SUN EUROPEAN PARTNERS 收購 C&K

SUN EUROPEAN PARTNERS, LLP 的一家關(guān)聯(lián)公司收購 C&K 控股

2017 年 9 月 22 日

英國倫敦訊 ─ Sun European Partners, LLP（下稱「Sun European Partners」）的一家關(guān)聯(lián)公司今天宣布, 該公司收購了 C&K 控股（下稱「C&K」或「公司」）, 收購金額未有公布。C&K 是全球最受信賴的高品質(zhì)機(jī)電開關(guān)品牌之一。

C&K 成立于 1928 年, 擁有廣博的產(chǎn)品組合, 可為設(shè)計(jì)、生產(chǎn)和經(jīng)銷電子產(chǎn)品的公司提供 55,000 款標(biāo)準(zhǔn)產(chǎn)品和 850 萬種開關(guān)組合。此外, 公司無與倫比的定制設(shè)計(jì)能力深受全球倚重可靠開關(guān)性能的工程師的認(rèn)同。

C&K 總部位于馬薩諸塞州牛頓市, 在美國牛頓、法國多爾和中國惠州等全球設(shè)計(jì)中心擁有超過 1,500 名員工。C&K 向工業(yè)、汽車、航空航天、醫(yī)療、消費(fèi)品、運(yùn)輸和電信行業(yè)的 2,000 多名客戶提供可靠、經(jīng)濟(jì)、高品質(zhì)的機(jī)電開關(guān)。

Sun European Partners 總經(jīng)理 Jerome Nomme 表示：「我們對本次高潛力的投資感到興奮。高度分散化的機(jī)電開關(guān)市場全球規(guī)模預(yù)計(jì)達(dá)到 60 億歐元。C&K 可以加強(qiáng)其領(lǐng)先的市場地位, 進(jìn)一步鞏固其作為優(yōu)選制造商的地位。我們渴望與 C&K 攜手合作, 推動(dòng)該公司的盈利性增長。」

C&K 首席執(zhí)行官 John Boucher 補(bǔ)充道：「與 Sun European Partners 攜手合作對于 C&K 而言是一個(gè)重要里程碑。他們的投資是對我們的迅猛增長和業(yè)務(wù)成功的高度認(rèn)可, 而我們的市場領(lǐng)先地位和獨(dú)特能力將使我們?yōu)槲磥沓晒ψ龊脺?zhǔn)備。通過將我們的優(yōu)勢與 Sun 的優(yōu)勢結(jié)合起來, 我們有機(jī)會(huì)進(jìn)軍新市場, 同時(shí)在現(xiàn)有產(chǎn)品組合基礎(chǔ)上增加新的富有創(chuàng)意的開關(guān)產(chǎn)品?！?/p>

Sun European Partners 在法國的公司收購領(lǐng)域富有經(jīng)驗(yàn)。其關(guān)聯(lián)公司中包括許多領(lǐng)先企業(yè), 比如全球最大的化妝品、個(gè)人護(hù)理產(chǎn)品和藥品包裝生產(chǎn)商 Albea；全球領(lǐng)先的高品質(zhì)汽車剎車管供應(yīng)商 Flexitech；全球白色家電能源管理專家 Robertshaw。最近出售的關(guān)聯(lián)公司包括出售給全球著名服裝生產(chǎn)商 HanesBrands 的 DBApparel （DIM、 Playtex、Wonderbra）以及出售給 Lisi 集團(tuán)的 Manoir Aerospace。

收購過程由 Lincoln 國際公司負(fù)責(zé)管理, 在此過程中 Kirkland & Ellis、Ernst & Young 和 DLA Piper 為 Sun European Partners 提供咨詢服務(wù)。Tikehau 則為此提供收購融資服務(wù)。

Sun European Partners, LLP is a leading private investment advisory firm, focused on identifying companies’ untapped potential and leveraging its deep operational and financial resources to transform results. Sun European Partners is a trusted partner that is recognised for its investment and operational experience, including particular expertise in the consumer products and services, food and beverage, industrial, packaging, chemicals, building products, automotive, restaurant and retail sectors. Since 1995, affiliates of Sun European Partners have invested in more than 345 companies worldwide across a broad range of industries and transaction structures with turnover in excess of €43 billion. Further information on Sun European Partners, LLP is available at www.suneuropeanpartners.com.

Founded in 1928, C&K is one of the world’s most trusted brands of high-quality electromechanical switches. The company’s unmatched custom design capabilities are recognized globally by design engineers who demand reliable switch performance. C&K offers more than 55,000 standard products and 8.5 million switch combinations to companies that design, manufacture and distribute electronics products. Used in automotive, industrial, IoT, wearables, medical, telecom, consumer products, aerospace, and POS terminals, C&K products include tactile, pushbutton, snap-acting, toggle, rocker, detect, DIP, keyswitch, navigation, rotary, slide, switchlock, thumbwheel, smart card readers, high-rel connectors and custom assemblies. C&K is headquartered in Newton, Mass. with global design centers in Newton Mass., Dole France, and Huizhou China. For more information, please visit www.ckswitches.com or connect with us on LinkedIn and Twitter.