M&A Deal Summary

VR Equitypartner Acquires Liberty Damenmoden

On January 1, 2022, private equity firm VR Equitypartner acquired retailer Liberty Damenmoden from Arcadia

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is VR Equitypartner’s 1st transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is VR Equitypartner’s 42nd transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2022-01-01
Target Liberty Damenmoden
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) VR Equitypartner
Sellers(s) Arcadia
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Liberty Damenmoden

Lubbecke, Germany
Liberty Damenmoden is a retailer of women's clothing. Currently, 73 branches operating in small and medium-sized German cities. Liberty Damenmoden was founded in 1976 and is based in Lubbecke, Germany.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

VR Equitypartner

Frankfurt, Germany

Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1970
PE ASSETS 570M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

VR Equitypartner is a generalist private equity firm that provides equity and mezzanine financing to companies in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. VR does not have any sector preferences and targets medium sized business with at least €20 million in revenues. VR seeks stable businesses with strong growth prospects and experienced management. For both equity and mezzanine needs, the Firm looks to invest €1.5 to €15 million per transaction. VR was formed in 1970 and based in Frankfurt.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 45 of 52
Sector: Retail M&A 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 5 of 6
Country: Germany M&A 42 of 49
Year: 2022 M&A 2 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-01-01 Heizungsdiscount 24

Giessen, Germany

Heizungsdiscount 24 is an online retailer for heating technology and related accessories. Heizungsdiscount 24 was founded in 2006 and is based in Giessen, Germany.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-07-28 Kalte Eckert

Markgroningen, Germany

Kalte Eckert is a provider of environmentally friendly refrigeration systems. Kalte Eckert services include the entire process from consulting and planning through to installation and maintenance and upkeep of the systems. Kalte Eckert was founded in 1966 and is based in Markgroningen, Germany.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Arcadia

Hamburg, Germany

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2000
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Arcadia is a German private equity firm focused on acquiring family-owned companies facing succession issues. Arcadia targets profitable, market leading businesses protected by competitive barriers. Arcadia does not have any sector preferences. The Firm was formed in 2000 and is based in Hamburg.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 7
Sector: Retail M&A 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: Germany M&A 4 of 5
Year: 2022 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-07-01 Laboratorio Italiano Biochimico Farmaceutico Lisapharma

Erba, Italy

Laboratorio Italiano Biochimico Farmaceutico Lisapharma Spa is active in the production and development of sterile injectable medicines. The high quality of manufacturing performance and development skills, applied on sterile injectable drugs, non-sterile liquids, semi-solid and medical devices, has allowed becoming key partners of the most advanced pharmaceutical companies.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-11-01 AvJS Personal auf Zeit

Asbach-Baumenheim, Germany

AvJS Personal auf Zeit Provides employee-staffing services. AvJS Personal auf Zeit was founded in 1981 and is based in Asbach-Bäumenheim, Germany.

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