M&A Deal Summary

Vestar Capital Partners Acquires Sunrise Medical

On December 6, 2000, private equity firm Vestar Capital Partners acquired medical products company Sunrise Medical

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Vestar Capital Partners’ 3rd transaction in the Medical Products sector.
  • This is Vestar Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in Germany.
Investment Fate
  • Sunrise Medical was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2012.
  • Sunrise Medical was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2015.
  • Sunrise Medical was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2024.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2000-12-06
Target Sunrise Medical
Sector Medical Products
Buyer(s) Vestar Capital Partners
Deal Type Going Private

Target

Sunrise Medical

Malsch, Germany
Sunrise Medical is a developer, designer, manufacturer, and distributor of manual and powered wheelchairs, mobility scooters, and both standard and customized seating and positioning systems. Company key products, marketed under the Quickie, Zippie, Breezy, Sterling, JAY, Coopers and Lomax proprietary brands, are sold through a network of homecare medical product dealers or distributors in over 130 countries. Sunrise Medical was founded in 1983 and is based in Malsch, Germany.

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Buyer

Vestar Capital Partners

New York, New York, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1988
PE ASSETS 11.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Vestar Capital Partners is a private equity firm that targets management buyouts and growth capital investments across North America and Europe in the consumer, business services, and healthcare sectors. The Firm looks to invest $50 to $150 million in transactions valued up to $1 billion. Specific areas of interest include food, apparel, household goods, retail, consumer services, industrial services, information services, manufacturing, distribution, transportation, financial services, media/communications, digital health media, and medical technology. Vestar Capital Partners was formed in 1988 and is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 35 of 86
Sector: Medical Products M&A 3 of 3
Type: Going Private M&A Deals 3 of 7
Country: Germany M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2000 M&A 5 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2000-12-01 Joerns Healthcare

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Joerns Healthcare is a manufacturer of equipment and provider of wound therapy solutions for the care and handling of patients in post-acute healthcare settings. Joerns Healthcare is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2001-04-01 Michael Foods

Minnetonka, Minnesota, United States

Michael Foods is a producer of value-added food products and service solutions to customers across the foodservice, retail and food ingredient channels. It holds market positions in attractive categories including value-added egg products, refrigerated potato products and cheese and other dairy case products.

Buy $600M