M&A Deal Summary

Atena Equity Partners Acquires Sidefarma

On December 20, 2021, private equity firm Atena Equity Partners acquired life science company Sidefarma

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Atena Equity Partners’ 1st transaction in the Life Science sector.
  • This is Atena Equity Partners’ 11th transaction in Portugal.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2021-12-20
Target Sidefarma
Sector Life Science
Buyer(s) Atena Equity Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Advisor(s) CCA Group (Financial)

Target

Sidefarma

Lisbon, Portugal
Sidefarma specializes in the marketing and manufacture of pharmaceutical products for different therapeutic areas. Sidefarma provides contract manufacturing and produces several pharmaceutical forms for some of the world's largest companies in the pharmaceutical sector. Among the products manufactured are prescription medicines, OTC´s, food supplements, cosmetics, medical devices, hospital medicines and biocide. Sidefarma was founded in 1977 and is based in Lisbon, Portugal.

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Buyer

Atena Equity Partners

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2014
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Atena Equity Partners is a private equity firm focused on acquiring and investing in lower middle-market Portuguese companies. Atena looks to invest up to €15 million in companies valued between €10 and €50 million. The Firm does not have any sector preferences and generally pursues a variety investment situations, including buy-and-build opportunities, companies facing succession issues, financial restructurings, growth capital financings, and non-core divestitures. Atena Equity Partners was formed in 2014 and is based in Lisbon.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 11 of 18
Sector (Life Science) 1 of 1
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 9 of 15
Country (Portugal) 11 of 18
Year (2021) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-07-01 HPA

Almada, Portugal

HPA provides private outpatient health care, with agreements with the majority of health systems and agreements (ADSE, Multicare, Advancecare, Médis). It offers a wide range of specialty consultations and clinical units, amongst other, for Diagnostic Imaging, Nuclear Medicine, Unscheduled Medical Care and Ambulatory Surgery Unit. HPA is based in Almada, Portugal.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-07-01 Quinta & Santos

Várzea, Portugal

Quinta & Santos provides textile dyeing and finishing techniques for major luxury textile brands. The factory incorporates a research and development center dedicated to the investigation of new technologies and different methods of elaborating innovative and revolutionary processes for the textile industry. These processes include the improvement of the finishing techniques and personalization of services and solutions to meet clients´ needs. Quinta & Santos is based in Várzea, Portugal.

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