M&A Deal Summary

TA Associates Acquires Nactarome

On November 24, 2021, private equity firm TA Associates acquired food company Nactarome from Ambienta

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is TA Associates’ 3rd transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is TA Associates’ 4th transaction in Italy.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2021-11-24
Target Nactarome
Sector Food
Buyer(s) TA Associates
Sellers(s) Ambienta
Deal Type Secondary Buyout
Advisor(s) Lazard Ltd. (Financial)
PedersoliGattai (Legal)

Target

Nactarome

Bresso, Italy
Nactarome is a European platform developing and manufacturing natural flavors, colors and ingredients for the food, beverage and life sciences industries. Nactarome develops and manufactures a diversified portfolio of high-quality, natural taste and colors solutions that are applicable across the food, beverage and life sciences industries. Nactarome is based in Bresso, Italy.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

TA Associates

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1968
PE ASSETS 65.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

TA Associates is a private equity firm that targets investments in middle-market and large companies around the world. TA will consider control or minority investments in profitable companies and looks to commit between $70 and $500 million per transaction. TA proactively reaches out to companies directly in sourcing potential investment opportunities. Prospective businesses are generally valued between $100 million and $3 billion. Areas of interest include technology, software, communications, financial services, healthcare, business services, semiconductors/electronics, and consumer products/services. In addition to investing equity capital, TA also makes subordinated debt investments. TA's geographic preference is North America, Asia/Pacific, and Europe. TA Associates was formed in 1968 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 334 of 363
Sector (Food) 3 of 4
Type (Secondary Buyout) 57 of 68
Country (Italy) 4 of 5
Year (2021) 21 of 23
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-11-21 Death Wish Coffee

Saratoga Springs, New York, United States

Death Wish Coffee is a developer, manufacturer and marketer of super-premium, branded packaged coffee based in Saratoga Springs, New York. Founded in 2012, the company’s product portfolio consists of ground coffee, single-serve pods, instant coffee, ready-to-drink cold brew and merchandise. Death Wish Coffee sources beans that are Fair Trade, USDA Certified Organic and intended to provide a unique, bold flavor. The company's products are sold through an assortment of brick-and-mortar retailers and direct-to-consumer via its website and other e-commerce channels.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-12-01 Tega Industries

Kolkata, India

Tega Industries offers a range of products and services used in mining, mineral processing, screening, grinding and material handling. Tega’s primary offering is customized wear-resistant mill liners that are used for grinding and sizing of mineral ores. Tega Industries was founded in 1976 and is based in Kolkata, India.

Sell -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Ambienta

Milan, Italy

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2007
PE ASSETS 3.0B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Ambienta is a pan-European middle-market investor focused on acquiring rapidly expanding companies capturing long-term environmental trends. The Firm will consider opportunities throughout Europe and looks to commit €30 to €100 million per transaction. Ambienta was formed in 2007 and is based in Milan, Italy.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 11 of 13
Sector (Food) 1 of 1
Type (Secondary Buyout) 1 of 3
Country (Italy) 8 of 9
Year (2021) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-08-02 Calucem

Mannheim, Germany

Calucem is a provider of calcium aluminate cement, supplying high-quality and specialty cement to both the refractory and building chemistry industries. The company's products include low and medium-grade alumina cement and clinker. Calucem was founded in 1925 and is based in Mannheim, Germany.

Sell €150M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-09-29 SF Filter

Bachenbülach, Switzerland

SF Filter provides filter products from original equipment suppliers (OES), as well as its own premium filter products, allowing contract manufacturers and OES to procure all their products directly from the company. Customers also benefit from a specialist sales team with extensive application and consulting expertise backed up by a growing e-commerce platform. Through its role as a value-added distributor, SF Filter also acts as a key link between customers and OES, thereby delivering additional value beyond its traditional intermediary role. SF Filter is based in Bachenbülach, Switzerland.

Sell -
Mergr

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