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Schmidt Kraz & Co. Acquires GSES

On August 1, 2013, Schmidt Kraz & Co. acquired environmental company GSES from STAR Capital Partnership

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Schmidt Kraz & Co.’s 1st transaction in the Environmental sector.
  • This is Schmidt Kraz & Co.’s 1st transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2013-08-01
Target GSES
Sector Environmental
Buyer(s) Schmidt Kraz & Co.
Sellers(s) STAR Capital Partnership
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

GSES

Sondershausen, Germany
GSES GmbH is a a waste management company. Salt mines are ideal repositories for safe storage of a variety of waste types due to the unique geology of salt rock formations. This niche area of the waste market is growing in importance as EU and member state regulations increasingly restrict access to surface landfills. GSES was founded in 1995 and is based in Sondershausen, Germany.

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Buyer

Schmidt Kraz & Co.

North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Category Company
Founded 1885
Sector Diversified
DESCRIPTION

Schmidt Kraz & Co. GmbH is a provider of underground mining and tunneling, mineral processing and recycling, hydraulic and pneumatics, automation and control and services. Schmidt Kraz was founded in 1885 and is based in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Environmental M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Germany M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2013 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

STAR Capital Partnership

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 2.5B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

STAR Capital Partners is a private equity firm that seeks investments in capital intensive businesses operating in Western Europe. STAR looks to invest in companies valued between EUR50 million and EUR1 billion. The Firm will consider opportunities in many industries, however, the Firm's primary emphasis is on businesses operating in the oil & gas, transport, utilities, telecommunications and healthcare sectors. STAR Capital was formed in 1999 and is based in London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 17
Sector: Environmental M&A 2 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 3 of 6
Country: Germany M&A 4 of 8
Year: 2013 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-05-16 Oxford Aviation Academy UK

London, United Kingdom

Oxford Aviation Academy is a provider of aviation training, personnel solutions and technical support services. OAA offers JAA approved aviation training from ab initio through to type rating including base and line training.

Sell CA$314M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-08-15 Alloheim

Düsseldorf, Germany

Alloheim is a nursing home operator. It operates 13 facilities totalling 1,522 beds and 252 assisted living apartments across Germany. It provides a full range of nursing home services, i.e. stationary care, ambulatory care, assisted living, and specialised nursing care. Alloheim was founded in 1973 and is based in Düsseldorf, Germany.

Sell €180M
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