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05/2025

BIOBANK acquired by IK PARTNERS

FRANCE Life Sciences / Medical Devices / Implants & Prosthetics EV 50M - 150M EUR

Context

This transaction structurally constitutes a tertiary leveraged buyout, marking a significant reorganization of the target's capital structure. The incoming pan-European financial sponsor successfully preempted a highly competitive auction process orchestrated by a specialized investment bank, decisively securing a majority controlling stake. Crucially, the operation features substantial reinvestments from both historical private equity partners and the entire executive management team, ensuring total long-term strategic alignment. The capital structure is completed by a bespoke unitranche debt facility currently under final negotiation. The primary strategic rationale underpinning this renewed financial partnership is to massively accelerate the company's international rollout. The explicit roadmap mandates robust external growth through targeted acquisitions and the establishment of new distributor partnerships across specific neighboring European countries, aiming to swiftly replicate its domestic dominance on a continental scale.

BIOBANK, which reported an EBITDA margin of in 2023, is valued in this transaction at an EV/EBITDA multiple of , representing a to the average currently observed in the Healthcare & Pharma sector (15.3x).

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Target

Biobank is a specialized medtech company and the undisputed domestic market leader in providing bone allografts to orthopedic surgeons. These critical grafts are sustainably sourced from living donors during specific surgical procedures. The company boasts a highly resilient and exceptionally secure operational risk profile. Over recent years, the firm has successfully transformed from a localized entity into a robust international player, establishing a strong regulatory, clinical, and marketing foundation. Its superior allograft technology is steadily replacing traditional alternative techniques across the medical field. Following a successful historical acquisition of its Swiss distributor, the enterprise is strategically positioned to leverage its advanced technological edge to continuously expand and ultimately capture the premier leadership position across the entire European orthopedic grafting market.

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Valuation range: EV 50M - 150M EUR

Revenue range: 10M - 30M EUR

EBITDA range: 5M - 25M EUR

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Acquirer: ik partners