Divestiture • Machinery

Triton Partners Acquires Dematic

On June 14, 2006, private equity firm Triton Partners acquired machinery company Dematic from Siemens

Acquisition Context
  • This is Triton Partners’ 1st transaction in the Machinery sector.
  • This is Triton Partners’ 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Triton Partners’ 1st transaction in Georgia.
Investment Fate
  • Dematic was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2012.
  • Dematic was sold to a strategic buyer in 2016 for 3.3B USD.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date June 14, 2006
Target Dematic
Sector Machinery
Buyer(s) Triton Partners
Sellers(s) Siemens
Deal Type Divestiture

Target Company

Dematic

Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Entrance to Dematic's corporate headquarters in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Entrance to Dematic's corporate headquarters in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Dematic is a global provider of logistics automation equipment with a focus on distribution and industry applications. Dematic Corp. was formed in 2006 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Triton Partners

Frankfurt, Germany

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1997
PE ASSETS 21.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Triton Partners is an investment firm focused on investing in medium-size companies headquartered in Western and Northern Europe. This includes businesses in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. Triton generally pursues market leading companies with the potential for change, as well as growth opportunities through operational improvements. Sectors of interest include business services, consumer products, consumer services, healthcare, and industrials. Triton Partners was formed in 1997 and is based in Frankfurt, Germany.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 9 of 105
Sector: Machinery 1 of 5
Type: Divestiture 6 of 33
State: Georgia 1 of 1
Country: United States 1 of 6
Year: 2006 1 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-02-01 Semper AB

Sundbyberg, Sweden

Producer of baby food / health food.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-06-22 Basler Fashion

Goldbach, Germany

Basler Fashion GmbH manufactures and markets apparel for women

Buy -

Seller Profile 1

SELLER

Siemens

Munich, Germany

Category Company
Founded 1847
Sector Diversified
Employees320,000
Revenue 75.9B EUR (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Siemens office building in St. Louis, Missouri.
Siemens office building in St. Louis, Missouri.

Siemens is a global engineering and electronics conglomerate company headquartered in Munich. Siemens serves a variety of customers and is organized in in four main divisions: Industry, Energy, Healthcare, and Infrastructure & Cities. Siemens was founded in 1847 and is based in Munich, Germany.


Deal Context for Seller #
Overall 9 of 27
Sector: Machinery 3 of 4
Type: Divestiture 7 of 23
State: Georgia 1 of 1
Country: United States 3 of 7
Year: 2006 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-01-03 Berwanger

Houston, Texas, United States

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-12-01 IndustrieHansa Consulting & Engineering

Munich, Germany

IndustrieHansa Consulting & Engineering GmbH is an engineering and IT service provider in the fields of consulting, training and engineering to the German automotive and aerospace industries.

Sell -