The Carlyle Group portfolio company Marle International acquires ATS-Sferic from Deloro Stellite

Paris, France – Marle International, the largest independent implant contract manufacturing company in Europe continues to pursue growth in the global orthopaedic industry through its acquisition of ATS-Sferic, a group of companies specialised in casting and machining knee and shoulder implants. With this acquisition, Marle widens its product offering to become Europe’s largest implant contract manufacturing business and completes its range of capabilities. The group will now be in a position to offer one-stop-shop orthopaedic implant manufacturing services across all major joints (hips, knees, shoulders) for smaller vendors as well as large OEMs. Marle’s President Antonio Gil said “Marle enjoys a very high level of trust with its customers and is perceived as the reference point in the orthopaedic forging industry in terms of technical expertise, quality and responsiveness. With the acquisition of ATS-Sferic, we hope to build on our good reputation and expand the business into new areas of service and manufacture and across new geographies. ATS-Sferic will help us in our vision of becoming the European leader in orthopaedic contract manufacturing." ATS is the second largest independent medical casting company in Europe. Based in Ales, France the company has a 5,800m2 site with a workforce of 120 personnel. Sferic is a machining company servicing mostly orthopaedic clients in France and Europe. Headquartered in Menars, France, the company has a 3,900m2 site with around 93 employees. Marle has a 30-year track record serving the orthopaedic implant industry and specialises in the precision forging, machining and finishing of hip implants. The Company has been taken from a modest forging operation with 11 employees in 1978 to the European leader it is today. Under The Carlyle Group’s ownership since July 2009, the Company has transitioned from a founder-managed business to a new organization and structure led by Antonio Gil and had previously completed a smaller acquisition in the machining area (SEEP) in September 2011. Marle International was advised by Frieh Bouhénic, Deloitte Finance and Leonardo Midcap for the transaction. Bank financing was provided by CIC Est, Société Générale and LCL and The Carlyle Group provided equity financing. * * * * * Press contact: DGM PR Agency Hughes Schmitt Tel: +33 (1) 40 70 11 89