M&A Deal Summary

ACON Investments and Humus Capital Partners Acquire Biosidus

On June 7, 2018, private equity firms ACON Investments and Humus Capital Partners acquired life science company Biosidus

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is ACON Investments’ 4th and Humus Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in the Life Science sector.
  • This is ACON Investments’ 2nd and Humus Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in Argentina.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2018-06-07
Target Biosidus
Sector Life Science
Buyer(s) ACON Investments
Humus Capital Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Biosidus

Buenos Aires, Argentina
Biosidus is a manufacturer and distributor of biosimilar pharmaceuticals with exports worldwide to more than 25 countries across four continents. The Company's efforts are mainly focused on accelerating the arrival to the market of our pipeline as well as developing innovative technologies such as gene therapy applied to vascular pathology at the central or peripheral level and Transgenic Animals, a technological platform applied to human proteins and functional foods. Biosidus was founded in 1983 and is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

ACON Investments

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1996
PE ASSETS 7.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

ACON Investments is an international private equity firm that targets investments in the US, Europe, and Latin America. ACON's investment strategy covers 'opportunities at times of change - responding at points of inflection where value creation is possible'. Examples include businesses that serve the rapidly growing US Hispanic population, energy and energy service needs, businesses in need of operational help, and opportunities in Latin America resulting from economic deregulation and political liberalization. ACON's looks for companies where it can commit $20 to $150 million of equity capital. Target sectors include consumer products and services, distribution, business services and industrial manufacturing. ACON Investments was formed in 1996 and has offices in Washington DC; Houston, Texas; Los Angeles, California; and Madrid, Spain.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 49 of 71
Sector (Life Science) 4 of 5
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 13 of 22
Country (Argentina) 2 of 2
Year (2018) 2 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-03-25 Fiesta Mart

Houston, Texas, United States

Fiesta Mart LLC is a food retailer with an emphasis on the Hispanic market. Fiesta Mart was founded in 1972 and is based in Houston, Texas.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-07-11 Hidrotenencias S.A.

United States

Hidrotenencias owns and operates three run-of-the-river hydroelectric projects located in the Chiriqui province, western Panama, with a total capacity of 30MW. Each of these power plants has an installed capacity of 10MW. Its first plant started operations and has been generating since 2008, while two new plants are currently under construction downstream in the same river and are expected to start operations in late 2012. Hidrotenencias is a renewable energy platform that seeks to expand in Panama and other countries in Latin America.

Sell -
DESCRIPTION

Humus Capital is a private equity firm focused on acquiring established, mid-sized, South American companies. Sectors of interest include food/beverages, basic materials, media, and technology. Humus Capital will consider a variety of transaction situations including family-owned companies as well as corporate divestitures. Humus Capital was formed in 2010 and is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Life Science) 1 of 1
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 1 of 1
Country (Argentina) 1 of 1
Year (2018) 1 of 1