M&A Deal Summary

VM Capital Acquires Thomas Krenn

On September 20, 2011, private equity firm VM Capital acquired technology hardware company Thomas Krenn

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is VM Capital’s 4th transaction in the Technology Hardware sector.
  • This is VM Capital’s 12th transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2011-09-20
Target Thomas Krenn
Sector Technology Hardware
Buyer(s) VM Capital
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Thomas Krenn

Freyung, Germany
Thomas Krenn is a manufacturer of servers and storage systems through which it caters to small and medium-sized businesses. The company has been supplying end-users, resellers and data center operators with high-quality hardware based on the build-to-order principle. As a solution provider for individual customer projects. Thomas Krenn was formed in 2002 and is based in Freyung, Germany.

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Buyer

VM Capital

Dusseldorf, Germany

Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2000
PE ASSETS 400M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

VM Capital (formerly known as Ventizz Capital Partners) is a private equity firm that targets investments in growth-oriented technology businesses operating throughout Europe. VM Capital will consider investing in individual companies as well as acquisitions of secondary private equity transactions. Specific sectors of interest include renewable energy/clean technology, semiconductors, electronics, photonics, materials applicaton, industrial automation, medical technology, IT, and communications. Vorndran looks for control stakes when making investments. The Firm's investment horizon is 3 to 6 years. VM Capital was formed in 2000 and is based in Dusseldorf.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 21 of 24
Sector: Technology Hardware M&A 4 of 4
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 18 of 20
Country: Germany M&A 12 of 14
Year: 2011 M&A 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-07-27 exceet

Grevenmacher, Luxembourg

exceet is a company pursuing an opportunistic investment approach without a defined investment strategy. The investment focus is on seizing attractive risk/reward profiles without restrictions regarding the asset class, structure, or duration of such investments. The current operational group activities comprise enterprises for the manufacturing of highly miniaturized printed circuit boards (PCB’s) with small to medium production volumes and for activities around secure data networks. exceet is based in Grevenmacher, Luxembourg.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-01-19 Rioglass Solar SA

Asturias, Spain

Rioglass Solar SA is a provider of of proprietary technology to manufacture highly efficient mirrors for all types of CSP technology. Unlike other renewable energy sources such as photovoltaic or wind, CSP has the distinct advantage of being able to store thermal energy. The need for base-load capable, utility scale renewable energy sources will drive the significant growth of the CSP market that is expected in the coming years.

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