Transaction Details

June 1, 2013
Zurich

Sector

Business Services, Consumer, Retail, E-commerce and Leisure

Deal Type

M&A

Deal Value

N/D

Deal Team

Dr Michael Hinderer, Thierry de Sépibus, Madeleine Jahr, Daniel Fritz, Boris Hippel

GCA Altium acted as exclusive financial adviser to Argantis on its sale of Roventa-Henex to Findosinvestor.

Roventa-Henex SA (“the Company”) is the leading company for “Swiss Made” private label watches covering, in particular, the medium and high-end watch segments. Headquartered in Switzerland with a subsidiary in Hong Kong, the Company employs approximately 100 people and concentrates exclusively on the production of “Swiss Made” watches using mechanical as well as quartz movements. Roventa-Henex is a service company, acting like an architect by offering its customers the most comprehensive spectrum of customized services in the watch industry, including in-house design, product development, supervision of components manufacturing and production services. Its services are targeted at traditional luxury and premium watch brands, prestigious jewellers, watch retail chains and lifestyle / fashion brands.

Findos, based in Munich, is an independent mid-market private equity fund backed exclusively by prestigious German family-owned companies.

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