M&A Deal Summary

Ecotone Acquires Clipper Teas

On March 1, 2012, Ecotone acquired agriculture company Clipper Teas from FPE Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Ecotone’s 1st transaction in the Agriculture sector.
  • This is Ecotone’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2012-03-01
Target Clipper Teas
Sector Agriculture
Buyer(s) Ecotone
Sellers(s) FPE Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Clipper Teas

Beaminster, United Kingdom
Clipper Teas Ltd. offers teas, coffees, and hot chocolate drinks to customers worldwide.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Ecotone

Saint Genis Laval, France

Category Company
Founded 1765
Sector Food
Revenue 628M EUR (2018)
DESCRIPTION

Ecotone is a multinational food company focused on providing sustainable and organic food to people with operations in Europe and North America. Ecotone was formed in 1765 and is based in Saint Genis Laval, France.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 10
Sector: Agriculture M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 3 of 9
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2012 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-12-20 PANOS brands

Rochelle Park, New Jersey, United States

PANOS brands manufactures and markets natural and specialty food and beverage products sold in the US and Canada, with a portfolio of brands including KA-ME Asian foods, Seamark crackers, MI-DEL cookies, and Amore food pastes. PANOS brands was founded in 2006 and is based in Rochelle Park, New Jersey.

Sell $22M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-07-23 Favory Convenience Food Group BV

Deurne, Netherlands

Favory Convenience Food Group is the largest producer of private label frozen (ethnic) meat snacks (kroketten, hamburgers, frikandellen) in the Benelux. The company has production facilities in Bocholt (B) and Deurne (NL).

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

FPE Capital

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 2004
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

FPE Capital is the private equity investment arm of Fleming Family & Partners, a multi-family office. FF&P invests in lower middle market companies throughout the UK and Western Europe. FF&P focuses on rapidly growing companies led by experienced management, with proven track records and scalable business models. Sectors of interest include financial services, healthcare, business/support services, energy/resources and media/information. The Firm will consider buyouts (MBOs, MBIs) as well as growth capital financings. FPE Capital was formed in 2004 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 24
Sector: Agriculture M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 10
Country: United Kingdom M&A 5 of 20
Year: 2012 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-10-24 EIS Optics

London, United Kingdom

EIS Optics Ltd. produces coated optical components for use in projectors and similar optical products. The company also owns intellectual property relating to its operations.

Sell $24M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-03-05 CreditCall

Bristol, United Kingdom

CreditCall Ltd. is an omnichannel payment gateway and EMV kernel provider, develops the most trusted and secure payment software that reliably drives transactions across multiple channels and verticals. CreditCall is based in Bristol, United Kingdom.

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