M&A Deal Summary

Frutarom Industries Acquires Enzymotec

On January 2, 2018, Frutarom Industries acquired life science company Enzymotec from BIP Investment Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Frutarom Industries’ 3rd transaction in the Life Science sector.
  • This is Frutarom Industries’ 5th transaction in Israel.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2018-01-02
Target Enzymotec
Sector Life Science
Buyer(s) Frutarom Industries
Sellers(s) BIP Investment Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Enzymotec

Migdal Ha’Emeq, Israel
Enzymotec develops a technology enabling the use of enzymes in an organic environment and allows the nutraceuticals and pharmaceuticals industries to benefit from the advantages of biocatalysis. Enzymotec was founded in 1998 and is based in Migdal Ha’Emeq, Israel.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Frutarom Industries

Haifa Bay, Israel

Category Company
Founded 1933
Sector Consumer Products
Employees3,100
Revenue 820M ILS (2014)
DESCRIPTION

Frutarom Industries Ltd. is a global company operating in the global flavors and natural fine ingredients markets. Frutarom has significant production and development centers on six continents and markets and sells over 70,000 products to more than 30,000 customers in over 150 countries. Frutarom’s products are intended mainly for the food and beverages, flavor and fragrance extracts, pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, health food, functional food, food additives and cosmetics industries.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 54 of 54
Sector: Life Science M&A 3 of 3
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 43 of 43
Country: Israel M&A 5 of 5
Year: 2018 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-12-20 Pollena-Aroma Sp z.o.o.

Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, Poland

Pollena-Aroma Sp, z.o.o. engages in the development, production and marketing of flavors, fragrances and specialty ingredients for the aromatherapy and natural cosmetics industries. Pollena-Aroma holds a leading position in Poland’s flavors and fragrances market as the former leading Polish government company in this field which underwent privatization in the early 1990s.

Buy €7M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER
DESCRIPTION

BIP Investment Partners is a private equity firm firm focused on a variety of long-term investments including buyouts, growth capital financings, sale of minority stakes, successions, and corporate spin-offs. BIP prefers opportunities in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands, and Switzerland and generally looks to commit €10 to €25 million per transaction. Sectors of interest include technology, media, telecom, industrial, consumer, retail, business services, and healthcare. BIP investment Partners is headquartered in Luxembourg.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 14
Sector: Life Science M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 6 of 10
Country: Israel M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2018 M&A 1 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-10-10 Simpleshow

Berlin, Germany

Simpleshow is a video creation platform specializing in AI‑based explainer videos for corporate communication, training, and marketing. Simpleshow was founded in 2008 and is based in Berlin, Germany.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-04-15 lifebrain

Vienna, Austria

lifebrain is a medical diagnostic laboratory group with several laboratories in Italy and Switzerland pursuing a buy-and-build strategy focused on consolidation in the laboratory diagnostics sector. lifebrain AG was established in 2013 and is based in Vienna, Austria.

Sell -