Add-on Acquisition • Building Materials

VEKA Group Acquires `Gealan

On March 12, 2014, VEKA Group acquired building materials company `Gealan from Halder

Acquisition Context
  • This is VEKA Group’s 1st transaction in the Building Materials sector.
  • This is VEKA Group’s 1st transaction in Germany.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date March 12, 2014
Target `Gealan
Sector Building Materials
Buyer(s) VEKA Group
Sellers(s) Halder
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target Company

`Gealan

Oberkotzau, Germany
Gealan is a manufacturer of plastic window systems producing frames for window manufacturers, with a growth focus on Eastern Europe. Gealan was founded in 1921 and is based in Oberkotzau, Germany.
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Buyer

VEKA Group

Sendenhorst, Germany

Category Company
Founded 1969
Sector Building Materials
Employees6
DESCRIPTION

VEKA Group is an extruder of uPVC profiles for use in windows, doors, roller shutters and sliding doors made of plastic. VEKA Group was founded in 1969 and is based in Sendenhorst, Germany.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Building Materials 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition 1 of 1
Country: Germany 1 of 1
Year: 2014 1 of 1

Seller Profile 1

SELLER

Halder

Frankfurt, Germany

Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1988
PE ASSETS 570M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Halder is a German investment firm, focused on management buyouts of family businesses. Halder targets profitable, medium-sized businesses with sales of €20 to €400 million. The Firm generally looks to acquire manufacturing businesses, and has experience in automotive, machine tools, textiles, trade & services in the fields of agriculture, construction and energy, plastics manufacturing, and hydraulics. Halder was originally formed in 1988 and was sold to Belgium buyout group GIMV in 2008. Halder is based in Frankfurt.


Deal Context for Seller #
Overall 17 of 27
Sector: Building Materials 3 of 3
Type: Add-on Acquisition 5 of 11
Country: Germany 15 of 21
Year: 2014 1 of 1
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