M&A Deal Summary

Arysta LifeScience Acquires Goëmar S.A.

On March 26, 2014, Arysta LifeScience acquired life science company Goëmar S.A. from Pechel

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Arysta LifeScience’s 1st transaction in the Life Science sector.
  • This is Arysta LifeScience’s 1st transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-03-26
Target Goëmar S.A.
Sector Life Science
Buyer(s) Arysta LifeScience
Sellers(s) Pechel
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Goëmar S.A.

Saint Malo, France
Bio-stimulants and natural defences stimulators for agriculture

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Arysta LifeScience

Chuo-Ku, Japan

Category Company
Founded 2001
Sector Agriculture
DESCRIPTION

Arysta LifeScience is an agrochemicals and pharmaceuticals company that produces a range of insecticides, fungicides and herbicides as well as a number of products for the healthcare and veterinary medicine markets. Arysta LifeScience was founded in 2001 and is based in Chuo-Ku, Japan.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 7
Sector: Life Science M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: France M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2014 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-05-25 Plant Impact

Harpenden, United Kingdom

Plant Impact Plc develops and formulates products that realize and enhance crop capacity, enabling growers to improve quality and deliver consistently higher marketable yields. Plant Impact was founded in 2003 and is based in Harpenden, United Kingdom.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Pechel

Paris, France

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2004
PE ASSETS 550M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Pechel is a private equity firm focused on investing in medium-sized, privately owned businesses. Pechel looks for opportunities in a variety of industrial and service-based industries valued between €30 and €200 million. Target transaction situations include growth capital financings, buyouts, and divestitures. The Firm prefers businesses operating in France and Western Europe. Pechel was founded in 2004 and is based in Paris.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 19
Sector: Life Science M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: France M&A 5 of 18
Year: 2014 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-04-01 Precisium Groupe

Sainte Geneviève des Bois, France

Precisium Groupe is a distributor of spare parts for the automotive industry. Precisium Groupe was established in 1999 and is based in Sainte Geneviève des Bois, France.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-10-27 CWI Group SAS

Aix-en-Provence, France

CWI Group SAS is an insurance brokerage firm specializing in the creation, distribution, and management of affinity insurance in France, second market player of affinity insurance in France. CWI Group was established in 2001 and is based in Aix-en-Provence, France.

Sell $71M