Investment Summary

Darby Overseas Investments Invests In Biopas

On February 12, 2019, private equity firm Darby Overseas Investments invested in life science company Biopas

Investment Highlights
  • This is Darby Overseas Investments’ 1st transaction in the Life Science sector.
  • This is Darby Overseas Investments’ 1st transaction in Colombia.
Investment Fate
  • Biopas was sold to a strategic buyer in 2024.

Investment Summary

Date 2019-02-12
Target Biopas
Sector Life Science
Investor(s) Darby Overseas Investments
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

Biopas

Bogotá, Colombia
Biopas is an independent marketing and distribution company serving international biopharmaceutical firms that focuses on carving out strong market positions for exclusive products. Biopas was founded in 2002 and is based in Bogotá, Colombia.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

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 34 of 35
Sector: Life Science M&A 1 of 1
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 6 of 6
Country: Colombia M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2019 M&A 1 of 1
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Natal, Brazil

AleSat Combustíveis S.A. is a distributor of fuel with 20 years of history. ALE distributes fuels through a network of approximately 2,000 gasoline stations and 270 convenience stores. In 2015, ALE sold 4.3 million cubic meters of diesel, gasoline, ethanol and CNG.

Sell $610M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-02-01 Bloom Farms

Zapopan, Mexico

Bloom Farms is an agricultural company specialized in export-quality blueberries only. It uses cutting-edge technologies for the production of blueberries. Bloom Farms is based in Zapopan, Mexico.

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