M&A Deal Summary

Quadriga Capital Acquires ibis acam Bildungs

On October 17, 2014, private equity firm Quadriga Capital acquired education company ibis acam Bildungs from Ufenau Capital Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Quadriga Capital’s 1st transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is Quadriga Capital’s 2nd transaction in Austria.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2014-10-17
Target ibis acam Bildungs
Sector Education
Buyer(s) Quadriga Capital
Sellers(s) Ufenau Capital Partners
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

ibis acam Bildungs

Vienna, Austria
ibis acam was founded in 1981 and today is the leading privately owned provider of education and qualification services for adults, young people and school graduates as well as people with a migration background in Austria.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Quadriga Capital

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1995
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
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 10 of 15
Sector (Education) 1 of 1
Type (Secondary Buyout) 6 of 7
Country (Austria) 2 of 4
Year (2014) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS 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
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-01-29 Alicona Imaging

Graz, Austria

Alicona Imaging GmbH is a provider of optical-based metrology products. Alicona Imaging is based in Graz, Austria.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Ufenau Capital Partners

Schwyz, Switzerland

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1992
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Ufenau Capital Partners is a Swiss investment firm focused on majority and significant minority investments in service-oriented growth companies operating in German speaking Europe. Prospective business generally have revenues of €10 to €150 million. Specific areas of interest include business services/outsourcing, financial services, healthcare services, and education. The Firm looks to invest €3 to €15 million per transaction and will support a variety of transaction types, including management buyouts/buy-ins, consolidations, divestitures, and successions. Ufenau Capital Partners was established in 1992 and is based in Schwyz.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 12
Sector (Education) 1 of 1
Type (Secondary Buyout) 2 of 4
Country (Austria) 1 of 1
Year (2014) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-08-04 Douteil

Kamp-Lintfort, Germany

Douteil Smart Repair.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-11-01 Josef Rehms

Borken, Germany

Josef Rehms GmbH is a provider of heating, ventilation, cooling and sanitation installation as well as measurement & control systems.

Buy -
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