M&A Deal Summary

Eurofins Scientific Acquires Amatsigroup

On July 10, 2017, Eurofins Scientific acquired medical products company Amatsigroup from Ekkio Capital for 130M EUR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Eurofins Scientific’s 2nd transaction in the Medical Products sector.
  • This is Eurofins Scientific’s 6th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Eurofins Scientific’s 7th transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2017-07-10
Target Amatsigroup
Sector Medical Products
Buyer(s) Eurofins Scientific
Sellers(s) Ekkio Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 130M EUR

Target

Amatsigroup

Saint-Gely-du Fesc, France
Amatsigroup is a provider of services for the development of human and veterinary pharmaceutical products. Amatsigroup was founded in 1993 and is based in Saint-Gely-du Fesc, France.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Eurofins Scientific

Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Category Company
Founded 1987
Sector Life Science
Employees62,000
Revenue 6.5B EUR (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Eurofins Scientific is an international group of laboratories providing a unique range of analytical testing services to the pharmaceutical, food, environmental and consumer products industries and to governments. Eurofins Scientific was incorporated in 1987 and is based in Luxembourg City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 59 of 98
Sector (Medical Products) 2 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 41 of 73
Country (France) 7 of 8
Year (2017) 10 of 16
Size (of disclosed) 6 of 11
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-07-05 Ana Laboratories

Bellmawr, New Jersey, United States

Ana Laboratories, Inc. is a laboratory networks specialized in fluid and tribology analyses serving the public mass transit sector in the USA. Ana Laboratories, Inc. was established in 1973 and is headquartered in Bellmawr, New Jersey.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-07-26 Advinus Therapeutics

Bengaluru, India

Advinus Therapeutics Ltd. preclinical and clinical phase contract research company for Safety Assessment, DMPK, CMC services, and Analytical R&D Services. Advinus Therapeutics is based in Bengaluru, India.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Ekkio Capital

Paris, France

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2001
PE ASSETS 250M EUR
Size Small
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Ekkio Capital is an independent private equity firm that looks to invest in French businesses with strong market positions, profitable business models, and experienced management teams. Specialists in investment in growth SMEs, Ekkio invests tickets ranging from 5 to 50M€, exclusively in French and European SMEs achieving between 10 and 100 million euros in turnover. Target sectors include Tourism & Leisure, Health & Beauty, Security & Control, and Eco-Responsibility. Ekkio Capital was founded in 2001 and is based in Paris, France.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 12 of 14
Sector (Medical Products) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 4
Country (France) 12 of 14
Year (2017) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-01-02 Heitz System

Sorgues, France

Heitz System is a software publisher for fitness rooms and swimming pools (access management and control, subscriptions, payments, lesson booking, accounting, activity statistics, etc.). Heitz System was founded in 1992 and is based in Sorgues, France.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-07-24 Groupe 3S

Ramonville Saint Agne, France

Groupe 3S is a provider of airport services to airlines and airport managers. The company was founded in 2001 and is based in Ramonville Saint Agne, France.

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