M&A Deal Summary

Eurazeo PME Acquires Bioline AgroSciences

On March 4, 2025, private equity firm Eurazeo PME acquired agriculture company Bioline AgroSciences from IDIA Capital Investissement and LFPI Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Eurazeo PME’s 1st transaction in the Agriculture sector.
  • This is Eurazeo PME’s 57th transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2025-03-04
Target Bioline AgroSciences
Sector Agriculture
Buyer(s) Eurazeo PME
Sellers(s) IDIA Capital Investissement
LFPI Group
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Bioline AgroSciences

Livron-sur-Drome, France
Bioline AgroSciences produces and markets a wide range of invertebrate biological control organisms which are used for control of insect pests in a variety of crops. Bioline AgroSciences was founded in 1979 and is based in Livron-sur-Drome, France.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer
DESCRIPTION

Eurazeo PME, formerly known as OFI Private Equity Capital. Eurazeo PME invests equity and mezzanine capital in secondary buyout transactions of unlisted French companies. The Firm looks for opportunities valued between €50 and €250 million. Areas of interest include chemicals, financial services, consumer services, retail, manufacturing, distribution, and life science. Eurazeo PME was formed in 1997 and is based in Paris.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 85 of 85
Sector: Agriculture M&A 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 34 of 34
Country: France M&A 57 of 57
Year: 2025 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-02-28 MAPAL

Madrid, Spain

MAPAL is a developer and supplier of management and business analytics software for the restaurant and retail sectors. MAPAL was founded in 2008 and is based in Madrid, Spain.

Buy -

Seller(S) 2

SELLER

IDIA Capital Investissement

Paris, France

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Corporate Investor
Founded 1980
PE ASSETS 2.9B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

IDIA Capital is a long-term agroindustry investor. Specific areas of interest include sectors related to the food industry, wine, agriculture production, and forestry. IDIA typically provides growth capital and can commit €1 to €50 million per transaction. IDIA is a unit of Credit Agricole Group’s Private Equity & Finance Division. The Firm is based in Paris.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 11 of 12
Sector: Agriculture M&A 2 of 2
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 4 of 4
Country: France M&A 11 of 12
Year: 2025 M&A 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-02-20 LMB Fans & Motors

Malemort-sur-Correze, France

LMB Fans & Motors is a provider of military & aerospace grade AC/DC fans, blowers, motors, and specialized rotating machines. LMB Fans & Motors was founded in 1941 and is based in Malemort-sur-Correze, France.

Sell €365M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-03-19 Magellium

Ramonville-Saint-Agne, France

Magellium is a provider in the development of software for geographic based information systems (GIS), cartography, vision-based solution for robotics applications for defense and security, aerospace and energy sectors. Magellium was founded in 2003 and is based in Ramonville-Saint-Agne, France.

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SELLER

LFPI Group

Investor


Category Asset Manager
PE ASSETS 3.0B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

LFPI Group is a French asset management firm focused on a variety of alternative investment strategies. The Firm invests in private equity, private debt, real estate, as well as fixed income and equity. LFPI's private equity practice looks to invest or co-invest in French businesses with €10 to €500 of annual revenue. Sectors of interest include food, health, construction, distribution, and business services. LFPI Group is headquartered in Paris.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 6
Sector: Agriculture M&A 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 3 of 3
Country: France M&A 5 of 5
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-11-22 EA Pharma

Vallauris, France

EA Pharma is a pharmaceutical company specialized in production and distribution of drugs, food supplements, and cosmetics. EA Pharma was formed in 2006 and is based in Vallauris, France.

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