VR Equitypartner Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, VR Equitypartner has acquired 1 company.

VR Equitypartner’s most common sectors for investment areinformation technology (11%) and machinery (9%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (52%) and secondary buyout (17%). In total, VR Equitypartner has invested in 4 different countries.

The Firm’s most common exit type is secondary buyout (47%).

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity50
    • M&A Buy Activity37
    • M&A Sell Activity13
  • Total Sectors Invested 21
  • Total Countries Invested 4
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 9
  • M&A Advisors 5

VR Equitypartner GmbH

Platz der Republik,
Frankfurt, 60265
Germany
+49 69 710 476-0
www.vrep.de
mail@vrep.de

VR Equitypartner is a generalist private equity firm that provides equity and mezzanine financing to companies in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. VR does not have any sector preferences and targets medium sized business with at least €20 million in revenues. VR seeks stable businesses with strong growth prospects and experienced management. For both equity and mezzanine needs, the Firm looks to invest €1.5 to €15 million per transaction. VR was formed in 1970 and based in Frankfurt.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Business Services, Chemicals, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Distribution, Electronics, Machinery, Manufacturing, Marine, Medical Products, Retail, Software

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Growth Capital, Secondary Buyout

Geographic Preferences: Western Europe

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 20 -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 2 15
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of EUR

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 36 - 1 - - - 37
Sell (0.4/yr) # 11 2 - - - - 13
  50

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Liberty Damenmoden GmbH 2022-01-01 - Secondary Buyout
Lubbecke, Germany · www.liberty-woman.com
GHM Messtechnik GmbH 2021-12-07 - Secondary Buyout
Erolzheim, Germany · www.ghm-group.de
Gottfried Stiller GmbH 2021-07-08 - Secondary Buyout
Cologne, Germany · www.megabad.com
N3K Informatik GmbH 2020-11-23 - Secondary Buyout
Heilbronn, Germany · www.n3k.de
Dittrich + Co GmbH & Co. KG 2020-10-15 - Stake Purchase
Schwabmünchen, Germany · www.dittrich-co.de
aku.automation GmbH 2020-09-02 - Growth Capital
Aalen, Germany · www.aku.eu
VAUTID GmbH 2020-03-03 - Add-on Acquisition
Ostfildern, Germany · www.vautidgroup.com
Bookwire GmbH 2019-12-10 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Frankfurt, Germany · www.bookwire.de
Duo Plast AG 2019-07-05 - Secondary Buyout
Lauterbach, Germany · www.duoplast.ag
Evolit Consulting GmbH 2019-07-01 - Divestiture
Wien, Austria · www.evolit.com
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Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
European Convenience Food GmbH 2014-06-01 Karl Kemper Convenience GmbH 2014-06-01 2
Garrel, Sweden · www.ecf-group.com Borken, Germany · www.karlkemper.de

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Information Technology 4 (18%) - 4 (11%) -
Machinery 1 (5%) - 3 (8%) -
Manufacturing 1 (5%) - 3 (8%) -
Automotive 2 (9%) - 2 (5%) -
Chemicals 1 (5%) - 2 (5%) -
Consumer Products 1 (5%) - 2 (5%) -
Electrical Equipment 1 (5%) - 2 (5%) -
Food 2 (9%) - 2 (5%) -
Internet Software and Services 1 (5%) - 2 (5%) -
Packaging 1 (5%) - 2 (5%) -
Plastics 2 (9%) - 2 (5%) -
Test/Measurement Equipment 1 (5%) - 2 (5%) -
Apparel/Textiles 1 (5%) - 1 (3%) -
Business Services 1 (5%) - 1 (3%) -
Distribution 1 (5%) - 1 (3%) -
E-Commerce - - 1 (3%) -
Electronics - - 1 (3%) -
Marine - - 1 (3%) -
Metals/Mining - - 1 (3%) -
Retail 1 (5%) - 1 (3%) -
Technology Hardware - - 1 (3%) -
Total 22 - 37 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
Germany 20 (91%) - 34 (92%) -
Austria 1 (5%) - 1 (3%) -
Sweden 1 (5%) - 1 (3%) -
Switzerland - - 1 (3%) -
Domestic 20 (91%) - 34 (92%) -
Cross-border 2 (9%) - 3 (8%) -
Total 22 - 37 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 9 (41%) - 19 (51%) -
Secondary Buyout 4 (18%) - 6 (16%) -
Stake Purchase 5 (23%) - 6 (16%) -
Growth Capital 1 (5%) - 3 (8%) -
Divestiture 2 (9%) - 2 (5%) -
Consolidation 1 (5%) - 1 (3%) -
Total 22 - 37 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 6 (46%) -
Trade Sale 5 (38%) -
Sold to Management 1 (8%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 1 (8%) -
Total 13 -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Livingstone Partners LLP
 1
Legal Deals
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
 1
King & Wood Mallesons
 1
Ashurst LLP
 1

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
19%
7 (19%)
Strategic(s)
5%
2 (5%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
46%
6 (46%)
Strategic(s)
38%
5 (38%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Middle-Market

PE Assets

500M EUR

Established

1970

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Christian Futterlieb

Managing Director

Peter Sachse

Managing Director

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