M&A Deal Summary

Smiths Group Acquires Indufil BV

On May 6, 2008, Smiths Group acquired energy services and equipment company Indufil BV from Capital A

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Smiths Group’s 1st transaction in the Energy Services and Equipment sector.
  • This is Smiths Group’s 1st transaction in the Netherlands.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2008-05-06
Target Indufil BV
Sector Energy Services and Equipment
Buyer(s) Smiths Group
Sellers(s) Capital A
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Indufil BV

Duiven, Netherlands
Engineering and assembly of industrial filtration systems to the petrochemical and power generation industry.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Smiths Group

London, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 1851
Sector Diversified
Employees15,750
Revenue 3.1B GBP (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Smiths Group is a provider of practical applications of advanced technologies. Smiths Group was founded in 1851 and is based in London, United Kingdom.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 8
Sector: Energy Services and Equipment M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 5 of 7
Country: Netherlands M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2008 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-11-09 Kelvin Hughes

London, United Kingdom

Kelvin Hughes designs produce and market radar sensors mainly for maritime and security applications. Among Kelvin Hughes products is the SharpEye™ solid-state high-performance pulse-Doppler radar family as well as the CxEye™ Command and Control software that allows the integration of multiple radar and camera sensors into a comprehensive display package.

Sell £52M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-10-12 Power Distribution

Richmond, Virginia, United States

Power Distribution, Inc. is a designer and manufacturer of power distribution equipment for the North America data center market. Power Distribution produces power distribution units, static transfer switches, remote power panels, power conditioning units, medium and low voltage transformers and patented power monitors used mainly in data centre and alternative energy applications. Power Distribution was established in 1978 and is based in Richmond, Virginia.

Buy $235M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Capital A

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1985
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Capital A Investment Partners is a private equity firm specializing in management buyouts, management buy-ins, expansion/growth financing, shareholder replacement, and turnarounds. Capital A Investment Partners targets mid-sized Dutch companies invest in mature companies with positive and consistent cash generation that belong to the top of their sector. Capital A Investment Partners invest across all sectors. The Firm typically invests in a broad range of industry sectors with an investment of €5 - €50 million per transaction.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 14 of 34
Sector: Energy Services and Equipment M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 6 of 16
Country: Netherlands M&A 10 of 26
Year: 2008 M&A 1 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-12-21 Boertiengroep BV

Naarden, Netherlands

Boertiengroep is an expert in learning and development. Boertien offers all disciplines for successful organizational or individual development. The surprising and dynamic approach helps people and organizations change and grow. At Boertien they call it: “The Art of Development”

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-05-23 Evenementenhal Holding BV

Slagharen, Netherlands

Evenementenhal Holding is the market leader in the Netherlands in organizing regional tradeshows. The company develops, markets and organizes tradeshows in its venues in Hardenberg (North East of the Netherlands) and Gorinchem (Central Netherlands) according to a very successful all-in concept.

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