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Divestiture · Manufacturing · December 2005

Candover Investments Plc and Arle Capital Partners Ltd. acquire Qioptiq Group

On December 1, 2005, Candover Investments Plc and Arle Capital Partners Ltd. acquired Qioptiq Group, a manufacturing company in Luxembourg, from Thales SA.

Deal at a glance

AnnouncedDecember 1, 2005 TypeDivestiture TargetQioptiq Group Buyers Candover Investments Plc
Arle Capital Partners Ltd. Seller Thales SA SectorManufacturing LocationLuxembourg ValueMembers only

Target company

Qioptiq Group
Luxembourg
Manufacturingsector
-founded
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Buyers (2)

Candover Investments Plc Lead
Private equity firm · 32 deals on record
Arle Capital Partners Ltd. Co-investor
Private equity firm · 19 deals on record
  • 2nd transaction for the lead buyer in manufacturing
  • 1st transaction in Luxembourg
32deals, all time
3in this sector
2008latest

Seller

Thales SA
Company · 21 deals on record
21investments
1in this sector
8exits

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Questions about this deal

Who acquired Qioptiq Group?Candover Investments Plc and Arle Capital Partners Ltd. acquired Qioptiq Group on December 1, 2005.

Who sold Qioptiq Group?Thales SA was the seller.

What type of deal was it?It was a divestiture in the manufacturing sector in 2005.

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