M&A Deal Summary

H.I.G. Private Equity Acquires Life Agro

On November 5, 2024, private equity firm H.I.G. Private Equity acquired chemicals company Life Agro

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is H.I.G. Private Equity’s 14th transaction in the Chemicals sector.
  • This is H.I.G. Private Equity’s 17th transaction in Brazil.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2024-11-05
Target Life Agro
Sector Chemicals
Buyer(s) H.I.G. Private Equity
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Life Agro

Chapeco, Brazil
Life Agro is a producer of specialty agricultural inputs, offering an innovative range of plant-based products. Life Agro was founded in 2013 and is based in Chapeco, Brazil.

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Buyer

H.I.G. Private Equity

Miami, Florida, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1993
PE ASSETS 65.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

HIG Private Equity is the private equity arm of HIG Capital LLC. The firm focuses on management buyouts, growth equity investments, and recapitalizations of middle market companies with an enterprise value of $50 - $1000 million. The Firm also will consider add-on acquisitions, industry consolidations, going-privates, and corporate divestitures. Sectors of interest include aerospace, building materials, business services, consumer products, distribution, healthcare, infrastructure, contracting, manufacturing, media, oil & gas services, IT, and transportation. HIG was formed in 1993 and has offices in Miami, Atlanta, Boston, and San Francisco. HIG's European affiliate is HIG Europe with offices in London, Hamburg, and Paris.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 369 of 371
Sector (Chemicals) 14 of 14
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 112 of 114
Country (Brazil) 17 of 17
Year (2024) 22 of 24
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-11-04 CompTIA

Downers Grove, Illinois, United States

CompTIA provides comprehensive education, training, certifications, and market research, across areas including cybersecurity, emerging technologies, networking, cloud computing, and technical support. CompTIA is based in Downers Grove, Illinois.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-11-21 Deenova

Gragnano Trebbiense, Italy

Deenova is a provider of advanced services to hospitals. It offers integrated turn-key solutions to hospitals for the traceability and management of unit dose drugs and medical devices. Deenova solutions, which include proprietary software, patented robotic technologies and specialist support services, enable drugs and medical devices management from digital prescription to automated personalized unit dose treatment, up to software controlled administration to patients. Complete traceability of medications and medical devices allows significant reduction in errors in therapy management and in related waste, resulting in material savings for hospitals in terms of reduced drug spending and clinical risk. Deenova was founded in 2004 and is based in Gragnano Trebbiense, Italy.

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