M&A Deal Summary

Viskase Companies Acquires Walsroder Casings

On January 6, 2017, Viskase Companies acquired machinery company Walsroder Casings from HQ Equita

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Viskase Companies’ 1st transaction in the Machinery sector.
  • This is Viskase Companies’ 1st transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-01-06
Target Walsroder Casings
Sector Machinery
Buyer(s) Viskase Companies
Sellers(s) HQ Equita
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Walsroder Casings

Walsrode, Germany
Walsroder Casings GmbH is a manufacturer of artificial sausage casings made of cellulose fibre and plastics. Walsroder Casings was founded in 2008 and is based in Walsrode, Germany.

Search 214,238 Deals Now

SEARCH BY

  • Buyer Type (PE or Strategic)
  • Deal Size ($10M to $10B+)
  • Sector (60 Sectors)
  • Deal Type
  • Geography
  • & More

Try Free

Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Viskase Companies

Darien, Illinois, United States

Category Company
Founded 1925
Sector Packaging
DESCRIPTION

Viskase Companies, Inc. is a food packaging industry. Viskase products manufactured are cellulosic and nylon casings used in the preparation and packaging of processed meat products.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Machinery M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Germany M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2000-08-31 Viskase - Plastic Shrink Film Business

Darien, Illinois, United States

Viskase - Plastic Shrink Film Business is a manufacture of cellulosic and nylon casings used in the preparation and packaging of processed meat products.

Sell $245M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

HQ Equita

Hamburg, Germany

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


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

HQ Equita is a private equity firm that targets minority investments in mid-sized companies in German-speaking countries (primarily Germany, Austria and Switzerland). The Firm focuses on growth-oriented companies undergoing consolidation, with sustainable earnings power, and strong market positions. Equity seeks companies with revenues between €50 and €250 million. Equita is a generalist investor, with no sector preferences. The Fis not limited to specific industries. Equita has no limitation on its investment period, enabling it to invest in companies for the long term. The Firm will support a variety of transactions includes succession/ownership changes, group spin-offs, lead-up to IPOs, MBOs, MBIs, take privates, and growth capital financings. HQ Equita is an arm of family owned Harald Quandt Holding GmbH. HQ Equita was formed in 1992 and is based in Hamburg.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 20 of 25
Sector: Machinery M&A 5 of 5
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 6 of 9
Country: Germany M&A 16 of 21
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-12-19 Stettler Sapphire AG

Lyss, Switzerland

Stettler Sapphire AG is a provider of high-quality sapphire glass used by the luxury watch industry as well as in various technical applications in the fields of optics, electronics and medicine. Stettler Sapphire was founded in 1886 and is based in Lyss, Switzerland.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-02-13 Well Plus Trade

Hamburg, Germany

Well Plus Trade is specializes in the development and the distribution of protein-based sports nutrition and weight management products. Well Plus Trade was founded in 2001 and is based in Hamburg, Germany.

Buy -