M&A Deal Summary

Quadriga Capital Acquires eterna Mode

On April 22, 2013, private equity firm Quadriga Capital acquired apparel/textiles company eterna Mode from Alpha Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Quadriga Capital’s 2nd transaction in the Apparel/Textiles sector.
  • This is Quadriga Capital’s 6th transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2013-04-22
Target eterna Mode
Sector Apparel/Textiles
Buyer(s) Quadriga Capital
Sellers(s) Alpha Group
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

eterna Mode

Passau, Germany
eterna Mode GmbH is an european provider of non-iron men's & women's shirts.

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Buyer(S) 1

DESCRIPTION

Quadriga Capital is an investment firm focused on mid-market growth companies in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. The Firm looks to invest between €20 to €150 million for companies generating sales of €50 to €300 million. Quadriga Capital will consider a variety of transaction situations, including management buyouts and growth financings. Sectors of interest include healthcare, services and software, smart industries, consumer and e-commerce. Quadriga Capital was formed in 1995 and is based in Frankfurt.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 15
Sector: Apparel/Textiles M&A 2 of 2
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 5 of 7
Country: Germany M&A 6 of 9
Year: 2013 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-12-23 LR Health & Beauty Systems

Ahlen, Germany

LR Health and Beauty Systems is an international direct sales company specialising in cosmetics and nutrition products. LR Health & Beauty Systems was founded in 1985 and is based in Ahlen, Germany.

Buy €250M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-09-03 AHT Cooling Systems

Rottenmann, Austria

AHT Cooling Systems GmbH is a developer of industrial refrigeration and deep-freezing technology with main areas of business being fridges and deep freezes for supermarkets, ice cream freezers and drinks cooling. AHT Cooling Systems was founded in 1998 and is based in Rottenmann, Austria.

Sell €585M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Alpha Group

Paris, France

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1985
PE ASSETS 2.0B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Alpha Group is a European private equity firm specializing in LBOs and development capital investments. The Firm seeks to invest in companies throughout Europe, including Germany, Switzerland, Italy, France, and Benelux as well as some eastern European countries. The Firm seeks to commit €50 to €125 million in companies valued between €100 and €500 million. Alpha typically takes majority control and arranges for founders or key managers to co-invest. Sectors of interest include Consumer & Leisure, Fashion & Design, Industrial Manufacturing and Service & Distibution. Alpha Group was formed in 1985 and is based in Paris.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 28 of 40
Sector: Apparel/Textiles M&A 2 of 2
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 19 of 27
Country: Germany M&A 5 of 5
Year: 2013 M&A 1 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-03-28 Cyrillus

Paris, France

Cyrillus is a provider of premium family brand built around stylish and quality clothing. Cyrillus products are distributed through a network of c.70 stores located in France, Benelux, and Switzerland. Cyrillus was established in 1977 and is based in Paris, France.

Buy €119M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-07-05 Metallum

Regensdorf, Switzerland

Metallum comprises two companies: Metallo Chimique NV, headquartered in Belgium, a market leader in the European copper and tin secondary refining market, and Metallum Group (Schweiz) AG, headquartered in Switzerland, a leading European metal scrap recycling group, operating metal scrap handling and recycling facilities in several European countries as well as in the Middle East and Asia.

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