M&A Deal Summary

Ymagis SA Acquires dcinex S.A.

On July 21, 2014, Ymagis SA acquired media company dcinex S.A. from GIMV and BIP Investment Partners for 26M EUR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Ymagis SA’s 1st transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is Ymagis SA’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Ymagis SA’s 1st transaction in Belgium.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-07-21
Target dcinex S.A.
Sector Media
Buyer(s) Ymagis SA
Sellers(s) GIMV
BIP Investment Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 26M EUR

Target

dcinex S.A.

Liege, Belgium
website
dcinex S.A. is a provider of end-to-end digital cinema solutions including equipment supply, financing (VPF, leasing), training, installation and 24/7 maintenance, as well as content processing and delivery.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Ymagis SA

Paris, France

website


Category Company
Sector Media
Employees138
Revenue 47M EUR (2012)
DESCRIPTION

Ymagis offers the best VPF solution for all the Exhibitors and the most flexible Central Server services.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 6
Sector (Media) 1 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 6
Country (Belgium) 1 of 1
Year (2014) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-06-08 R2D1 SAS

Courbevoie, France

R2D1 SAS is a provider of installation and maintenance of digital cinema equipment in France, Switzerland and Africa.

Buy -

Seller(S) 2

SELLER

GIMV

Antwerp, Belgium

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

website


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1980
PE ASSETS 2.0B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

GIMV is a Belgium based public investment company focused on private equity and venture capital investments in tech-based businesses. GIMV's private equity practice operates through its Corporate Investment unit and targets management buyouts, buy-ins, and growth capital financings of companies with annual sales between EUR15 and EUR150 million. For buyout opportunities GIMV generally takes a majority stake in businesses and for growth capital needs, GIMV takes a minority position. GIMV does not invest in publicly held companies or turnaround situations. GIMV's geographic focus is within Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, and France. GIMV also invests in Russia through Eagle Capital Partners, a partnership with KBC Private Equity. GIMV was formed in 1980 and is headquartered in Antwerp with additional offices in The Hague, Frankfurt, Munich, and Paris.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 52 of 97
Sector (Media) 3 of 4
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 24 of 49
Country (Belgium) 17 of 33
Year (2014) 6 of 9
Size (of disclosed) 12 of 12
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-07-07 Movea SA

Grenoble, France

Movea, which is headquartered in Grenoble (France), was set up in March 2007 as a spin-out from French research institute CEA-Léti. It develops and sells solutions for recording human movement. Movea’s products are mobile, wireless, and cost and energy saving. Movea’s motion-sensing modules are aimed both at the consumer market, with pointing devices and mobile telephony, and at the health care market, including revalidation and recording of physical activities. In 2007, Movea acquired the US company Gyration, which specializes in pointing devices for digital media.

Sell $81M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-08-25 Covagen AG

Zurich, Switzerland

Covagen is a clinical stage company that develops bispecific FynomAbs by fusing its human Fynomer® binding proteins to antibodies, resulting in therapeutics with novel modes of action and enhanced efficacy. Our current pipeline is focussed on the treatment of inflammatory diseases and cancer. The ability to fuse Fynomers to multiple sites on an antibody allows Covagen to create FynomAbs with tailored architectures to maximize efficacy.

Sell -
DESCRIPTION

BIP Investment Partners is a private equity firm firm focused on a variety of long-term investments including buyouts, growth capital financings, sale of minority stakes, successions, and corporate spin-offs. BIP prefers opportunities in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands, and Switzerland and generally looks to commit €10 to €25 million per transaction. Sectors of interest include technology, media, telecom, industrial, consumer, retail, business services, and healthcare. BIP investment Partners is headquartered in Luxembourg.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 9
Sector (Media) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 4 of 6
Country (Belgium) 1 of 1
Year (2014) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-10-15 Utimaco

Aachen, Germany

Utimaco is a global provider of specialist professional cybersecurity and compliance solutions, offering hardware-based, high-security appliances (hardware security modules) and compliance solutions for telecommunication provider regulations (lawful interception and data retention). Utimaco was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Aachen, Germany, and has around 170 employees worldwide.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-09-23 lifebrain

Vienna, Austria

lifebrain is a medical diagnostic laboratory group with several laboratories in Italy and Switzerland pursuing a buy-and-build strategy focused on consolidation in the laboratory diagnostics sector. lifebrain AG was established in 2013 and is based in Vienna, Austria.

Buy -