M&A Deal Summary

Cinven and AIMCo Acquire Barentz

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

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Cinven’s 4th and AIMCo’s 1st transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is Cinven’s 9th and AIMCo’s 1st transaction in the Netherlands.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2019-11-26
Target Barentz
Sector Distribution
Buyer(s) Cinven
AIMCo
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) 2

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 185
Sector: Distribution M&A 4 of 5
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 74 of 77
Country: Netherlands M&A 9 of 9
Year: 2019 M&A 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 was founded in 1864 and is based in Dusseldorf, Germany.

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Buyer

AIMCo

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Pension
Founded 2008
PE ASSETS 179.6B CAD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

AIMCo is a Canadian diversified institutional investment manager serving pension, endowment and government funds in the province of Alberta. In addition to investing in public equities, fixed income, and debt, AIMCo looks to invest in private equity, real estate, timberlands, and infrastructure. AIMCo's private equity group invests in funds and directly in companies throughout North America and Western Europe. Areas of interest include consumer, industrials, business services, financial services, technology, and healthcare. AIMCo is based in Edmonton, with additional offices in Toronto and London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 21 of 40
Sector: Distribution M&A 1 of 1
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 3 of 3
Country: Netherlands M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2019 M&A 4 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-04-08 IVC Evidensia

Bristol , United Kingdom

IVC Evidensia is a diversified vet services platform, an extensive network of clinics/hospitals, and comprehensive pet e-commerce and telemedicine offerings. IVC Evidensia was founded in 2011 and is based in Bristol, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-12-26 Coastal GasLink

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Coastal GasLink transports natural gas to the approved LNG Canada facility near Kitimat. Coastal GasLink Pipeline Project involves the estimated CAD $6.6 billion construction of 670 kilometers (416 miles) of the natural gas pipeline and associated facilities. Coastal GasLink is based in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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