M&A Deal Summary

Schaltbau AG Acquires SPII

On July 15, 2015, Schaltbau AG acquired electrical equipment company SPII from Wise Equity

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Schaltbau AG’s 1st transaction in the Electrical Equipment sector.
  • This is Schaltbau AG’s 1st transaction in Italy.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2015-07-15
Target SPII
Sector Electrical Equipment
Buyer(s) Schaltbau AG
Sellers(s) Wise Equity
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

SPII

Saronno, Italy
SPII designs, manufactures and sells innovative systems and components for the railway sector, including driver desks, control panels, as well as power, disconnecting and earthing equipment, thus making an important contribution to mobility on rails.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Schaltbau AG

Munich, Germany

Category Company
Sector Automotive
DESCRIPTION

Schaltbau AG is a publicly traded manufacturer of components and systems for transportation equipment and supplies including automatic door systems for buses and trains.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Electrical Equipment) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
Country (Italy) 1 of 1
Year (2015) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Wise Equity

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2000
PE ASSETS 1.3B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Wise SGR is a private equity investment firm that seeks middle-market buyout and growth capital investments primarily in Italy. Wise looks to invest €5 to €25 million in companies valued up to €75 million. Wise is a generlist investor and will consider opportunities in a variety of sectors, however the Firm has a preference for companies operating in capital equipment, manufacturing, and services. Wise SGR was formed in 2000 and is based in Milan.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 23
Sector (Electrical Equipment) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 10
Country (Italy) 7 of 23
Year (2015) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-03-30 NTC

Milan, Italy

NTC is a pharmaceutical company operating in the fields of generic drugs, devices doctors, and nutraceuticals. NTC is based in Milan, Italy.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-11-30 EidosMedia

Milan, Italy

EidosMedia is a Content Management System (CMS) solutions company that develops innovative content management solutions to serve clients with high-value content and complex workflow management needs. Its software covers the end-to-end content lifecycle for very large media, financial research, academic, and public research, and corporate organizations. EidosMedia was formed in 1999 and is based in Milan, Italy.

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