M&A Deal Summary

RF System AB Acquires Kinshofer

On October 29, 2007, RF System AB acquired machinery company Kinshofer from Paragon Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is RF System AB’s 1st transaction in the Machinery sector.
  • This is RF System AB’s 1st transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2007-10-29
Target Kinshofer
Sector Machinery
Buyer(s) RF System AB
Sellers(s) Paragon Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Kinshofer

Waakirchen, Germany
Kinshofer is a leading manufacturer of load handling equipment for excavators and for loading cranes mounted on trucks. Kinshofer attachments are used to improve the versatility and productivity of the core machinery. World-wide leading manufacturers of heavy machinery count among Kinshofer’s key customers.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

RF System AB

Mannheim, Germany
Category Company
Sector Semiconductors
DESCRIPTION

RF Systems Nachrichtentechnik GmbH is based in Mannheim, Germany.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Machinery) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
Country (Germany) 1 of 1
Year (2007) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Paragon Partners

Munich, Germany

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2004
PE ASSETS 1.2B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Paragon Partners is an independent private equity group focused on investments within German speaking Europe (Germany, Austria, Switzerland). The Firm does not have any sector preferences, generally targeting profitable companies (EBIT of €5 to €70 million) with attractive business models and 'outstanding' management. Paragon Partners was formed in 2004 and is based in Munich.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 26
Sector (Machinery) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 14
Country (Germany) 3 of 21
Year (2007) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-01-01 ABL-Technic

Leutkirch, Germany

ABL-Technic is a provider of specialist paint stripping services to industrial plants. The company's service includes providing stillages, pickup and delivery of parts, mechanical, thermal, and chemical stripping in a 24-hour turnaround time. ABL-Technic was founded in 1973 and is based in Leutkirch, Germany.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-12-20 Riester Verwaltungs

Germany

Riester is one of the leading manufacturers of medical diagnostic devices for general practitioner and ENT specialist use. The array of products includes stethoscopes, blood-pressure gauges, othoscopes and ophthalmoscopes in addition to many other devices.

Sell €55M
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