Proventis Partners advises JOMOS Group on the sale to VINCI Energies

Zurich, 22 October 2018 – Proventis Partners exclusively advised JOMOS Holding AG (“JOMOS”) and JOMOS EuroSprinkler AG (“EuroSprinkler”) on the successful sale to VINCI Energies (“VINCI”).

About the transaction

On October 2, VINCI Energies, a subsidiary of the VINC! Group, specializing in energy and information and communication technology (ICT), closed a deal to acquire 100% of the shares in JOMOS Group, one of Switzerland’s leading fire protection suppliers. With a combined workforce of 170 people and total revenue of CHF 39 million in 2017, JOMOS Group has been active in this market for 23 years. It consists of JOMOS, a supplier of technical fire protection, and EuroSprinkler, a producer of sprinkler products.

JOMOS will be integrated into the Fire Protection Solutions Group, making it a wholly owned subsidiary of VINCI Energies. The main site in Balsthal will strengthen the presence of the Fire Protection Solutions Group in Switzerland.

According to Stefan Falk, General Manager of VINCI Energies Deutschland Schutzsysteme, “This acquisition allows us to expand the activities of the Fire Protection Solution Group in Switzerland and to strengthen the leading position of the Group on the market”.

Role of Proventis Partners

Proventis Partners has advised the shareholders and the management teams of both JOMOS and EuroSprinkler throughout the entire M&A process. Services provided included the preparation of full transaction documentations, identification and approach of suitable investors, due diligence support and negotiation of the commercial terms of the transactions.

About JOMOS

JOMOS is a leading technical fire protection company in Switzerland. The company proposes a complete service offer, both for the management of installations and the maintenance of small appliances. JOMOS supports 3,500 maintenance contracts in the field of fire and smoke protection. It has a wide portfolio of clients in Zurich, Basel, etc.

About EuroSprinkler

EuroSprinkler is a leading producer of sprinkler products in Switzerland. The company offers a diverse portfolio of standard and special sprinklers, such as dry sprinklers, low density foam sprinklers and sprinklers with high discharge rates, as well as sprinkler accessories.

About VINCI Energies

Connection, performance, energy efficiency, data. In a constantly changing world, VINCI Energies is picking up the pace of rolling out new technologies to make two major changes a reality: the digital transformation and energy transition. With its strong local presence and agile organizational structure, VINCI Energies, through its business units, is making energy, transport and communication infrastructure, as well as manufacturing plants and buildings, more reliable, safer and more efficient day by day. Figures 2017: EUR 10.8 billion revenue, 69,400 employees, 1,600 business units, 53 countries.

Fire Protection Solutions is a wholly owned subsidiary of VINCI Energies Deutschland GmbH, Frankfurt/Main. It proposes fire protection solutions (engineering, CAD Design, installation, service/maintenance and emergency service) for every kind of building: production plants, ware houses, hotels and shopping malls (sprinkler systems, water spraysysterns, foam systems, gas systems, spark systems, fire detection systems, special systems). The group employs 1,000 collaborators and represented a turnover of EUR 182 million in 2017.

About Proventis Partners

Proventis Partners is a partner-managed mid-market M&A-advisory boutique, whose main clients comprise corporations, family businesses and private equity funds. With 30 professionals, Proventis Partners is active in the sectors Industrials, Business Services, Consumer & Retail, TMT, Healthcare and Energy. Besides the five offices in Zurich, Munich, Cologne, Hamburg and Budapest, Proventis Partners maintains a qualified partner network in Europe, Asia, and the United States.