M&A Deal Summary

Darby Overseas Investments Acquires A.S. Rigas Piensaimnieks

On October 18, 2006, private equity firm Darby Overseas Investments acquired consumer products company A.S. Rigas Piensaimnieks

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Darby Overseas Investments’ 1st transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is Darby Overseas Investments’ 1st transaction in Latvia.
Investment Fate
  • A.S. Rigas Piensaimnieks was sold to a strategic buyer in 2015.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2006-10-18
Target A.S. Rigas Piensaimnieks
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) Darby Overseas Investments
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

A.S. Rigas Piensaimnieks

Riga, Latvia
A.S. Rigas Piensaimnieks is one of the largest dairy companies in Latvia. RPS specializes in value-added products of which the most important are processed cheese and curd snacks. RPS owns several widely recognized brands in Latvia and in the Baltic countries, including the Karums and Dzintars brands.

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Buyer

Darby Overseas Investments

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1994
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Darby Overseas Investments is an emerging markets investment firm that sponsors and manages private equity, mezzanine finance, and fixed-income funds for institutional investors and high-net-worth individuals. Darby targets investments in Latin/South America, Asia, and Europe. Sectors of interest include consumer products, specialty retail, distribution, packaging, hotel management, energy, financial services, media and publishing. Darby was formed in 1994 and is based in Washington DC.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 35
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 1 of 3
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 7 of 24
Country: Latvia M&A 1 of 2
Year: 2006 M&A 2 of 4
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