M&A Deal Summary

ECS Capital Acquires Artlant Pta SA

On September 21, 2010, private equity firm ECS Capital acquired chemicals company Artlant Pta SA for 97M EUR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is ECS Capital’s 1st transaction in the Chemicals sector.
  • This is ECS Capital’s 0th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is ECS Capital’s 12th transaction in Portugal.
Investment Fate
  • Artlant Pta SA was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2017.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2010-09-21
Target Artlant Pta SA
Sector Chemicals
Buyer(s) ECS Capital
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Deal Value 97M EUR

Target

Artlant Pta SA

Monte Feio, Portugal
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Artlant Pta, SA is a Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA) plant in the Sines Industrial Complex in Portugal is a large PTA producer in Europe with a production capacity of 700,000 tonnes per annum. Artlant PTA, SA was incorporated in 2006 and is based in Monte Feio, Portugal.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

ECS Capital

Lisboa, Portugal

Investor Investor Investor

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2006
PE ASSETS 845M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

ECS Capital SCR SA is a private equity firm that targets growth companies headquartered in Portugal. ECS also selectively considers opportunities in Spain. ECS is a generalist investor primarily acquires majority stakes and looks to commit €5 to €15 million per transaction. Prospective transaction situations include growth capital financings, MBOs, MBIs, consolidations, and recapitalizations. ECS Capital SCR SA was formed in 2006 and is based in Lisbon.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 13 of 19
Sector (Chemicals) 1 of 1
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 3 of 3
Country (Portugal) 12 of 18
Year (2010) 7 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-07-01 Iberol

Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal

Oilseed crushing, refining and biodiesel production for the food, feed and energy markets.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-01-01 NewVision

Lisboa, Portugal

NEWVISION is a Portuguese technology-based company. Our objective is to offer a wide and global range of solutions focalized in the Public Services area, with a suitable line of products. NEWVISION, today, has more than two thousand Solutions installed in more than three hundred Customers, located in Europe, Africa, Middle-East and Latin America. NEWVISION also relies on their Partners net, with whom shares the same values as integrity, honesty and passion for new ideas and solutions, which can represent an added value for Customers.

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