M&A Deal Summary

Astorg Partners Acquires OGF Group - Pompes Funèbres Générales

On October 18, 2007, private equity firm Astorg Partners acquired consumer services company OGF Group - Pompes Funèbres Générales from Vestar Capital Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Astorg Partners’ 2nd transaction in the Consumer Services sector.
  • This is Astorg Partners’ 18th transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2007-10-18
Target OGF Group - Pompes Funèbres Générales
Sector Consumer Services
Buyer(s) Astorg Partners
Sellers(s) Vestar Capital Partners
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

OGF Group - Pompes Funèbres Générales

Paris, France
Founded in 1844, OGF Group is the leader in the French funeral services market. OGF has the largest integrated funeral services business and the most extensive network in France, with 1,100 points of sale, 378 funeral homes and 44 crematoria.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Astorg Partners

Paris, France

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1998
PE ASSETS 22.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Astorg Partners is a private equity firm that targets small to midcap company investments primarily in France and to a limited extent, Western Europe. Astorg Partners looks for companies valued between €400 million and €2 billion, requiring at least €15 million in equity. Areas of interest include healthcare, retail, distribution, hospitality, and professional services. Prospective transaction situations include leverage build-ups, divestitures, family transitions, and secondary buyouts. Astorg Partners was formed in 1998 and is based in Paris and has additional offices in London and Luxembourg.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 18 of 69
Sector: Consumer Services M&A 2 of 2
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 3 of 38
Country: France M&A 18 of 36
Year: 2007 M&A 2 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-04-10 Ethypharm

SaintCloud, France

Ethypharm is a Drug Delivery System (DDS) company. The company develops and manufactures medicinal products specialising in controlled release products. Drug Delivery Systems provide major benefits including improving the drug efficacy, enhancing patient compliance and comfort, extending the life cycle of existing drugs, and reducing the total cost of treatment. Ethypharm was founded in 1977 and is based in SaintCloud, France.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-10-24 Le Groupe SCT

La-Plaine-Saint-Denis, France

Le Groupe SCT is a switchless telecom operator that provides companies with a full range of innovative telecom services integrating fixed and mobile telephony, Internet, hosting solutions, data exchange and telephone equipment. Le Groupe SCT was founded in 1997 and is based in La-Plaine-Saint-Denis, France.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Vestar Capital Partners

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1988
PE ASSETS 11.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Vestar Capital Partners is a private equity firm that targets management buyouts and growth capital investments across North America and Europe in the consumer, business services, and healthcare sectors. The Firm looks to invest $50 to $150 million in transactions valued up to $1 billion. Specific areas of interest include food, apparel, household goods, retail, consumer services, industrial services, information services, manufacturing, distribution, transportation, financial services, media/communications, digital health media, and medical technology. Vestar Capital Partners was formed in 1988 and is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 35 of 67
Sector: Consumer Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 8 of 16
Country: France M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2007 M&A 4 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-09-27 Kroll

New York, New York, United States

Kroll is an independent financial advisory and investment banking firm, offering a broad range of consulting and advisory services to public and private companies. Kroll was founded in 1932 and is based in New York, New York.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-11-19 Tervita

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Tervita is a North American environmental solutions provider. Its integrated earth, water, waste and resource solutions deliver safe and efficient results through all phases of a project by minimizing impact, maximizing returns. Tervita was founded in 1979 and is based in Calgary, Canada.

Buy $3.5B