M&A Deal Summary

ForFarmers B.V. Acquires BOCM Pauls

On July 1, 2012, ForFarmers B.V. acquired agriculture company BOCM Pauls from Motion Equity Partners and Epiris

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

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2012-07-01
Target BOCM Pauls
Sector Agriculture
Buyer(s) ForFarmers B.V.
Sellers(s) Motion Equity Partners
Epiris
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

BOCM Pauls

Wherstead, United Kingdom
BOCM Pauls (Agricola) is a blue chip name in the agriculture sector, supplying farmers with a wide range of animal feed products.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

ForFarmers B.V.

Lochem, Netherlands

Category Company
Sector Agriculture
DESCRIPTION

ForFarmers is a modern feed company which is active mainly in North-West Europe. Its core activities are the production and selling of feed and commercial items.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 4
Sector: Agriculture M&A 1 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 4
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2012 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-03-30 Hendrix Utd B.V.

Boxmeer, Netherlands

Hendrix Utd B.V. is a producer and supplier of animal feed.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-04-04 ForFarmers B.V. - Belgium Compound Feed

Belgium

ForFarmers' Belgium Compound Feed is a feed company.

Sell -

Seller(S) 2

SELLER

Motion Equity Partners

Paris, France

Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2001
PE ASSETS 1.0B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Motion Equity Partners is a European private equity firm that targets large buyouts and turnaround situations valued up to €300 million. Broad areas of interest include consumer (leisure, retail, household and consumer goods, food/beverages), industrial (building materials, automotive, manufacturing, chemicals), business services (outsourced services, logistics and transportation, facilities management), and healthcare services and equipment. Motion prefers opportunities located in France, the UK, Germany, and Italy and looks to commit €20 to €80 per transaction. Motion Equity Partners was established in 2001 and is headquartered in Paris.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 22 of 32
Sector: Agriculture M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 13 of 17
Country: United Kingdom M&A 11 of 13
Year: 2012 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-01-10 Ixetic

Hamburg, Germany

Hydraulik GmbH & Co. KG (later rebranded Ixetic), the European leader in the production of high-performance hydraulic pumps and innovative air-conditioning CO2 compressors for premium car manufacturers.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-05-03 Allflex Europe

Roxburghshire, United Kingdom

Allflex Europe is a designer, producer and distributor of animal intelligence and monitoring technologies for livestock, pets, fish and other species. It designs, produces and distributes a variety of products such as radio‐frequency identification (RFID) and visual ear tags, tissue sampling devices, RFID implants, monitoring devices, milk meters, and other farm management equipment. Allflex Europe was founded in 1973 and is based in Roxburghshire, United Kingdom.

Sell $1.4B
SELLER

Epiris

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1976
PE ASSETS 1.5B GBP
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Electra Partners is a UK-based private equity firm focused on buyouts, co-investments, secondary fund purchases, and debt investing. The Firm's direct investing group looks to make majority or minority investments of £50 to £250 million in deals valued up to £500 million. Electra was formed in 1976 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 28 of 51
Sector: Agriculture M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 7 of 17
Country: United Kingdom M&A 22 of 41
Year: 2012 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-03-01 Peverel Services

Hampshire, United Kingdom

Peverel Groupis a property management services businesses. Starting as a specialist in retirement housing more than 25 years ago, Peverel has grown to embrace functions such as security systems, telecare and telehealth, insurance services and general residential property management.

Buy £62M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-04-01 Noumena Property Partners

London, United Kingdom

Noumena Property Partners Limited provides real estate services.

Sell -