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Solix Group Acquires Cembrit

On January 12, 2015, private equity firm Solix Group acquired building materials company Cembrit from FLSmidth & Co. A/S for 1.1B DKK

Acquisition Context
  • This is Solix Group’s 1st transaction in the Building Materials sector.
  • This is Solix Group’s 0th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Solix Group’s 1st transaction in Denmark.
Investment Fate
  • Cembrit was sold to a strategic buyer in 2022.

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M&A Deal Summary
Date January 12, 2015
Target Cembrit
Sector Building Materials
Buyer(s) Solix Group
Sellers(s) FLSmidth & Co. A/S
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 1.1B DKK

Target Company

Cembrit

Aalborg, Denmark
Cembrit engages in manufacturing and distribution of fibre-cement products. Cembrit was founded in 1927 and is based in Aalborg, Denmark.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Solix Group

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Size Small
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Solix Group AB is an investment firm focused on opportunities in Denmark and Sweden. Solix looks for companies generating sales greater than SEK 500 million. Solix Group is based in Malmo, Sweden.

Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 1 of 11
Sector: Building Materials 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture 1 of 4
Country: Denmark 1 of 8
Year: 2015 1 of 2
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-08-11 Geveko Markings

Kristianstad, Sweden

Geveko Markings is a road marking company. Operations focus on production and sale of road-marking products and contract services. Collaboration across national boundaries. Geveko offers environmentally friendly and innovative products of high quality with the goal of creating safer roads and consequently support Geveko's mission and mission to actively participate in road safety in Europe. Geveko Markings was founded in 1924 and is based in Kristianstad, Sweden.

Buy kr200M

Seller Profile 1

SELLER

FLSmidth & Co. A/S

Copenhagen, Denmark
Category Company
Founded 1882
Sector Machinery
DESCRIPTION

FLSmidth & Co. A/S is a supplier of equipment and services to the global cement and minerals industries. FLSmidth supplies everything from single machinery to complete cement plants and minerals processing facilities including services before, during and after the construction.

Deal Context for Seller #
Overall 9 of 14
Sector: Building Materials 6 of 7
Type: Divestiture 7 of 12
Country: Denmark 6 of 9
Year: 2015 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-10-10 iSAM Unmanned Operation and Process

Germany

Unmanned Operation and Process Optimisation of Stackers/Reclaimers and Train Loading System of iSAM AG comprises unmanned bulk goods handling machinery technology.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-03-01 Sandvik - Mining Systems Operations

Stockholm, Sweden

Sandvik - Mining Systems Operations is a supplier of design and engineering of material handling systems for the mining industry.

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