M&A Deal Summary

JBS Acquires Vivera

On April 19, 2021, JBS acquired food company Vivera from Rivean Capital for 341M EUR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is JBS’s 10th transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is JBS’s 6th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is JBS’s 1st transaction in the Netherlands.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2021-04-19
Target Vivera
Sector Food
Buyer(s) JBS
Sellers(s) Rivean Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 341M EUR

Target

Vivera

Holten, Netherlands
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Vivera develops and produces a broad range of innovative plant-based meat replacement products for major retailers in over 25 countries across Europe, with relevant market share in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and Germany. Vivera was founded in 1990 and is based in Holten, Netherlands.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

JBS

São Paulo, Brazil

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Category Company
Founded 1953
Sector Food
Employees250,000
Revenue 270.2B BRL (2020)
DESCRIPTION
JBS office in Greeley, Colorado.
JBS office in Greeley, Colorado.

JBS is a global producer and processor of beef, chicken and pork, and other meat products. JBS was established in 1953 and is based in São Paulo, Brazil.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 10 of 11
Sector (Food) 10 of 10
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 6 of 7
Country (Netherlands) 1 of 1
Year (2021) 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 6 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-09-11 Moy Park

Craigavon, United Kingdom

Moy Park Ltd. is a food company providing fresh, high quality, locally farmed poultry and complementary convenience food products and brands to customers and consumers. Moy Park Ltd. was founded in 1943 and is based in Craigavon, United Kingdom.

Sell $1.3B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-11-18 BioTech Foods

San Sebastian, Spain

BioTech Foods is a development of biotechnology for the production of cultivated protein, with the support of the Spanish government and the European Union. BioTech Foods was founded in 2017 and is based in San Sebastian, Spain.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Rivean Capital

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1982
PE ASSETS 5.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Gilde Buy Out Partners (GBO) is unit of Gilde Investment Management, a Dutch private equity group. Gilde Buy Out Partners (GBO) targets investments in larger businesses valued from €75 and €600 million with at least €8 million in cash flow. Broad sectors of interest include services, consumer goods, manufacturing, and industrial products. GBO looks for investments across Western Europe, with an emphasis on opportunities in Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, Germany, Switzerland and Austria. Gilde was formed in 1982 and has offices in Utrecht, Paris, Brussels, and Zurich.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 39 of 42
Sector (Food) 8 of 8
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 11 of 12
Country (Netherlands) 23 of 25
Year (2021) 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-12-21 TonerPartner

Gevelsberg, Germany

TonerPartner is an online retailer specializing in the marketing of ink, toner, and printer cartridges for a wide range of printers in 16 European countries. The company offers one of the broadest portfolios of original branded products, high-quality white label and own branded compatible alternatives, as well as environmentally friendly recycled products. TonerPartner was founded in 1993 and is based in Gevelsberg, Germany.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-04-23 EDCO

Eindhoven, Netherlands

EDCO is a distributor of non-food FMCG products across a wide range of categories comprising over 20.000 different products and covering large retail assortments. Products and services are offered to a broad customer base (+3k customers) consisting of different archetype retailers including food discounters, discount non-food, super/hypermarkets, small independents, specialists and e-commerce. EDCO was founded in 1978 and is based in Eindhoven, Netherlands.

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