprint capture hardware and matching software.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-11-30 Lumexis

Irvine, California, United States

Lumexis was a manufacturer of advanced In-flight entertainment and connectivity systems. Lumexis was formed in 2003 and was based in Irvine, California.

Buy -