BARTEC博太科被Bridgepoint转手卖给OEP

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One Equity Partners Agrees to Acquire BARTEC

One Equity Partners 同意收购 BARTEC

One Equity Partners (“OEP”), a middle market private equity firm, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire BARTEC, (“BARTEC” or “the Company”) one of the global leaders in explosion protection and safety technology for hazardous areas, from a consortium led by Bridgepoint Credit and Alcentra, which acquired BARTEC in 2019.

One Equity Partners（“OEP”），一家中端市场私募股权公司，今天宣布已签署最终协议，将收购BARTEC（“博太科”或“公司”），博太科是全球危险区域防爆与安全技术的领先企业之一。此次收购的卖方为由Bridgepoint Credit和Alcentra领导的财团，该财团于2019年收购了博太科。

博太科全球概况

Founded in 1975 and headquartered in Bad Mergentheim, Germany, BARTEC is one of the leading players in the engineering and manufacturing of mission-critical safety and security equipment and personnel protection solutions. The Company operates through five business units with more than 1,000 employees, providing its protection products and services to several end markets, including hydrocarbon processing, petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, hydrogen energy, and energy and power.

博太科成立于1975年，总部位于德国巴特梅根泰姆，是关键安全与安保设备及个人防护解决方案工程与制造领域的领先企业之一。公司通过五个业务部门运营，拥有超过1000名员工，向多个终端市场提供其防护产品和服务，包括碳氢化合物加工、石化、制药、氢能以及能源和电力领域。

“BARTEC is a leader in the safety and security solutions space with extensive reach offering respected solutions to the marketplace,” said Marc Lindhorst, Partner at One Equity Partners. “We believe the Company provides an attractive platform for a M&A-driven growth strategy focused on the North American market where we see significant opportunity to execute transformational combinations. We look forward to partnering with BARTEC’s experienced management team as we work to drive this next phase of strategic development for the business.”

“博太科是安全与安保解决方案领域的领导者，拥有广泛的市场覆盖，并为市场提供受人尊敬的解决方案，” One Equity Partners 合伙人 Marc Lindhorst 表示。“我们相信公司为以北美市场为重点的并购驱动增长战略提供了有吸引力的平台，在该市场我们看到实现变革性组合的显著机会。我们期待与博太科经验丰富的管理团队合作，共同推动公司战略发展的下一阶段。”

“In the recent years, we have built a unique collaborative team that has empowered us to shape BARTEC’s transformation and set the course for a sustainable future. We are pleased to have One Equity Partners as our investment partner supporting the next chapter of BARTEC’s growth worldwide,” said Dr. Martin U. Schefter, CEO of BARTEC. “We aim to leverage their expertise to sustain and accelerate growth in core markets and geographies, expand our digital portfolio, and win additional market share in emerging industries such as hydrogen, lithium-ion, and pharmaceuticals. OEP has an established track record of building up industrial services businesses like ours into strong market leaders.”

博太科首席执行官 Dr. Martin U. Schefter 表示：“近年来，我们建立了一支独特的协作团队，使我们能够塑造博太科的转型并为可持续发展制定方向。我们很高兴 One Equity Partners 能成为我们的投资合作伙伴，支持博太科全球增长的下一个篇章。我们旨在利用其专业知识来维持并加速核心市场和地区的增长，拓展我们的数字化产品组合，并在氢能、锂离子和制药等新兴行业获得更多市场份额。OEP 在将类似我们这样的工业服务企业发展为强大的市场领导者方面有着成熟的业绩记录。”

New technologies in areas such as industrial automation and digitization, and more rigorous safety standards across BARTEC’s target industries present growth and market penetration opportunities for the Company.

在工业自动化和数字化等领域的新技术，以及博太科目标行业中更严格的安全标准，为公司提供了增长和市场渗透的机会。

“We have worked closely with the BARTEC management team and the advisory board, led by Chairman Ulf Berg, to create a focused, resilient and growth-oriented business,” said Dominik Mattmann, Partner at Bridgepoint Credit. “We’re confident OEP is the right partner to build on this progress and accompany BARTEC on the next step of its journey.”

“我们与博太科管理团队以及由董事长 Ulf Berg 领导的咨询委员会密切合作，共同打造了一个专注、具有韧性并以增长为导向的企业，” Bridgepoint Credit 合伙人 Dominik Mattmann 表示。“我们有信心 OEP 是在此基础上继续发展，并伴随博太科前进下一阶段的合适合作伙伴。”

Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

交易的财务条款未予披露。

About One Equity Partners

One Equity Partners (“OEP”) is a middle market private equity firm focused on the industrial, healthcare, and technology sectors in North America and Europe. The firm seeks to build market-leading companies by identifying and executing transformative business combinations. OEP is a trusted partner with a differentiated investment process, a broad and senior team, and an established track record generating long-term value for its partners. Since 2001, the firm has completed more than 400 transactions worldwide. OEP, founded in 2001, spun out of JP Morgan in 2015. The firm has offices in New York, Chicago, Frankfurt and Amsterdam.

One Equity Partners（“OEP”）是一家中型市场私募股权公司，专注于北美和欧洲的工业、医疗保健和技术领域。该公司致力于通过识别和执行变革性的商业组合来打造市场领先的企业。OEP 是一个值得信赖的合作伙伴，具有差异化的投资流程、广泛且资深的团队，并拥有为合作伙伴创造长期价值的既定业绩记录。自2001年以来，该公司已在全球完成了400多笔交易。OEP 成立于2001年，于2015年从摩根大通独立出来。公司在纽约、芝加哥、法兰克福和阿姆斯特丹设有办公室。

About BARTEC

BARTEC is a leading global provider of hazardous area safety and security solutions, products, and services. With its advanced technologies and performance-oriented teams of experts, BARTEC helps renowned customers from a wide range of industries and regions to secure working environments, meet legal requirements, and improve productivity. Founded in 1975 in Bad Mergentheim, Germany, the company with more than 1,000 employees is a specialist in explosion protection and safety technology that sets global standards - always committed to the BARTEC mission statement: Protecting what is most important.

Our comprehensive product range extends from complex measurement and analysis technology through innovative heating technology solutions to explosion-protected components and systems for automation, control, and regulation, as well as communication.

博太科是全球领先的危险区域安全与安保解决方案、产品和服务提供商。凭借其先进的技术和以绩效为导向的专家团队，博太科帮助来自各行各业和不同地区的知名客户保障工作环境安全，满足法律要求，并提升生产力。公司于1975年在德国巴德梅尔根特海姆创立，拥有超过1,000名员工，是爆炸防护和安全技术领域的专家，制定了全球标准——始终致力于博太科的使命宣言：保护最重要的事物。

我们全面的产品范围涵盖从复杂的测量与分析技术、创新的加热技术解决方案，到用于自动化、控制和调节以及通信的防爆组件和系统。

About Bridgepoint

Bridgepoint is one of the world's leading quoted private asset growth investors, specializing in mid-market private equity, infrastructure and private credit. With over $86bn of assets under management and a strong local presence in Europe, North America and Asia, Bridgepoint combines global scale with local market insight and sector expertise.

Bridgepoint是全球领先的上市私募资产增长投资者之一，专注于中型市场的私募股权、基础设施和私人信贷。Bridgepoint管理的资产超过860亿美元，并在欧洲、北美和亚洲拥有强大的本地业务布局，将全球规模与本地市场洞察力和行业专业知识相结合。

(摘自官网)