Imprima Due Diligence - Case Studies

Case Studies

Project: SCOTT

Acquisition of Southern Water, the provider of water supply and wastewater services, from Royal Bank Investments, the UK based financial services company, by a consortium led by Challenger Infrastructure Fund (CIF), the listed Australian private equity firm.

Deal Value: £4.2 billion

Advisor: Deutsche Bank

Managed by: London Office

Pages: 70,000

Project: AZUL

Acquisition of Applus Servicios Tecnologicos, the Spain based certification and quality control company, from Grupo Agbar (53.1%), the listed Spain based provider of drinking water, sewage services, Union Fenosa (25%), the listed Spanish gas and electricity supplier, and Caja Madrid (21.9%), the Spanish savings bank, by The Carlyle Group, the US based private equity firm. On-site scanning in Barcelona, Copenhagen and Risio (Finland).

Deal Value: €1.48 billion
Managed by: London Office
Pages: 75,000

Advisors: Deutsche Bank / Union Fenosa / Grupo Agbar / Caja Madrid / The Carlyle Group / Citigroup

Project: CORNEILLE II

Acquisition of Lafarge Roofing, the Germany based provider of roofing solutions, from Lafarge, the listed France based construction company, by PAI Partners, the France based private equity firm.

Deal Value: €2.38 billion

Advisor: Rothschild and JP Morgan

Managed by: Paris Office

Pages: 100,000

CASE STUDY 1

Privatization, 2005
Deal value: €16.98 billion

Managed:

Project managed from Paris.
#3 biggest deal all sectors in Europe in 2005 (MergerMarket).
31,000 pages, 100 users.

CASE STUDY 2

Privatization, 2005
Deal value: €9.11 billion

Managed:

Project managed from Paris.
#13 biggest deal all sectors in Europe in 2005 (MergerMarket).
18,000 pages, 150 users

CASE STUDY 3

M&A Corporate Finance, 2005
Deal value: €2.8 billion

Managed:

Project managed from Paris.
Whole transaction was supported 24/7 by Imprima Paris and completed in a record 4 weeks (scanning to deal completion).
#6 biggest leisure deal in Europe in 2005 (MergerMarket).
20,000 pages, 570 users.

CASE STUDY 4

Real Estate, 2004
Deal value: €2.2 billion

Co-Managed:

Project managed from Paris.
#11 biggest deal financial services in Europe in 2004 (MergerMarket).
85,000 pages, 300 users, Apr’04 to May’04.

CASE STUDY 5

M&A Corporate Finance, 2005
Deal value: €1.6 billion

Managed:

Project managed from Frankfurt.
Project involving on-site scanning of over 100 binders.
#13 biggest industrial deal in Europe in 2005 (MergerMarket).
50,000 pages, 200 users.

CASE STUDY 6

M&A Corporate Finance, 2004-2005
Deal value: €1.4 billion

Managed:

Project managed from Frankfurt.
iRoom setup in 3 days.
150 users, Nov’04 to Apr’05.

CASE STUDY 7

Project Finance, 2005
Deal value: €1.25 billion

Managed:

Project managed from Paris.
15,000 pages, 50 users.

CASE STUDY 8

Real Estate, 2004-2005
Deal value: €888m

Managed:

Project managed from Milan.
3,000 pages, 150 users, Dec’04 to Mar’05.

CASE STUDY 9

Real Estate, 2004-2005
Deal value: €801m

Managed:

Project managed from London.
16,000 pages, 175 users, Dec’04 to Mar’05.

CASE STUDY 10

M&A Corporate Finance, 2005
Deal value: €450m

Managed:

Project managed from Frankfurt.
45,000 pages, 650 users.

CASE STUDY 11

Real Estate, 2005
Deal value: €335m

Co-Managed:

Project managed from Paris.
65,000 pages, 250 users.

CASE STUDY 12

M&A Corporate Finance, 2004
Deal value: €330m

Managed:

Project managed from Paris.
20,000 pages, 150 users, Jun’ to Jul’04.

CASE STUDY 13

M&A Corporate Finance, 2005
Deal value: €328m

Managed:

Project managed from London.
33,000 pages, 50 users.

CASE STUDY 14

M&A Corporate Finance, 2005
Deal value: €302.5m

Managed:

Project managed from Paris.
48,000 pages, 200 users.

CASE STUDY 15

M&A Corporate Finance, 2005
Deal value: €250m

Managed:

Project managed from Paris.
45,000 pages, 130 users.

CASE STUDY 16

M&A Corporate Finance, 2005
Deal value: €235m

Managed:

Project managed from Paris.
15,000 pages, 150 users.

CASE STUDY 17

M&A Corporate Finance, 2005
Deal value: €205m

Managed:

Project managed from Frankfurt.
37,000 pages, 325 users.

CASE STUDY 18

M&A Corporate Finance, 2005
Deal value: €150m

Managed:

Project managed from Paris.
17,000 pages, 200 users.

CASE STUDY 19

M&A Corporate Finance, 2005
Deal value: €145m

Managed:

Project managed from Paris.
6,000 pages, 100 users.

CASE STUDY 20

M&A Corporate Finance, 2005
Deal value: €115m

Managed:

Project managed from Paris.
250 pages, 50 users.

CASE STUDY 21

M&A Corporate Finance, 2005
Deal value: €88m

Managed:

Project managed from Frankfurt.
€88m acquisition of paper chemicals business from Lanxess (previously Bayer AG) by Finnish Kemira Group.
14,000 pages, 115 users.

CASE STUDY 22

Corporate Project, 2005

Project managed from Paris.
Corporate project.
15,000 pages.