M&A Deal Summary

Blue Wolf Capital Partners Acquires Meribel Pharma Solutions

On October 11, 2024, private equity firm Blue Wolf Capital Partners acquired life science company Meribel Pharma Solutions from 21 Invest and Intermediate Capital Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Blue Wolf Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in the Life Science sector.
  • This is Blue Wolf Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2024-10-11
Target Meribel Pharma Solutions
Sector Life Science
Buyer(s) Blue Wolf Capital Partners
Sellers(s) 21 Invest
Intermediate Capital Group
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Meribel Pharma Solutions

Entzheim, France
Meribel Pharma Solutions is a pharmaceutical contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO). Meribel Pharma Solutions develops, manufactures, and packages drugs in various forms (solid, liquid…) on value-adding niches, specialized in small and medium-sized batches. Meribel Pharma Solutions was founded in 2001 and is based in Entzheim, France.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Blue Wolf Capital Partners

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2005
PE ASSETS 3.4B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Blue Wolf Capital Partners is a private equity investment firm that targets control investments in middle-market North American companies. Blue Wolf looks to commit at least $75 million of equity capital in businesses with minimum revenues of $100 million. Blue Wolf is a generalist firm with broad interest in service and applied engineering companies, capital equipment manufacturers, general manufacturing, financial services, paper products, and broadcast media. Blue Wolf will also consider distressed situation investments. The Firm does not invest in start-ups. Blue Wolf Capital Partners was formed in 2005 and is located in New York, New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 36 of 36
Sector: Life Science M&A 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 9 of 9
Country: France M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2024 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-06-06 Edge Industrial Technologies

Wilder, Kentucky, United States

Edge Industrial Technologies is a provider of aftermarket consumables to the food processing, packaging, converting and extrusion industries worldwide, which includes machine knives, blades, and punches. Edge Industrial Technologies was founded in 2018 and is based in Wilder, Kentucky.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-11-18 State Group

Franklin, Tennessee, United States

State Group is a multi-trade industrial and specialty services contractor that provides comprehensive electrical and mechanical trade services to Fortune 100 companies in the power generation, automotive, oil and gas, communications, metals and transportation industries. The State Group performs over two million man-hours annually of retrofit, maintenance, construction and emergency services and maintains a tooling and equipment inventory to support its skilled workforce. State Group was founded in 1961 and is based in Franklin, Tennessee.

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Seller(S) 2

SELLER

21 Invest

Treviso, Italy

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1992
PE ASSETS 1.0B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

21 Invest is a private equity firm that targets investments in growth-oriented, middle-market Italian, French, and Polish companies operating in a variety of industries. The Firm invests in French businesses through 21 Centrale Partners, Italian companies through 21 Partners SGR, and Polish companies through 21 Concordia. The Firm targets transactions requiring at least €10 million of capital typically in the form of development capital for growth companies, buyout capital for managers, or replacement capital for companies facing succession issues or needing shareholder liquidity. 21 Invest was founded in 1992 and is based in Treviso, Italy.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 45 of 45
Sector: Life Science M&A 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 26 of 26
Country: France M&A 22 of 22
Year: 2024 M&A 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-06-11 Landanger

Paris, France

Landanger manufactures and distributes surgical instruments for which it also offers maintenance services. Landanger was founded in 1947 and is based in Paris, France.

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SELLER

Intermediate Capital Group

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Mezzanine Finance Firm
Founded 1989
PE ASSETS 74.5B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) is a global mezzanine finance firm. IGC looks to provide junior capital to support a wide range of transactions, including buyouts, debt restructurings, and development financing. The Firm generally invests alongside financial sponsors and management teams in transactions valued from €250 million to €1 billion. ICG was formed in 1989 and is headquartered in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 222 of 225
Sector: Life Science M&A 9 of 9
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 85 of 86
Country: France M&A 59 of 59
Year: 2024 M&A 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-06-25 Vision Group

Milan, Italy

Vision Group is a distribution network for Italian opticians run by over 2.000 business owners with different levels of affiliation, including VisionOttica, their national banner. Vision Group was founded in 1989 and is based in Milan, Italy.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-12-02 Lomond Group

London, United Kingdom

Lomond Group is investing and building businesses in sectors and focused on the acquisition and consolidation of regional Lettings and Estate Agents. Lomond Group was formed in 2010 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

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