M&A Deal Summary

Cinven Acquires Barentz

On November 26, 2019, private equity firm Cinven acquired distribution company Barentz

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Cinven’s 4th transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is Cinven’s 9th transaction in the Netherlands.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2019-11-26
Target Barentz
Sector Distribution
Buyer(s) Cinven
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Barentz

Hoofddorp, Netherlands
Barentz is a specialty ingredients distributor for the food, pharmaceutical, personal care, and animal nutrition markets. The Group sources branded specialty ingredients from leading manufacturers worldwide, and its ingredient experts provide value-added technical support (including pre-mixing, blending, ingredient formulation, and ingredient testing) from its state-of-the-art production facilities in Europe, North America, and Asia. Barentz was founded in 1953 and is based in Hoofddorp, Netherlands.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Cinven

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1977
PE ASSETS 39.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Cinven is a private equity firm focused on buyout investments in growing, profitable businesses located throughout Europe and North America. Sectors of interest include business and financial services, healthcare, industrial, retail, leisure, consumer, technology, media, and telecommunications. Cinven looks to invest a minimum of €200 million in companies with minimum enterprise values of €400 million. Cinven does not invest in start-ups or development phase companies. Cinven was established in 1977 and is headquartered in London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 163 of 184
Sector (Distribution) 4 of 5
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 74 of 77
Country (Netherlands) 9 of 9
Year (2019) 6 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-11-21 LGC Group

Teddington, United Kingdom

LGC Group is an international life science measurement and testing company. LGC provides a range of measurement products and services that underpin the safety, health, and security of the public, including reference materials and proficiency testing, genomics reagents and instrumentation, and expert sample analysis and interpretation. LGC Group was founded in 1842 and is based in Teddington, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-02-27 TK Elevator

Düsseldorf, Germany

TK Elevator is a global provider of elevators, escalators, and other innovative passenger transportation solutions. TK Elevator is based in Dusseldorf, Germany.

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