M&A Deal Summary

Flint Group Acquires ANI Printing Inks BV

On March 1, 2005, Flint Group acquired chemicals company ANI Printing Inks BV from CVC Capital Partners, Bencis and Nordic Mezzanine

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Flint Group’s 1st transaction in the Chemicals sector.
  • This is Flint Group’s 1st transaction in the Netherlands.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2005-03-01
Target ANI Printing Inks BV
Sector Chemicals
Buyer(s) Flint Group
Sellers(s) CVC Capital Partners
Bencis
Nordic Mezzanine
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

ANI Printing Inks BV

Deventer, Netherlands
ANI Printing Inks BV is a provider of ink and its consists of five business units: Liquid inks, Narrow Web, Web offset, Sheetfed, and Metal deco.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Flint Group

Plymouth, Michigan, United States

Category Company
Sector Chemicals
DESCRIPTION

Flint Group Inc. is a manufactures printing inks, inkjet inks, and toners for newspaper, directory, magazine, packaging, commercial, and digital printing applications.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector: Chemicals M&A 1 of 2
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Netherlands M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2005 M&A 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-09-27 Jetrion

Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States

Jetrion specializes in digital printing, providing a complete spectrum of industrial inkjet systems, custom high-performance integration solutions and specialty inks to the converting, packaging and direct mail industries.

Sell $40M

Seller(S) 3

SELLER

CVC Capital Partners

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1981
PE ASSETS 177.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

CVC Capital Partners is a global private equity firm focused on investments in large companies located in Europe, North America, and Asia. CVC looks for opportunities with stable cash flows and talented management, and will consider businesses in a variety of industries. Target sectors include textiles, industrial products, waste management, building materials, energy/utilities, business services, financial services, distribution, healthcare, media, semiconductors, and gaming. CVC can handle transactions valued from €200 million to €10 billion. CVC Capital Partners was formed in 1981 and is based in Luxembourg.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 40 of 181
Sector: Chemicals M&A 5 of 9
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 2
Country: Netherlands M&A 7 of 17
Year: 2005 M&A 6 of 17
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-03-01 Amatek Design

Chatswood, Australia

Amatek Design is an embedded systems/micro-electronics design and technology product development consultancy comprising four Australian building products businesses: Rocla Pipeline Products (a national supplier of steel reinforced concrete pipes and precast products), Rocla Quarry Products (a regional operator of sand quarries), Stramit (a leading supplier of roll formed steel roofing and structural products) and Insulation Solutions (a manufacturer of glasswool and foil insulation).

Sell AU$530M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-03-08 Leaf Holland BV

Oosterhout, Netherlands

Leaf is a pan-European manufacturer, marketer and distributor of sugar confectionery products such as basic candy, pastilles, chocolate and chewing gum. Leaf is a market leader in the chewing gum, pastilles and candy markets in Netherlands, Finland and Sweden and one of the top players in Italy, France, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Norway, UK and Poland.

Buy -
SELLER

Bencis

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 1.9B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Bencis is an independent private equity firm focused on investments in profitable, established companies headquartered throughout Western Europe. Target businesses typically generate sales of €25 to €500 million and operate in the industrial/manufacturing, food/beverages, logistics/distribution, chemicals, automotive, leisure, media, services, utilities and retail industries. Bencis was formed in 1999 and is based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 36
Sector: Chemicals M&A 1 of 3
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 3
Country: Netherlands M&A 1 of 30
Year: 2005 M&A 1 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-02-23 Florimex International BV

Aalsmeer, Netherlands

Florimex is one of the largest distributors of fresh cut flowers, bouquets, potted plants and decorative foliage in Europe and one of the leaders in its sector around the world. The company is headquartered in the Netherlands and operates 20 subsidiaries involved in various segments of the flower, plant and foliage value chains.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-07-02 Sun Beverages Co. NV

Ninove, Belgium

SBC group is active in the bottling of mineral waters and soft drinks in Belgium (Sunco), The Netherlands (Frisdranken Industrie Winters), France (Eaux Minerales de St-Alban-les Eaux ) and Spain (Aguas Sierra del Aguila). The company partners both with international beverage companies and with national and international retailers. Due to its state-of-the-art infrastructure, SBC offers a full range of beverage products in all popular formats of PET bottles and cans.

Buy -
SELLER

Nordic Mezzanine

Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Mezzanine Finance Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 480M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Nordic Mezzanine is an independent provider of mezzanine financing for buyouts, growth capital needs, and capital restructurings. Nordic will consider opportunities in a broad range of industry sectors and generally looks to invest in Scandinavia, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Belgium. The Firm's target investment size is €10 to €40 million. Nordic Mezzanine was formed in 1999 and is based in Helsinki with an additional office in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 26
Sector: Chemicals M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 2
Country: Netherlands M&A 1 of 4
Year: 2005 M&A 2 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-02-15 Jamo International Aps

Glyngore, Denmark

Jamo International Aps is the largest European producer of loudspeaker systems and home theatre solutions.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-06-01 Dometic Group

Solna, Sweden

Dometic Group is a provider of value-added products to the recreational vehicle and pleasure boat industries. Dometic Group was founded in 1922 and is based in Solna, Sweden.

Sell -