M&A Deal Summary

Cerea Partners Acquires De Sangosse

On May 1, 2015, private equity firm Cerea Partners acquired agriculture company De Sangosse

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Cerea Partners’ 1st transaction in the Agriculture sector.
  • This is Cerea Partners’ 23rd transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2015-05-01
Target De Sangosse
Sector Agriculture
Buyer(s) Cerea Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

De Sangosse

Pont-du-Casse, France
De Sangosse is an international player in crop protection, plant nutrition, and pest control. Supporting the profound transformation of agricultural sectors by providing farmers with BioSolutions, BioFertilizers, BioStimulants, BioControl, BioAdjuvants, Stimulate, Protect crops for a triple social, ecological and economic performance. De Sangosse was founded in 1926 and is based in Pont-du-Casse, France.

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Buyer

Cerea Partners

Neuilly sur Seine, France

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2004
PE ASSETS 1.5B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Cerea Partners is a specialist investment firm focused on investing in and providing finance to agriculture and related sustainable food businesses. Cerea primarily targets companies in Western Europe and looks to invest in companies valued between €20 and €500 million. Prospective transaction situations includes LBOs, LBIs, OBOs, and spin-offs. Cerea Partners was formed in 2004 and is based in Paris, France.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 27 of 72
Sector: Agriculture M&A 1 of 2
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 15 of 31
Country: France M&A 23 of 59
Year: 2015 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-02-01 Gault et Fremont

St Pierre des Corps, France

Gault et Fremont is a manufacturer of packaging paper and cardboard destined for bakery - pastry (printing, cutting, folding, gluing). Gault & Frémont was established in 1850 and is based in St Pierre des Corps, France.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-12-10 Signature Foods Belgium

Turnhout, Belgium

Signature Foods Belgium is a producer of chilled spreadable salads and convenience food. Signature Foods Belgium was founded in 2006 and is based in Turnhout, Belgium.

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