M&A Deal Summary

ZEISS Acquires Carl Zeiss Vision

On May 1, 2013, ZEISS acquired manufacturer Carl Zeiss Vision from EQT

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is ZEISS’s 1st transaction in the Manufacturing sector.
  • This is ZEISS’s 1st transaction in Denmark.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2013-05-01
Target Carl Zeiss Vision
Sector Manufacturing
Buyer(s) ZEISS
Sellers(s) EQT
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Carl Zeiss Vision

Aalen, Denmark
Carl Zeiss Vision was created by the merger of the NYSE listed company Sola International Inc. with the eyeglass lens division of Carl Zeiss AG. The company designs, manufactures and distributes a broad range of eyeglass lenses, primarily focusing on the faster-growing organic lens segment. The company is active in all regions of the world, but is focused on Europe and North America.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

ZEISS

Oberkochen, Germany

Category Company
Founded 1846
Sector Electronics
DESCRIPTION

ZEISS is a manufacturer of optical systems, industrial measurements and medical devices. ZEISS was originally established in 1846 and is based in Oberkochen, Germany.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 3
Sector: Manufacturing M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 3
Country: Denmark M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2013 M&A 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-05-10 Capture 3D

Santa Ana, California, United States

Capture 3D is a distributor of GOM specialized in GOM technology for various industries. Capture 3D provides innovative 3D measurement solutions to help customers make significant improvements in product design, manufacturing, quality control, and production processes. Capture 3D was founded in 1997 and is based in Santa Ana, California.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

EQT

Stockholm, Sweden

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1994
PE ASSETS 242.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

EQT is a global private equity group that purses a variety of investment strategies around the world. EQT is divided into several investment disciplines, including private capital, real assets, credit, and venture. The Firm's private capital group targets large, market-leading enterprises (investment size of €125 to €1.5 billion) across Europe and the US, as well as mid-market, growth companies (investment size of €40 to €125 million) across the US, Europe, China, and Southeast Asia. The Firm's real assets group seeks to identify control or co-control equity investments (investment size of €500 to €1 billion) in medium-sized infrastructure companies that provide an essential service to society, are recession resilient, and have secure cash flows. EQT's credit group provides flexible, long-term debt capital solutions to medium-sized European businesses, across a wide range of sectors. EQT was established in 1994 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 52 of 194
Sector: Manufacturing M&A 7 of 11
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 24 of 76
Country: Denmark M&A 12 of 22
Year: 2013 M&A 3 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-03-23 itslearning AS

Bergen, Norway

itslearning AS is a provider of pedagogy focused cloud-based Learning Management System (LMS). itslearning's LMS supports teachers and students in managing the learning process, create multimedia resources, and share work and information online. itslearning AS was founded in 1999 and is based in Bergen, Norway.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-05-13 IP-Only

Uppsala, Sweden

IP-Only is a provider of high-capacity fiber-based data communication and data center services in Sweden. IP-Only owns and operates a high-capacity fiber network linking the Nordic capitals Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen, and Helsinki as well as Sweden’s second and third largest cities Gothenburg and Malmo. IP-Only was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Uppsala, Sweden.

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