M&A Deal Summary

Groupe Alma Acquires Eaux Minérales de Saint Amand

On January 1, 2012, Groupe Alma acquired beverage company Eaux Minérales de Saint Amand from Omnes Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Groupe Alma’s 1st transaction in the Beverages sector.
  • This is Groupe Alma’s 1st transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-01-01
Target Eaux Minérales de Saint Amand
Sector Beverages
Buyer(s) Groupe Alma
Sellers(s) Omnes Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Eaux Minérales de Saint Amand

Saint-Amand-les-Eaux, France
Eaux Minérales de Saint Amand group is France's number four producer of bottled water. It is market leader in the subsector of mountain waters. The group currently operates six mineral water springs and three sources of mountain water. The best known are: Clos de l'Abbaye, Prince Noir, Roche des Ecrins and Montclar.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Groupe Alma

Paris, France
Category Company
Founded 1998
Sector Beverages
DESCRIPTION

Groupe Alma (Alma) is a manufacturer and marketer of packaged mineral water. The company's product portfolio includes mineral water, carbonated mineral water, spring water and soft drinks.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Beverages) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
Country (France) 1 of 1
Year (2012) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Omnes Capital

Paris, France

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2004
PE ASSETS 5.7B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Omnes Capital formerly known as Credit Agricole Private Equity (CAPE) is the investment arm of financial services group Credit Agricole. Omnes Capital looks to invest in a range of investment stages and transaction types, including LBO/expansion, venture capital, mezzanine, renewable energy, co-investment, infrastructure, and special situations. The Firm's LBO/expansion group looks to invest €25 to €80 million to support growth initiatives and buyouts of small and mid-cap businesses operating in a variety of industries. Omnes Capital generally invests in businesses operating in France and Italy. Omnes Capital's mezzanine area was formed in 2002 and looks to provide €5 to €30 million of junior capital to similar sized established businesses. In addition to Omnes Capital's traditional equity and subordinated debt investment arm, the Firm also invests in infrastructure projects as well as provides capital for distressed businesses with €10 to €150 million in revenue. Omnes Capital was formed in 2004 and is based in Paris.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 41 of 115
Sector (Beverages) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 17 of 52
Country (France) 33 of 88
Year (2012) 3 of 11
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-01-01 Methaneo

Paris, France

Methaneo specialises in the development of collective methanisation projects using biomass from agricultural and food waste. Methanisation entails the fermentation of organic matter, which produces energy thanks to the methane-rich biogas created by the procedure. The company focuses on 'territorial' methanisation projects.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-01-05 Miyowa

Marseille,

Miyowa is a dynamic global company whose next generation solutions enable service providers to liberate their networks, deliver aggregated rich content and services to end users. A Red Herring Top 100 company, Miyowa’s award winning technology is innovative and proven, and relied on by leading mobile operators around the world, processing over 3 million interactions per day.

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