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SFO Acquires Piller Entgrattechnik

On July 10, 2020, family office SFO acquired machinery company Piller Entgrattechnik from Riflebird Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is SFO’s 2nd transaction in the Machinery sector.
  • This is SFO’s 4th transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2020-07-10
Target Piller Entgrattechnik
Sector Machinery
Buyer(s) SFO
Sellers(s) Riflebird Capital
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Piller Entgrattechnik

Ditzingen, Germany
Piller Entgrattechnik is a supplier of professional systems and machinery for industrial parts cleaning. Piller Entgrattechnik was formed in 1995 and is based in Ditzingen, Germany.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

SFO

Category Family Office
Founded 2013
PE ASSETS 150M EUR
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

SFO is a family office and operational investment firm focused on acquiring and growing established, industrial mid-market companies—particularly in machinery and equipment manufacturing—across Germany and Europe. Its sector expertise is centered on industrial goods, especially manufacturers in machinery, aircraft MRO, and related engineering services. SFO was founded in 2013 and is based in Munich, Germany.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 4
Sector: Machinery M&A 2 of 2
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Germany M&A 4 of 4
Year: 2020 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-01-01 SHW Werkzeugmaschinen

Aalen, Germany

SHW Werkzeugmaschinen manufacturers of moving column machines and is one of the internationally recognized specialists for machining. SHW Werkzeugmaschinen is based in Aalen, Germany.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-11-27 Nayak Aircraft Service

Dusseldorf, Germany

Nayak Aircraft Service is able to provide line maintenance support for aircraft wherever assistance is required. In addition, our flexible team is able to support on AOG basis, being able to reach any airport within Europe to bring your aircraft back to service. Nayak Aircraft Service was founded in 1974 and is based in Dusseldorf, Germany.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Riflebird Capital

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2016
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Riflebird Capital is a private investment group focused on acquiring industrial companies in Germany, the Netherlands, and Belgium. The Firm prefers control situations and looks to work closely with portfolio management teams. Target companies typically generate €20 to €200 million of revenue and are valued up to €100 million. Riflebird Capital was formed in 2016 and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 3
Sector: Machinery M&A 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Germany M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2020 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-01-01 Citribel

Tienen, Belgium

Citribel is a manufacturer of citric acid. It offers a wide range of citrates that play an important role in the production of numerous foods and beverages. Citribel was founded in 1929 and is based in Tienen, Belgium.

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