M&A Deal Summary |
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| Date | 2015-06-22 |
| Target | ESIM Chemicals |
| Sector | Chemicals |
| Buyer(s) | Ardian |
| Sellers(s) | DPx Holdings BV |
| Deal Type | Divestiture |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1996 |
| PE ASSETS | 127.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Ardian is a mega-sized diversified investment group focused on opportunities worldwide. Ardian invests across and manages funds focused on small and mid-sized buyouts, growth capital financings, mezzanine, infrastructure, real estate, and co-investment opportunities. Ardian's small-buyouts group targets controlling interests in French, German, and Italian businesses valued up to €100 million. It's mid-sized buyout group seeks businesses valued up €1.5 billion and does not have any geographic limitations. The Infrastructure team looks for European opportunities and can commit up to €1 billion per transaction. The Mezzanine group supports junior capital commitments of €5 to €80 million. In addition to direct investing, Ardian also manages various private equity fund-of-funds. Ardian was founded in 1996 and is based in Paris.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 241 of 464 |
| Sector: Chemicals M&A | 8 of 11 |
| Type: Divestiture M&A Deals | 15 of 34 |
| Country: Austria M&A | 2 of 4 |
| Year: 2015 M&A | 14 of 27 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-06-22 |
Biomnis SA
Lyon, France Biomnis, formerly Laboratoire Marcel Mérieux, is a provider of pathological analysis in the fields of molecular diagnostics, tissue, fertility treatment and specialised biochemistry. It provides services on behalf of laboratories throughout France, operating two specialist sites in Paris and Lyon, with further sites in Paris, Lyon, Bordeaux, Dublin and Dubai. The group also owns a fully integrated logistics operation, TSE, handling five million samples per annum, collected daily throughout France. |
Sell | €220M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-06-24 |
Brico Privé
Montredon, France Brico Privé is a provider of professional-quality products at affordable prices. Bricoprivé.com was founded in 2012 and is based in Montredon, France. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2014 |
| Sector | Life Science |
| Employees | 8,000 |
DPx Holdings BV is a provider of development and manufacturing services, pharmaceutical products and technologies and select chemical products for other industries. DPx Holdings was founded in 2014 and is based in Framingham, Massachusetts.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 1 |
| Sector: Chemicals M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Type: Divestiture M&A Deals | 1 of 1 |
| Country: Austria M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Year: 2015 M&A | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-08-27 |
Gallus Biopharmaceuticals
St. Louis, Montana, United States Gallus BioPharmaceuticals is a contract manufacturing company offering exceptional contract services to its clients. Gallus’ world-class facility in St. Louis is distinguished by nearly three decades of biologics development and over a decade of commercial cGMP manufacturing, including the ongoing manufacture of Remicade® and Stelara® for Janssen Pharmaceuticals. |
Buy | - |
