M&A Deal Summary

The Carlyle Group Acquires Meopta

On May 31, 2023, private equity firm The Carlyle Group acquired manufacturer Meopta

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is The Carlyle Group’s 25th transaction in the Manufacturing sector.
  • This is The Carlyle Group’s 3rd transaction in Czech Republic.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2023-05-31
Target Meopta
Sector Manufacturing
Buyer(s) The Carlyle Group
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Advisor(s) Goldman Sachs
Deloitte (Financial)
Dentons (Legal)

Target

Meopta

Prerov, Czech Republic
Meopta develops and manufactures advanced optical and optoelectronic systems for semiconductor, medical, and industrial applications, as well as defense and sports optics with its vertically integrated platform. Meopta was founded in 1933 and is based in Prerov, Czech Republic.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

The Carlyle Group

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1987
PE ASSETS 435.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.

The Carlyle Group is a global investment firm that pursues private equity, credit, and real estate investments worldwide. Carlyle's private equity practice practice pursues buyouts, strategic minority equity investments, equity private placements, consolidations and buildups, and growth capital financings. With offices in 19 countries, Carlyle can easily target opportunities throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East/North Africa and Latin America. Broad sectors of interest include aerospace, defense, automotive and transportation, consumer, retail, energy and power, financial services, healthcare, industrial, infrastructure, technology services, business services, telecommunications and media. The Carlyle Group was formed in 1987 and is based in Washington DC.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 735 of 744
Sector (Manufacturing) 25 of 25
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 219 of 220
Country (Czech Republic) 3 of 3
Year (2023) 5 of 11
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-03-06 PrimeFlight Aviation Services

Sugar Land, Texas, United States

PrimeFlight Aviation Services provides major airlines, airports, cargo, and general aviation customers with GSE maintenance, ground handling services, aircraft services, into-plane fueling, deicing, aviation cleaning supplies, and terminal services, across a global footprint. PrimeFlight is based in Sugar Land, Texas.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-06-23 Neptune Energy

London, United Kingdom

Neptune Energy is a new oil & gas investment vehicle offers full life-cycle capabilities across exploration, development, and production. Neptune Energy was founded in 2017 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

Sell $2.6B
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