M&A Deal Summary

Altor Equity Partners and Bain Capital Private Equity Acquire Ewos AS

On July 19, 2013, private equity firms Altor Equity Partners and Bain Capital Private Equity acquired agriculture company Ewos AS from Cermaq ASA for 6.5B NOK

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Altor Equity Partners’ 1st and Bain Capital Private Equity’s 1st transaction in the Agriculture sector.
  • This is Altor Equity Partners’ and Bain Capital Private Equity’s 54th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Altor Equity Partners’ 10th and Bain Capital Private Equity’s 1st transaction in Norway.
Investment Fate
  • Ewos AS was sold to a strategic buyer in 2015 for 1.4B EUR.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2013-07-19
Target Ewos AS
Sector Agriculture
Buyer(s) Altor Equity Partners
Bain Capital Private Equity
Sellers(s) Cermaq ASA
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 6.5B NOK

Target

Ewos AS

Bergen, Norway
Ewos is a supplier of feed and nutrition for the international aquaculture industry. Founded in 1935, the company operates in the world's four major salmon farming regions: Norway, Chile, Canada and Scotland.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

Altor Equity Partners

Stockholm, Sweden

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2003
PE ASSETS 8.3B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Altor Equity Partners is a private equity firm that looks to principally invest in medium-sized Nordic based companies across a broad range of industries. Altor typically seeks control positions when investing. Prospective companies generally have revenues of €50 to €500 million. Broad areas of interest include healthcare services, electronics, technology, financial services, business services, niche manufacturing, capital equipment, software, marine, consumer products, and communications. Altor Equity Partners was formed in 2003 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 43 of 92
Sector (Agriculture) 1 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 4 of 6
Country (Norway) 10 of 19
Year (2013) 2 of 4
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-07-15 Rossignol

Saint-Jean de Moirans, France

Rossignol is a designer, manufacturer, and marketer of sliding winter sports equipment. Rossignol offers skis, ski boots, poles, snowboards, helmets, bindings, accessories, and a full collection of men’s, women’s, and children’s clothing. Rossignol was founded in 1907 and is based in Saint-Jean de Moirans, France.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-08-06 Enhanced Well Technologies

Straume, Norway

Enhanced Well Technologies is a supplier of specialized drilling technology to the global oil and gas industry. Enhanced Well Technologies is based in Straume, Norway.

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Buyer

Bain Capital Private Equity

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1984
PE ASSETS 44.2B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Bain Capital Private Equity (BCPE), is the private equity investment arm of alternative asset management firm, Bain Capital. BCPE targets leveraged buyout and growth capital transactions in a wide variety of industries including information technology, communications, media, healthcare, industrial/manufacturing, retail/consumer, and financial services. Bain Capital is based in Boston with additional offices in New York, London, Mumbai, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Tokyo, and Munich.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 110 of 236
Sector (Agriculture) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 26 of 37
Country (Norway) 1 of 1
Year (2013) 10 of 16
Size (of disclosed) 54 of 72
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-07-18 BPL

Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

BPL is a manufacturer of plasma-derived protein therapies. The company exports to more than 45 countries worldwide. BPL has over 60 years of experience developing and manufacturing plasma-derived therapies since being established as part of the Lister Institute in 1950, and currently markets a wide range of products including coagulation factors, human immunoglobulins, and albumin. BPL is committed to continued investment in research and development to maintain its key position as a reliable supplier of high-quality products to patients and healthcare providers worldwide.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-08-06 Blackhawk Specialty Tools

Houma, Louisiana, United States

Blackhawk Specialty Tools LLC is a provider of premium automated top drive cement heads and related equipment and services to both deepwater oil and gas drilling applications in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and land based drilling. Blackhawk designs, manufactures and rents highly-engineered cement heads in various sizes and pressure ratings.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Cermaq ASA

Oslo, Norway
Category Company
Sector Food
DESCRIPTION

Cermaq is one of the world's leading companies in farming of salmon and trout, with operations in Norway, Canada and Chile.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Agriculture) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (Norway) 1 of 1
Year (2013) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-02-15 Hammerfest Lakseslakteri AS

Rypefjord, Norway

Hammerfest Lakseslakteri AS is a fish farming company produces salmon fishes.

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