CoBe Capital, a global private investment firm with a permanent capital base, specializes in the acquisition and operation of non-core and underperforming business units in the Americas and Europe fro...
CoBe Capital, a global private investment firm with a permanent capital base, specializes in the acquisition and operation of non-core and underperforming business units in the Americas and Europe from leading global corporations. Firm Profile: • Focus on acquisition and operation of non-core and under-performing corporate divestitures • Strategy is agnostic to industry sector • Owns and operates a diversified portfolio of companies in North American and Europe • Offices in New York City, Cologne and Zurich • Strong track record of successful turnarounds Portfolio Companies: • Bus Part Warehouse (USA) - acquired from HSBC Holdings plc (LON: HSBA) • Hatria (Italy) - acquired from Mohawk Industries'​ (NYSE: MHK) Marazzi Group • Resilion (USA) - acquired from IAC/InterActiveCorp (NASDAQ: IACI) • Stark Manufacturing (USA) - acquired from Dover Corporation's DE-STA-CO (NYSE: DOV) • Techco Security (Spain and Italy) - acquired from Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK) • Völker (Germany) - acquired from Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: HRC) • Warendorfer Küchen (Germany) - acquired from AFG Arbonia-Forster-Holding AG (SIX: AFGN) Acquisition Profile: • Divestiture by leading global corporation • Sales decision based on the strategic decision that the business is non-core, non-strategic and/or underperforming • Target company undergoing financial, operational and/or market related transition • Revenue up to $1 billion • Primary operations in the Americas or Europe • Excess cost, capacity or underperformance • Opportunity to add value
Founded Year
1994
Organization Website
cobecapital.com
Organization Languages
English
Organization Revenue
7000
Current Technologies
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Job Functions
Business Development
Finance
Operations
Entrepreneurship
six sigma
iso 9000
private equity
mampa
operations
ma
complex carveouts
mergers & acquisitions
corporate divestitures
divestitures
turnarounds
lean manufacturing
special situations investing
toyota production system
venture capital & private equity
finance
Darren Chaffee's Work History and Education
CoBe Capital
Managing Director, Global Mergers and Acquisitions