Value Creation Approach
INVESTMENT SUMMARY
INTIME - GEP III
IN TIME
EXPRESS LOGISTIK
IN TIME
INIME
IN ZIME
IN TIME
ECM
EXPRESS LOGISTIK
ZIM
Location:
Website
Sector:
Investment Period:
Hannover, Germany
www.intime.de
Business Services
Jun-2007-Sep-2011
€20.0m
Cash Investment:
GEP III Ownership at entry
83.5%
Business Description
- Logistics service company providing time-critical point-to-point
delivery of industrial products
Investment Type
Primary
Origination
- Private company with owner succession management issues
ECM obtained exclusivity early in a limited auction process
conducted by a small M&A boutique
Investment Thesis
Market leader with nationwide coverage in an attractive niche
market
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Scalable "asset light" business model with strong cash flow
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Proprietary software and scale operations providing cost
advantage
Fragmented market with potential for further growth, both
organic and through add-on acquisitions
The examples have been selected to illustrate the types of investments which may be entered into by the Fund. They are not indicative of future performance and do not represent a complete history
of the ECM's investment activities but rather only illustrate and expand upon certain themes, processes and strategies that ECM believes to be characteristic of its investment approach.
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