M&A Deal Summary

Vignal Group Acquires ABL Lights

On April 17, 2014, Vignal Group acquired electrical equipment company ABL Lights from 21 Invest

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Vignal Group’s 1st transaction in the Electrical Equipment sector.
  • This is Vignal Group’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Vignal Group’s 1st transaction in Wisconsin.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2014-04-17
Target ABL Lights
Sector Electrical Equipment
Buyer(s) Vignal Group
Sellers(s) 21 Invest
Deal Type Merger
Advisor(s) Daiwa Corporate Advisory Ltd. (DC Advisory) (Financial)

Target

ABL Lights

Mosinee, Wisconsin, United States
ABL Lights Group (Ex - Auteroche) is a worldwide player in the specialized lighting equipments for industrial vehicles, trucks, trains and tramways.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Vignal Group

Venissieux, France
Category Company
Founded 1919
Sector Electrical Equipment
Employees230
Revenue 106M EUR (2017)
DESCRIPTION

Vignal Group is specialized in designing, manufacturing and marketing of lighting and signaling products and systems for industrial and commercial vehicles. Vignal Group was founded in 1919 and is based in Venissieux, France.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Electrical Equipment) 1 of 1
Type (Merger) 1 of 1
State (Wisconsin) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2014) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

21 Invest

Treviso, Italy

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1992
PE ASSETS 1.0B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

21 Invest is a private equity firm that targets investments in growth-oriented, middle-market Italian, French, and Polish companies operating in a variety of industries. The Firm invests in French businesses through 21 Centrale Partners, Italian companies through 21 Partners SGR, and Polish companies through 21 Concordia. The Firm targets transactions requiring at least €10 million of capital typically in the form of development capital for growth companies, buyout capital for managers, or replacement capital for companies facing succession issues or needing shareholder liquidity. 21 Invest was founded in 1992 and is based in Treviso, Italy.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 21 of 43
Sector (Electrical Equipment) 2 of 3
Type (Merger) 1 of 1
State (Wisconsin) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2014) 2 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-04-01 Forno d Asolo

Maser, Italy

Forno d’Asolo, which makes frozen pastry and bakery products, is expected to report core profits of 25 million euros for this year.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-05-22 Nadella

Milan, Italy

Nadella is a producer of linear guides and rollers for industrial motion applications. Nadella was founded in 1963 and is based in Milan, Italy.

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