Global Equity Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

Global Equity Partners’ most common sectors for investment aremanufacturing (31%) and chemicals (16%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (62%) and secondary buyout (16%). In total, Global Equity Partners has invested in 3 different countries.

The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (78%). Global Equity Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2011 when it sold SensorDynamics AG for $164M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity22
    • M&A Buy Activity13
    • M&A Sell Activity9
  • Total Sectors Invested 9
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 11

Global Equity Partners

Mariahilfer Straße 1/Getreidemarkt 17,
Vienna, A-1060
Austria
+43 1 581 83 90
www.gep.at
office@gep.at

Global Equity Partners (GEP) is an Austrian investment group focused on opportunities in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. The Firm segments its investment activity into areas spanning growth capital/tech, industry/mid-size, and real estate. GEP's growth capital/tech group invests in development stage companies with at least €2 million of revenue. Sectors of interest include IT, software, gaming, machine manufacturing, and electronics. GEP's industry/mid-size area looks to invest in established, growth-oriented 'industrial and trade' businesses with at least €30 million of revenue. Transaction situations include buyouts, successions, divestitures, recapitalizations, and privatizations. Global Equity Partners was originally established in 1998 and is based in Vienna..


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Chemicals, Communications, Consumer Products, Digital Media, Electrical Equipment, Electronics, Furniture, Gaming, Information Technology, Internet Software and Services, Machinery, Manufacturing, Retail, Semiconductors, Software

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Divestiture, Going Private, Growth Capital, Recapitalization

Geographic Preferences: Western Europe

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 30 -
Target EBITDA 2 -
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of EUR

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 13 - - - - - 13
Sell (0.0/yr) # 9 - - - - - 9
vol $164M $164M
  22

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Perlon nextrusion Monofil GmbH 2015-01-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Wald-Michelbach, Germany · www.perlon.com
Chemson Polymer-Additive AG 2013-11-11 - Add-on Acquisition
Arnoldstein, Austria · www.chemson.com
Austria Email AG 2011-11-29 - Add-on Acquisition
Knittelfeld, Austria · www.austria-email.com
SensorDynamics AG 2011-07-18 164M USD Add-on Acquisition
Graz, Austria · www.sensordynamics.cc
Perlon nextrusion Monofil GmbH 2011-02-01 - Divestiture
Wald-Michelbach, Germany · www.perlon.com
Chemson Polymer-Additive AG 2008-10-29 - Secondary Buyout
Arnoldstein, Austria · www.chemson.com
VARTA Microbattery GmbH 2007-12-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Ellwangen, Germany · www.varta-microbattery.in
Montana Tech Components AG 2007-01-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Reinach, Switzerland · www.montanatechcomponents.com
VARTA Microbattery GmbH 2007-01-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Ellwangen, Germany · www.varta-microbattery.in
I&T GmbH 2006-11-17 - Secondary Buyout
Siegendorf, Austria · www.innovation-technology.at
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Manufacturing - - 4 (31%) -
Chemicals - - 2 (15%) -
Communications - - 1 (8%) -
Consumer Products - - 1 (8%) -
Furniture - - 1 (8%) -
Internet Software and Services - - 1 (8%) -
Machinery - - 1 (8%) -
Retail - - 1 (8%) -
Semiconductors - - 1 (8%) -
Total - - 13 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
Austria - - 8 (62%) -
Germany - - 3 (23%) -
Switzerland - - 2 (15%) -
Domestic - - 8 (62%) -
Cross-border - - 5 (38%) -
Total - - 13 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) - - 8 (62%) -
Secondary Buyout - - 2 (15%) -
Divestiture - - 1 (8%) -
PIPE - - 1 (8%) -
Venture - - 1 (8%) -
Total - - 13 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale 6 (67%) -
IPO 2 (22%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 1 (11%) 164M (100%)
Total 9 $164M

Deal Values

sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $164M
TOTAL $164M
Largest SensorDynamics AG
$164M (2011-07-18)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
15%
2 (15%)
Strategic(s)
8%
1 (8%)
Exited to
Strategic(s)
78%
7 (78%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Middle-Market

PE Assets

550M EUR

Established

1998

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Michael Tojner

Founder & CEO

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