CGS Management AG Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

CGS Management AG’s most common sectors for investment aremachinery (67%) and manufacturing (34%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (67%) and stake purchase (17%). In total, CGS Management AG has invested in 2 different countries.

The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (50%). CGS Management AG’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2012 when it sold Maag Group for $321M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity10
    • M&A Buy Activity6
    • M&A Sell Activity4
  • Total Sectors Invested 2
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 2
  • M&A Advisors 1

CGS Management AG

Huobstrasse 14, P.O. Box 355,
Pfäffikon, 8808
Switzerland
+41 55 416 16 40
www.cgs-management.com
info@cgs-management.com

CGS Management AG is a private equity firm that targets to invest in small and mid-sized industrial companies throughout the German-speaking region. The Firm seeks platform investments in Switzerland, Germany and Austria and Add-on-acquisitions in Europe and rest of the world. CGS looks to invest in companies with a revenues of between €10- €80 million. The investment cluster consists of 1 platform investment and 2 – 4 add-on-acquisitions. It seeks to take majority of interest in portfolio companies. Specific areas of interest include Electronics/electrical engineering, machinery/equipment, measurement/control systems/sensors, construction supplies, plastic industry and industrial equipment. The Firm will consider variety of transaction including succession planning, spin-offs, crave-outs, MBOs, MBIs, restructuring and growth capital financing. CGS Management AG was formed in 1995 and is based in Pfäffikon.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Electrical Equipment, Electronics, Machinery, Manufacturing, Safety/Security

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Consolidation, Growth Capital, Recapitalization, Acquisition Financing

Geographic Preferences: Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Scandinavia

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 10 80
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of CHF

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 6 - - - - - 6
Sell (0.2/yr) # 3 1 - - - - 4
vol $321M $321M
  10

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Stürtz Group 2021-07-26 - Secondary Buyout
Neustadt, Germany · www.stuertz.com
Kalt Maschinenbau AG 2020-06-02 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Lütisburg, Switzerland · www.kalt-ag.ch
InnoLas Solutions GmbH 2018-05-03 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Krailling, Germany · www.innolas-solutions.com
Stürtz Group 2017-11-02 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Neustadt, Germany · www.stuertz.com
mdexx GmbH 2016-01-13 - Secondary Buyout
Bremen, Germany · www.mdexx.de
Die Schaufler Tooling GmbH & Co. KG 2014-06-30 - Stake Purchase
Laichingen, Germany · www.schaufler.de
Schöttli AG 2013-11-07 - Add-on Acquisition
Diessenhofen, Switzerland · www.schoettli.com
Maag Group 2012-03-13 321M EUR Add-on Acquisition
Grossostheim
, Germany · www.maag.com
mdexx GmbH 2008-12-17 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Bremen, Germany · www.mdexx.de
Schöttli AG 2008-03-28 - Growth Capital
Diessenhofen, Switzerland · www.schoettli.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Machinery 3 (100%) - 4 (67%) -
Manufacturing - - 2 (33%) -
Total 3 - 6 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
Germany 2 (67%) - 4 (67%) -
Switzerland 1 (33%) - 2 (33%) -
Domestic 1 (33%) - 2 (33%) -
Cross-border 2 (67%) - 4 (67%) -
Total 3 - 6 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 2 (67%) - 4 (67%) -
Growth Capital - - 1 (17%) -
Stake Purchase 1 (33%) - 1 (17%) -
Total 3 - 6 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 2 (50%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 1 (25%) 321M (100%)
Trade Sale 1 (25%) -
Total 4 $321M

Top M&A Advisors

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Deal Values

sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $321M
TOTAL $321M
Largest Maag Group
$321M (2012-03-13)

M&A Connections

Deals
Exited to
Investor(s)
50%
2 (50%)
Strategic(s)
50%
2 (50%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Small

PE Assets

152M EUR

Established

1995

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Rolf Lanz

Managing Partner

Thomas Anderegg

Managing Partner

Markus Laesser

Director, Operation Excellence

Marcel Rossman

Investment Director

Thierry Biggoer

Investment Director

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