M&A Deal Summary

Private Equity Partners and Value Italy SGR Acquire Rekeep

On December 1, 2008, private equity firms Private Equity Partners and Value Italy SGR acquired business services company Rekeep from 21 Invest

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Private Equity Partners’ 2nd and Value Italy SGR’s 1st transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Private Equity Partners’ 16th and Value Italy SGR’s 22nd transaction in Italy.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2008-12-01
Target Rekeep
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Private Equity Partners
Value Italy SGR
Sellers(s) 21 Invest
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Rekeep

Zola Predosa (BO), Italy
Rekeep provides integrated facility management services in Italy and internationally. Rekeep was founded in 2003 and is based in Zola Predosa (Bo), Italy.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

Private Equity Partners

Milan, Italy

Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1989
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Private Equity Partners (PEP) is a private equity firm that seeks buyout and expansion capital investments in medium to large companies. PEP will consider both minority or majority investment situations and targets companies headquartered in Italy as well as Eastern Europe and the emerging markets of China and India. The Firm looks to invest in companies with revenues between EUR50 million and EUR1 billion. Private Equity Partners is based in Milan, with additional offices in Shanghai, Warsaw, Moscow, and Mumbai.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 16 of 25
Sector (Business Services) 2 of 2
Type (Secondary Buyout) 1 of 1
Country (Italy) 16 of 25
Year (2008) 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-12-01 Archimica

Lodi, Italy

Archimica offers small- to large-scale commercial manufacturing as well as analytical support for the global biopharmaceutical market. The company is specialized in custom synthesis and the manufacture of active pharmaceutical ingredients (“APIs”). Archimica was founded in 1946 and is based in Lodi, Italy.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-01-13 AllSYSTEMS

Alessandria, Italy

Allsystem provides security service solutions to the corporate and residential markets through high-tech security systems and specialized guards. Allsystem's strategy is focused on external growth and service diversification, with the aim of consolidating the Group’s leadership position in the market. AllSYSTEMS is based in Alessandria, Italy.

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Buyer

Value Italy SGR

Florence, Italy
Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2001
PE ASSETS 400M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Value Italy is a private equity firm focused on acquiring and investing in small to mid-sized Italian companies. The Firm does not have any sector and generally looks to leverage its network and expertise when pursuing strategies for growth. Value Italy was formerly known as MPVenture. Value Italy was formed in 2001 and is based in Florence.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 23 of 24
Sector (Business Services) 1 of 2
Type (Secondary Buyout) 2 of 2
Country (Italy) 22 of 23
Year (2008) 9 of 9
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-12-01 Nursing Home Private S. Redness

Pisa, Italy

The Casa di Cura San Rossore (hospital) is a cutting-edge structure that offers diagnostic and treatment services in General Medicine and General Surgery with long-term stays, short-stays, and walk-in therapeutic treatment. Nursing Home Private S. Redness is based in Pisa, Italy.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-01-01 Arquati Service Srl

Sala Baganza, Italy

Arquati is the Italian leader in the manufacturing and distribution of awnings, blinds and curtains. Parà, a leading European awning fabrics manufacturer, and the Private Equity fund MPS Ventures co-invested in the transaction alongside the Fund. Mr. Ferrando has led the Company's restructuring.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

21 Invest

Treviso, Italy

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1992
PE ASSETS 1.0B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

21 Invest is a private equity firm that targets investments in growth-oriented, middle-market Italian, French, and Polish companies operating in a variety of industries. The Firm invests in French businesses through 21 Centrale Partners, Italian companies through 21 Partners SGR, and Polish companies through 21 Concordia. The Firm targets transactions requiring at least €10 million of capital typically in the form of development capital for growth companies, buyout capital for managers, or replacement capital for companies facing succession issues or needing shareholder liquidity. 21 Invest was founded in 1992 and is based in Treviso, Italy.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 10 of 43
Sector (Business Services) 1 of 1
Type (Secondary Buyout) 5 of 25
Country (Italy) 5 of 18
Year (2008) 5 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-12-01 Digital Virgo SAS

Lyon, France

Digital Virgo main activity is to create, assemble and deliver interactive online services for the mobile telephony.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-06-01 The Space Entertainment

Rome Area, Italy

The Space Cinema is the largest cinema operator in Italy, with 36 state-of-the-art multiplex cinemas across the country.

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