M&A Deal Summary

Thalia bookstore BOOK & ART KG Acquires Buch und Kunst und KG

On February 28, 2007, Thalia bookstore BOOK & ART KG acquired retailer Buch und Kunst und KG from Equistone

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Thalia bookstore BOOK & ART KG’s 1st transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is Thalia bookstore BOOK & ART KG’s 1st transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2007-02-28
Target Buch und Kunst und KG
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) Thalia bookstore BOOK & ART KG
Sellers(s) Equistone
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Buch und Kunst und KG

Versandkosten, Germany
Buch und Kunst GmbH und Co. KG is one of the major book retailers in Germany and is the market leader in East Germany with 32 shops.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Thalia bookstore BOOK & ART KG

Dresden, Germany
Category Company
Sector Retail
DESCRIPTION

Thalia bookstore BOOK & ART GmbH & Co. KG is a online bookselling chain.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Retail) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
Country (Germany) 1 of 1
Year (2007) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Equistone

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1997
PE ASSETS 9.6B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Equistone is a private equity firm that invests in small to mid-sized companies valued from €50 to €500 million. Equistone targets companies operating in the fields of services, healthcare, financial services, and consumer/travel. The Firm looks to invest €25 to €200 million in a variety of transactions, including buyouts, growth capital financings, recapitalizations, and take privates. Equistone was formed in 1997 and is based in London, England.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 68 of 194
Sector (Retail) 3 of 12
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 27 of 68
Country (Germany) 7 of 29
Year (2007) 3 of 11
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-02-06 Desmet Ballestra

Graz, Austria

Desmet Ballestra is specialised in the fields of engineering and supply of plant and equipment for the edible oil industry, the detergent-surfactants and relating chemical industry, the oleochemical and biodiesel industry. The Group is the result of the merge in 2006 of 2 EP leaders in their respective fields: Desmet and Ballestra. Desmet Ballestra was founded in 1987 and is based in Graz, Austria.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-03-01 Médi-Partenaires SAS

Paris, France

Médi-Partenaires is the third largest group of private clinics in France, with 3% market share and 14 clinics focusing on obstetrics, surgery and medicine care.

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