M&A Deal Summary

Sivantos Acquires audibene

On March 26, 2015, Sivantos acquired retailer audibene from Acton Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Sivantos’ 1st transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is Sivantos’ 1st transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2015-03-26
Target audibene
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) Sivantos
Sellers(s) Acton Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

audibene

Berlin, Germany
audibene GmbH offers online service for hearing aids.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Sivantos

Munich, Germany

Category Company
Founded 1878
Sector Electronics
DESCRIPTION

Sivantos Group is a global hearing aid manufacturer. Sivantos was founded in 1878 and is based in Munich, Germany.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector: Retail M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 2
Country: Germany M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2015 M&A 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-04-06 TruHearing

Draper, Utah, United States

TruHearing, Inc. is a provider of discounted hearing aids that partners with health plans to provide deep discounts to health plan members. Over 100 million people—nearly one-third of all Americans—have access to affordable hearing aids because their health plan offers them TruHearing. And that number is growing every year. TruHearing was founded in 2003 and is based in Draper, Utah.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Acton Capital

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Venture Capital Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 600M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Acton Capital is a late-stage venture capital firm focused on investing in web-based companies benefiting from the 'digital revolution'. The Firm has a special interest in companies and sectors benefiting from the transition to online activity and will consider opportunities across Europe and North America. Acton Capital Partners was formed in 1999 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 18
Sector: Retail M&A 2 of 3
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 10
Country: Germany M&A 3 of 11
Year: 2015 M&A 2 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-03-04 Etsy

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Etsy is a marketplace for vintage and handmade goods. Etsy was founded in 2005 and is based in Brooklyn, New York City.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-04-08 HomeToGo

Berlin, Germany

HomeToGo is a global search engine for vacation rentals. From apartments and villas to castles and treehouses, it will find the perfect accommodation for every customer. HomeToGo was founded in 2014 and is based in Berlin, Germany.

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