Investment Summary

Triginta Capital Exits arwe Holding

On September 19, 2017, private equity firm BIP Investment Partners invested in automotive company arwe Holding from Triginta Capital

Investment Highlights
  • This is BIP Investment Partners’ 1st transaction in the Automotive sector.
  • This is BIP Investment Partners’ 4th transaction in Germany.
Investment Fate
  • arwe Holding went bankrupt in 2020.

Investment Summary

Date 2017-09-19
Target arwe Holding
Sector Automotive
Investor(s) BIP Investment Partners
Sellers(s) Triginta Capital
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

arwe Holding

Munich, Germany
arwe Holding is an outsourcing partner for car rental agencies, automotive OEMs and major car dealers in Germany. arwe Holding was formed in 1973 and is based in Munich, Germany.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor
DESCRIPTION

BIP Investment Partners is a private equity firm firm focused on a variety of long-term investments including buyouts, growth capital financings, sale of minority stakes, successions, and corporate spin-offs. BIP prefers opportunities in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands, and Switzerland and generally looks to commit €10 to €25 million per transaction. Sectors of interest include technology, media, telecom, industrial, consumer, retail, business services, and healthcare. BIP investment Partners is headquartered in Luxembourg.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 14 of 22
Sector: Automotive M&A 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 1 of 3
Country: Germany M&A 4 of 10
Year: 2017 M&A 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-06-28 Unite

Kothen, Germany

Unite is an eCommerce and internet distribution company. Unite is based in Kothen, Germany.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-10-10 Simpleshow

Berlin, Germany

Simpleshow is a video creation platform specializing in AI‑based explainer videos for corporate communication, training, and marketing. Simpleshow was founded in 2008 and is based in Berlin, Germany.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Triginta Capital

Dusseldorf, Germany

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2000
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Triginta Capital is a private equity firm focused on making control investments in small and medium-sized companies in German speaking Europe. Triginta generally seeks businesses valued up to €20 million in the manufacturing and services sectors (B2B and B2C). In addition to investing in companies, Triginta also acquires entire portfolios of investments. Triginta Capital was formed in 2000 and is based in Dusseldorf.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 26 of 26
Sector: Automotive M&A 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 6 of 6
Country: Germany M&A 21 of 21
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-08-20 Saperion AG

Berlin, Germany

Saperion AG offers integrated Enterprise Content Management (ECM) and Business Process Management (BPM) applications. SAPERION is focused on delivering compliance software solutions at an industry-leading Total Cost of Ownership which combine archiving, document management and BPM solutions. Saperion was formed in 1985 and is based in Berlin, Germany.

Sell $72M