M&A Deal Summary

Cerea Partners Acquires Westvlees N.V.

On December 1, 2005, private equity firm Cerea Partners acquired food company Westvlees N.V.

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Cerea Partners’ 2nd transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Cerea Partners’ 1st transaction in Belgium.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2005-12-01
Target Westvlees N.V.
Sector Food
Buyer(s) Cerea Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Westvlees N.V.

Westrozebeke, Belgium
Westvlees N.V. engages in the slaughtering and processing of pork meat. It offers fresh, frozen, bulk, and packed or vacuum-packed pork meat products.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Cerea Partners

Neuilly sur Seine, France

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2004
PE ASSETS 600M EUR
Size Middle-Market
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 4 of 58
Sector (Food) 2 of 22
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 2 of 24
Country (Belgium) 1 of 2
Year (2005) 4 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-07-26 Bénédicta S.A.

Seclin, France

Benedicta is a French supplier of mayonnaise and cold sauces. It is the No. 2 brand in France and supplies the private label market in France and the UK.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-02-01 Nutrition & Sante SAS

Revel, France

Leader in functional and natural food in Europe, Nutrition & Santé manufactures and sales a broad range of products under the brands Gerblé, Isostar, Gerlinéa, Milical, Modifast, Pesoforma, Céréal Bio and Soy.

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