M&A Deal Summary

Maersk Acquires Faerch

On December 14, 2020, Maersk acquired packaging company Faerch from Advent International for 1.9B EUR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Maersk’s 1st transaction in the Packaging sector.
  • This is Maersk’s 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Maersk’s 1st transaction in Denmark.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2020-12-14
Target Faerch
Sector Packaging
Buyer(s) Maersk
Sellers(s) Advent International
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 1.9B EUR

Target

Faerch

Holstebro, Denmark
Faerch is a provider of plastic packaging for ready meals and protein food trays. Faerch has taken the lead in making rigid food packaging circular with products made from up to 100% recycled content and fully recyclable to new food grade products. As an integrated recycler, Faerch recycles food trays back into new food grade products at industrial scale. Faerch was founded in 1969 and is based in Holstebro, Denmark.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Maersk

Copenhagen, Denmark
Category Company
Founded 1904
Sector Transportation
Employees100,000
Revenue 51.1B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Maersk is a global shipping and oil/gas company. Maersk consists of a collection of companies operating within the two main industries of shipping and energy. Maersk was founded in 1904 and is based in Copenhagen, Denmark.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 10
Sector (Packaging) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 4 of 10
Country (Denmark) 1 of 2
Year (2020) 3 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-07-06 KGH Customs Services

Göteborg, Sweden

KGH Customs Services is a well-known and respected partner to a wide range of authorities, providing valuable consulting and advice, most recently in the connection with Brexit, as advisors to various authorities in the EU and the UK. KGH is based in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Buy kr2.6B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-08-06 Visible SCM

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Visible SCM is a parcel shipping company that enables E-Commerce businesses to ship cost-effectively. Visible SCM was formed in 1992 and is based in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Advent International

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1984
PE ASSETS 76.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Advent is a global private equity firm that targets investments in North America, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Advent's emerging market efforts are concentrated in Central Europe and Latin America. Advent seeks transactions valued between $50 million and $5 billion and can commit up to $2 billion of equity capital per investment. Broad areas of interest include business & financial services, retail & consumer, technology, media, & telecoms, healthcare & life sciences, and industrial. Prospective transaction types include buyouts, growth capital financings, take privates, and recapitalizations. Advent was formed in 1984 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 188 of 222
Sector (Packaging) 1 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 71 of 82
Country (Denmark) 3 of 3
Year (2020) 3 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 5 of 52
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-11-21 Sophos Solutions

Bogotá, Colombia

Sophos Solutions is a multinational company created by investors and visionaries from India, offering services in the areas of Consulting, Core Banking Implementation, Digital Transformation, Testing & Validation Services, Cloud Management & Infrastructure, and bespoke Software development, majorly for companies in the financial and stock market sectors. Sophos Solutions was founded in 2006 and is based in Bogotá, Columbia.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-12-15 Zenoti

Bellevue, Washington, United States

Zenoti is a developer of cloud-based enterprise software and embedded payments designed to empower the beauty and wellness industry. Zenoti was founded in 2010 and is based in Bellevue, Washington.

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