M&A Deal Summary

Searchlight Capital Partners Acquires Opus Group

On December 2, 2019, private equity firm Searchlight Capital Partners acquired automotive company Opus Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Searchlight Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in the Automotive sector.
  • This is Searchlight Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in Sweden.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2019-12-02
Target Opus Group
Sector Automotive
Buyer(s) Searchlight Capital Partners
Deal Type Going Private

Target

Opus Group

Gothenburg, Sweden
Opus Group is a technology-driven growth company in the vehicle inspection and intelligent vehicle support markets. The company designs and builds vehicle inspection programs; designs, builds, and operates emission testing programs; designs, develops, manufactures, and sells emission testing equipment under the ESP brand; and offers remote sensing technology that measures vehicle emissions. Opus Group was founded in 1974 and is based in Gothenburg, Sweden.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Searchlight Capital Partners

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2010
PE ASSETS 860M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Searchlight Capital Partners is a private investment firm founded in 2010. The Firm will invest across the capital structure, including equity and debt and will consider a variety of transaction situations, from simple to complex. Areas of focus include communications, media, information, IT services, business services, financial services, consumer services, consumer products, education, and industrial goods/services. The Firm will consider opportunities across North America and Europe. Searchlight Capital has offices in New York, London, and Toronto.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 20 of 39
Sector (Automotive) 1 of 1
Type (Going Private) 3 of 6
Country (Sweden) 1 of 1
Year (2019) 3 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-06-24 B Communications

Ramat Gan, Israel

B Communications Ltd. provides various communications services for business and private customers in Israel. B Communications was formed in 1999 and is based in Ramat Gan, Israel.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-12-23 Latecoere

Toulouse, France

Latecoere is a provider in the aviation sector, working in the fields of aerostructures, wiring, embedded systems and engineering services. Latecoere was founded in 1917 and is based in Toulouse, France.

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