M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2021-07-02 |
| Target | Parexel |
| Sector | Life Science |
| Buyer(s) |
EQT
Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking |
| Sellers(s) | Pamplona Capital Management - Private Equity |
| Deal Type | Secondary Buyout |
| Deal Value | 8.5B USD |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1994 |
| PE ASSETS | 50.0B EUR |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
EQT is a global private equity group that purses a variety of investment strategies around the world. EQT is divided into several investment disciplines, including private capital, real assets, credit, and venture. The Firm's private capital group targets large, market-leading enterprises (investment size of €125 to €1.5 billion) across Europe and the US, as well as mid-market, growth companies (investment size of €40 to €125 million) across the US, Europe, China, and Southeast Asia. The Firm's real assets group seeks to identify control or co-control equity investments (investment size of €500 to €1 billion) in medium-sized infrastructure companies that provide an essential service to society, are recession resilient, and have secure cash flows. EQT's credit group provides flexible, long-term debt capital solutions to medium-sized European businesses, across a wide range of sectors. EQT was established in 1994 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 252 of 287 |
| Sector (Life Science) | 12 of 14 |
| Type (Secondary Buyout) | 73 of 89 |
| State (North Carolina) | 3 of 3 |
| Country (United States) | 40 of 52 |
| Year (2021) | 15 of 23 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 3 of 41 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-02 |
Iver
Stockholm, Sweden Iver is a Swedish managed IT services provider with capabilities for full IT outsourcing, providing their clients with contracted services, including hosting, cloud, and application management. Iver has managed to build strong customer relationships in Sweden and Norway by combining dedicated customer focus with high-quality IT solutions. Iver was formed in 2018 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-03 |
Cypress Creek Renewables
Santa Monica, California, United States Cypress Creek Renewables is a developer and long-term owner of solar energy projects with development assets in markets across the United States. Their business model is focused on utility-scale ground mount projects from 2-20MW AC in capacity. Cypress Creek Renewables was founded in 2014 and is based in Santa Monica, California. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1986 |
| PE ASSETS | 155.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division is the investment arm of Goldman Sachs. The primary corporate investment group within the Merchant Banking Division is Goldman Sachs' direct investment arm. GS's direct investment arm consists of GS Capital Partners, GS Mezzanine Partners, and GS Growth Partners. GS Capital Partners is the direct corporate equity investment group which seeks LBO, recapitalization, and growth investments to help fund acquisitions, expansions, recapitalizations, restructurings, buyouts, and take privates. GS Capital Partners looks to invest between $50 and $800 million in opportunities in North/South America, Europe, Asia. GS Mezzanine Partners is the junior capital arm of Goldman Sachs. GS Mezzanine looks to invest between $200 million and and $800 million in transactions valued up to $10 billion. Investment proceeds are used to fund leveraged buyouts, expansion financings, recapitalizations, acquisitions, and restructurings. GS Growth looks to invest in growth equity transactions. The unit seeks to commit $20 to $200 million per investment. Other units within GS's merchant banking division include Real Estate, Infrastructure, and Urban Investments. Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division is based in New York City.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 173 of 178 |
| Sector (Life Science) | 5 of 6 |
| Type (Secondary Buyout) | 61 of 63 |
| State (North Carolina) | 2 of 2 |
| Country (United States) | 121 of 122 |
| Year (2021) | 5 of 6 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 5 of 52 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-28 |
DNA Diagnostics Center
Fairfield, Ohio, United States DNA Diagnostics Center is a provider of private DNA testing services for paternity and other family relationships, forensics, cell line authentication, and ancestry. DDC provides products approved by the FDA and EMA, and is accredited by the American Association of Blood Banks (AABB), The Ministry of Justice, The College of American Pathologists (CAP), and The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment (CLIA). DNA Diagnostics Center was founded in 1995 and is based in Fairfield, Ohio. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-13 |
Suja Juice
Oceanside, California, United States Suja Juice is an organic, non-GMO, cold-pressed juice brand and among the fastest-growing beverage companies in the U.S. Suja is available for purchase at most major grocery and natural foods stores nationwide and select products can be purchased online at sujaJuice.com. Suja Juice was founded in 2012 and is based in Oceanside, California. |
Sell | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2005 |
| PE ASSETS | 11.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Pamplona Capital Management - Private Equity, is the private equity unit of asset manager Pamplona, which also provides hedge funds and hedge fund-of-funds products. Pamplona PE invests in 'market leading' companies in a variety of industry sectors. The Group will consider opportunities throughout North America and Europe. Pamplona PE was established in 2005 and is based in London and New York.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 17 of 20 |
| Sector (Life Science) | 2 of 2 |
| Type (Secondary Buyout) | 7 of 8 |
| State (North Carolina) | 1 of 1 |
| Country (United States) | 5 of 8 |
| Year (2021) | 1 of 3 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 1 of 4 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-21 |
Signature Foods Belgium
Turnhout, Belgium Signature Foods Belgium is a producer of chilled spreadable salads and convenience food. Signature Foods Belgium was founded in 2006 and is based in Turnhout, Belgium. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-15 |
Patientco
Atlanta, Georgia, United States Patientco is a vertically integrated payment technology company that was founded specifically to rethink the patient payment experience in healthcare. The company provides greater connectivity, advanced analytics, and more so that health systems only need one patient payments partner and technology platform. It improves financial care across the entire patient journey, from pre-service to post-service, while increasing payments and revenue for today’s top health systems. Patientco was formed in 2008 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia. |
Sell | - |
