M&A Deal Summary

Crown Acquires Mivisa Envases SAU

On October 31, 2013, Crown acquired packaging company Mivisa Envases SAU from The Blackstone Group, Alantra Private Equity and Dinamia Capital Privado SCR SA for 1.2B EUR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Crown’s 3rd transaction in the Packaging sector.
  • This is Crown’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Crown’s 1st transaction in Spain.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2013-10-31
Target Mivisa Envases SAU
Sector Packaging
Buyer(s) Crown
Sellers(s) The Blackstone Group
Alantra Private Equity
Dinamia Capital Privado SCR SA
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 1.2B EUR
Advisor(s) Blackstone Advisory Partners (Financial)
Dechert (Legal)

Target

Mivisa Envases SAU

Murcia, Spain
Mivisa is a manufacturer of high quality metal packaging intended for the food canning industry. Mivisa today has 6 factories in Spain and 4 abroad. The goal of all them is to offer the best product to their customers, relying on the quality of its products, on development and innovation.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Crown

Yardley, Pennsylvania, United States

Category Company
Founded 1892
Sector Packaging
Employees25,000
Revenue 12.0B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Crown is a manufacturer of packaging products for consumer marketing companies around the world. Crown makes a wide range of metal packaging for food, beverage, household and personal care and industrial products and metal vacuum closures and caps. Crown was founded in 1892 and is based in Yardley, Pennsylvania.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 7
Sector (Packaging) 3 of 6
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 5
Country (Spain) 1 of 1
Year (2013) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2002-03-28 Risdon Pharma

Neuenburg, Germany

Risdon Pharma is a manufacturer of primary plastic packaging for the pharmaceutical industry.

Sell €97M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-02-27 Capsule International

Trevose, Pennsylvania, United States

Constar International is a global producer and supplier of plastic bottles, jars and preforms for food and beverages. The Company provides full-service packaging solutions, from product design and engineering, to ongoing customer support and material licensing agreements.

Sell -

Seller(S) 3

SELLER

The Blackstone Group

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1987
PE ASSETS 131.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

The Blackstone Group is a global alternative investment management firm. The Firm's investment activities span real estate, secondary investments, hedge funds, credit, infrastructure, and private equity. Blackstone's private equity group targets opportunities globally including buyout acquisitions of established companies, development projects, growth equity financings, and industry consolidations. Sectors of interest include automotive, healthcare, chemicals, industrial, commercial property, lodging, communications, media/publishing, consumer & retail, packaging, consumer products, pharmaceuticals, energy, technology, entertainment, telecommunications, financial services, theme parks, food & beverage, and transportation. Blackstone's private equity real estate group looks for opportunities across North/South America, Asia, Australia/New Zealand, and Europe. The real estate group will consider both equity and debt investments. Areas of interest include healthcare, hotel, industrial, office, residential, and retail. The Blackstone Group was formed in 1987 and is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 76 of 173
Sector (Packaging) 3 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 29 of 67
Country (Spain) 1 of 1
Year (2013) 6 of 13
Size (of disclosed) 34 of 57
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-10-17 Pactera Technology

Beijing, China

Pactera Technology is a global consulting and technology services provider headquartered in China. Pactera provides world-class business / IT consulting, solutions, and outsourcing services to a wide range of leading multinational firms through a globally integrated network of onsite and offsite delivery locations in China, the United States, Europe, Australia, Japan, Singapore and Malaysia. Pactera's comprehensive services include business and technology advisory, enterprise application services, business intelligence, application development & maintenance, mobility, cloud computing, infrastructure management, software product engineering & globalization, and business process outsourcing.

Buy $625M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-11-01 Merlin Entertainments

Poole, United Kingdom

Merlin Entertainments is an European entertainments company operating in Europe. Merlin runs 124 attractions in 25 countries across four continents. Merlin Entertainments was formed in 1999 and is headquartered in Poole, England.

Sell -
SELLER

Alantra Private Equity

Madrid, Spain

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1986
PE ASSETS 800M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Alantra Private Equity is a private equity firm focused on mid-sized buyout investments in Spain and Portugal. Thematic Investment approach focused in 4 sectors Food & Nutrition, Health & Wellness, Industry and TMT. Alantra Private Equity was formed in 1986 and is based in Madrid.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 24 of 39
Sector (Packaging) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 9 of 16
Country (Spain) 21 of 35
Year (2013) 3 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-08-19 Arsys Internet SL

Logrono, Spain

Arsys Internet SL is a provider of website hosting, domain name registration and related services for small- and medium-size enterprises in Spain.

Sell €140M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-11-06 High Tech Hotels & Resorts S.A.

Madrid, Spain

High Tech Hotels & Resorts S.A. is an owner and operates a chain of hotels.

Sell -
DESCRIPTION


DEAL STATS #
Overall 14 of 21
Sector (Packaging) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 8 of 12
Country (Spain) 10 of 16
Year (2013) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-02-01 Probos Plasticos SA

Mindelo, Portugal

Probos Plasticos SA is a global manufacturer of thermoplastic edgeband solutions, primarily PVC and ABS plastic edgebandings. Probos Plasticos was formed in 1977 and is based in Mindelo, Portugal.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-11-06 High Tech Hotels & Resorts S.A.

Madrid, Spain

High Tech Hotels & Resorts S.A. is an owner and operates a chain of hotels.

Sell -