M&A Deal Summary

Egeria and Clairvest Group Acquire Sparkling Spring Water Holdings

On January 1, 1996, private equity firms Egeria and Clairvest Group acquired beverage company Sparkling Spring Water Holdings

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Egeria’s 1st and Clairvest Group’s 1st transaction in the Beverages sector.
  • This is Egeria’s 1st and Clairvest Group’s 2nd transaction in Canada.
  • This is Egeria’s 1st and Clairvest Group’s 1st transaction in Nova Scotia.
Investment Fate
  • Sparkling Spring Water Holdings was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2002.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 1996-01-01
Target Sparkling Spring Water Holdings
Sector Beverages
Buyer(s) Egeria
Clairvest Group
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Sparkling Spring Water Holdings

Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Sparkling Spring Water Holdings Ltd. is a providers of bottled water, delivered directly to residential and commercial markets.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

Egeria

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1997
PE ASSETS 3.5B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
Egeria's office in Amsterdam.
Egeria's office in Amsterdam.

Egeria is a private equity and real estate investment firm. The Firm operates a variety of investment funds focused on opportunities throughout Western Europe and North America. The Firm's private equity group principally looks to invest in companies located in the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland valued up to €350 million. Egeria looks for companies with stable cash flows, experienced management, and strong growth potential. Egeria is sector agnostic, however, the firm will not consider investing in biotech, software, or 'non-ethical' sectors. Egeria was formed in 1997 and is based in Amsterdam.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 52
Sector: Beverages M&A 1 of 2
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 2 of 23
State: Nova Scotia M&A 1 of 1
Country: Canada M&A 1 of 2
Year: 1996 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1994-01-01 Vestas

Aarhus, Denmark

Vestas is a manufacturer and marketer of wind power systems that use wind energy to generate electricity. Vestas was founded in 1898 and is based in Aarhus, Denmark.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1997-01-01 United Coffee

Geneva, Netherlands

United Coffee (formerly Drie Mollen) is one of Europe’s largest coffee roasters, producing and distributing a wide range of coffee, coffee machines and related services through retail and out-of-home distribution channels, which includes hotels, restaurants and cafés.

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Buyer

Clairvest Group

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1987
PE ASSETS 4.5B CAD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Clairvest Group is a generalist Canadian private equity firm focused on mid-market businesses with C$10 to C$50 million of EBITDA. While Clairvest does not have any sector preferences, the Firm prefers fragmented sectors with recurring revenue business models and economies of scale. Clairvest will consider both minority and majority investment positions and invests in the range of C$25- C$100 million per transaction. Clairvest was formed in 1987 and is based in Toronto.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 57
Sector: Beverages M&A 1 of 2
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 2 of 24
State: Nova Scotia M&A 1 of 1
Country: Canada M&A 2 of 21
Year: 1996 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1992-01-01 National Rubber Techologies

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

NRI Industries Inc. was founded in 1927, and is North America's largest fully integrated manufacturer of industrial and automotive rubber products. The company's strategic advantage is its ability to recycle scrap rubber into commercialized value-added materials that are fully integrated into the manufacturing stream.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1997-01-01 Datamark Systems Group

Lasalle, Quebec, Canada

Datamark Systems is a complete destination for all of your printing needs, helping you to make better use of your documents, reduce costs and benefit from increased efficiencies. We offer integrated document management and print solutions through a network of specialized manufacturing and distribution facilities located across Canada. The core of our print expertise includes rotary offset (business forms), commercial sheet-fed offset, pressure sensitive labels and tags, variable imaging and digital printing technologies.

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