M&A Deal Summary

Accession Capital Partners Acquires Spearhead International

On September 8, 2021, mezzanine finance firm Accession Capital Partners acquired agriculture company Spearhead International from Paine Schwartz Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Accession Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in the Agriculture sector.
  • This is Accession Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2021-09-08
Target Spearhead International
Sector Agriculture
Buyer(s) Accession Capital Partners
Sellers(s) Paine Schwartz Partners
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Spearhead International

Cambridge, United Kingdom
Spearhead International is an agricultural producer company. Spearhead’s diversified primary product offering includes grains and oilseeds, potatoes and vegetables, sugar beet, seed crops, milk and livestock and other products. Spearhead International was founded in 1972 and is based in Cambridge, United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 1

DESCRIPTION

Accession Capital Partners (ACP) is an investment firm that typically provides junior capital alongside financial sponsors when pursuing acquisitions or growth investments. The Firm typically seeks to invest in mid-sized companies throughout Central Europe. ACP was established in 2000 and is based in Vienna, Austria.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 10
Sector: Agriculture M&A 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 2 of 3
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2021 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-03-22 Plasta Group

Vilnius, Lithuania

Plasta Group is a polyethylene recycler, producer, and supplier of sustainable plastic products. Plasta Group is headquartered in Vilnius, Lithuania.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-04-04 Akomex

Starogard Gdański, Poland

Akomex Group is a manufacturer of cardboard packaging in Poland. Akomex makes high-quality solid cardboard packaging, leaflets, labels, as well as trays and laminated sheets for the pharmaceutical, food, electronics and technology, personal care, and home appliances sectors. Akomex offers multiple options of product finishing such as hot-stamping, embossing (including Braille application), oil, dispersion, and UV varnishing. Akomex specializes in various methods for packaging protection against counterfeitings, such as holograms application, microprint, twin effect and more. Akomex was founded in 1993 and is based in Starogard Gdański, Poland.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Paine Schwartz Partners

San Mateo, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1997
PE ASSETS 6.5B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Paine Schwartz Partners is a private equity firm specializing in sustainable food chain investing. The Firm targets control investments in the food and agriculture sectors and will consider opportunities globally. Paine Schwartz Partners was formerly known as Paine & Partners - and before that was part of Fox Paine & Co. Paine Schwartz Partners has offices in San Mateo, California and New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 28 of 30
Sector: Agriculture M&A 7 of 8
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 8 of 9
Country: United Kingdom M&A 3 of 3
Year: 2021 M&A 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-08-26 Registrar

Hampton, Virginia, United States

Registrar is a SaaS-assisted provider of U.S. FDA compliance services to domestic and foreign food, medical devices, drugs, and cosmetic facilities. Registrar has expanded to eighteen international offices and has aided more than 30,000 companies across 160 countries. Registrar was founded in 2003 and is based in Hampton, Virginia.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-11-22 Hendrix Genetics

Boxmeer, Netherlands

Hendrix Genetics is a multi-species breeding company with primary activities in the layer, turkey, pig, aquaculture, and traditional poultry breeding. Hendrix Genetics was founded in 2005 and is based in Boxmeer, Netherlands.

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