M&A Deal Summary

Xella Acquires URSA Insulation

On August 7, 2017, Xella acquired building materials company URSA Insulation from KKR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Xella’s 1st transaction in the Building Materials sector.
  • This is Xella’s 1st transaction in Spain.
Investment Fate
  • URSA Insulation was sold to a strategic buyer in 2022.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-08-07
Target URSA Insulation
Sector Building Materials
Buyer(s) Xella
Sellers(s) KKR
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

URSA Insulation

Madrid, Spain
URSA Insulation is a provider of insulation solutions, with activity focused on mineral wool and extruded polystyrene (XPS). URSA Insulation was established in 2002 and is based in Madrid, Spain.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Xella

Duisburg, Germany

Category Company
Sector Building Materials
Employees6,700
Revenue 1.1B EUR (2014)
DESCRIPTION

Xella is an international solution provider in the field of building and insulation materials. It is the parent company of such well-known brands as Ytong, Silka, Hebel, and Multipor, and is a pioneer in digitally supported construction processes with its digital planning service blue.sprint. Xella is based in Duisburg, Germany.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector: Building Materials M&A 1 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 2
Country: Spain M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 2
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-11-07 Fermacell

Duisburg, Germany

Fermacell GmbH is a fiber gypsum board manufacturer, with more than 70 percent share of the category, and also produces cement-bonded boards. Fermacell was founded in 1971 and is based in Duisburg, Germany.

Sell -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

KKR

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1976
PE ASSETS 267.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
KKR's office in Menlo Park, California.
KKR's office in Menlo Park, California.

KKR is a global investment firm founded by Jerome Kohlberg, Henry Kravis, and George Roberts. The Firm is separated into several business segments including private markets, public markets, capital markets, and other principal activities. KKR's private equity practice invests in management buyouts, take privates, corporate divestitures, industry consolidations, and partnerships with family-owned companies. KKR will invest in a broad range of industries and companies and will consider businesses throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia/New Zealand. Sectors of interest include chemicals, consumer products, energy and natural resources, financial services, healthcare, industrial, media/communications, retail, and technology. In addition to its traditional principal investment activity business, KKR also invests in infrastructure assets. KKR was formed in 1976 and is based in New York, New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 96 of 215
Sector: Building Materials M&A 4 of 8
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 34 of 69
Country: Spain M&A 2 of 7
Year: 2017 M&A 7 of 14
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-08-02 PharMerica

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

PharMerica is a provider of pharmacy services and serves the long-term care, hospital pharmacy management services, specialty home infusion, and oncology pharmacy markets. PharMerica was founded in 2006 and is based in Louisville, Kentucky.

Buy $1.4B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-08-08 Covenant Physician Partners

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Covenant Physician Partners is an operator of ambulatory surgery centers, physician practices, and ancillary services with a particular focus on gastroenterology and ophthalmology end markets. Covenant Physician Partners was founded in 2008 and is based in Nashville, Tennessee.

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