Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) • Forest Products

CVC Capital Partners Acquires Lecta SA

On October 1, 1997, private equity firm CVC Capital Partners acquired forest products company Lecta SA

Acquisition Context
  • This is CVC Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in the Forest Products sector.
  • This is CVC Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in Spain.
Investment Fate
  • Lecta SA went public in 2017.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date October 1, 1997
Target Lecta SA
Sector Forest Products
Buyer(s) CVC Capital Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target Company

Lecta SA

Riva del Garda, Spain
Lecta is the largest coated wood-free paper manufacturer in southern Europe (consisting primarily of Spain, Portugal, France and Italy) and the second largest coated wood-free paper manufacturer in Europe, with an annual production capacity of 1,340k metric tons, as of December 2008.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

CVC Capital Partners

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1981
PE ASSETS 177.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

CVC Capital Partners is a global private equity firm focused on investments in large companies located in Europe, North America, and Asia. CVC looks for opportunities with stable cash flows and talented management, and will consider businesses in a variety of industries. Target sectors include textiles, industrial products, waste management, building materials, energy/utilities, business services, financial services, distribution, healthcare, media, semiconductors, and gaming. CVC can handle transactions valued from €200 million to €10 billion. CVC Capital Partners was formed in 1981 and is based in Luxembourg.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 27 of 329
Sector: Forest Products 1 of 2
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 24 of 122
Country: Spain 1 of 20
Year: 1997 5 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1997-10-01 Kalle Group

Wiesbaden, Germany

Kalle Group is a supplier of industrially produced casings for meat, poultry, and other protein products. In addition to its innovative range of value-added casings, it creates a steady stream of new and customized solutions that enable new types of products. Kalle uses its technological and innovative edge to accelerate the pace of development - both in existing markets and in many emerging markets in Latin America, Eastern Europe, and Asia. Kalle Group was founded in 1863 and is based in Wiesbaden, Germany.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1998-01-01 Blagden Packaging Group NV

Roe, Belgium

Blagden Packaging Group NV is a European supplier of large steel drums. The business has new drum manufacturing plants in the UK, Belgium, Netherlands and Spain and drum reconditioning plants located in Belgium, Germany, Austria, The Netherlands and the UK.

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