M&A Deal Summary

Marel Acquires MPS Meat Processing Systems BV

On November 21, 2015, Marel acquired machinery company MPS Meat Processing Systems BV from Equistone for 382M EUR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Marel’s 1st transaction in the Machinery sector.
  • This is Marel’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Marel’s 1st transaction in the Netherlands.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2015-11-21
Target MPS Meat Processing Systems BV
Sector Machinery
Buyer(s) Marel
Sellers(s) Equistone
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 382M EUR

Target

MPS Meat Processing Systems BV

Lichtenvoorde, Netherlands
MPS Meat Processing Systems B.V. develops, manufactures and installs high-tech slaughtering systems. MPS also designs and installs systems for the portioning, deboning and logistic processing of meat products, as well as effluent treatment systems.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Marel

Gardabaer, Iceland
Category Company
Founded 1977
Sector Machinery
Employees8,000
Revenue 1.7B EUR (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Marel is a provider of advanced equipment, systems and services to the poultry, fish, meat, and further processing industries. Marel was founded in 1977 and is based in Gardabaer, Iceland.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 5
Sector (Machinery) 1 of 4
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 5
Country (Netherlands) 1 of 3
Year (2015) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-07-26 Sulmaq

Guaporé, Brazil

Sulmaq is an equipment provider of meat processing solutions for the pork and beef industries. Sulmaq was established in 1971 and is headquartered in Guaporé, Brazil.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Equistone

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1997
PE ASSETS 9.6B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Equistone is a private equity firm that invests in small to mid-sized companies valued from €50 to €500 million. Equistone targets companies operating in the fields of services, healthcare, financial services, and consumer/travel. The Firm looks to invest €25 to €200 million in a variety of transactions, including buyouts, growth capital financings, recapitalizations, and take privates. Equistone was formed in 1997 and is based in London, England.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 135 of 194
Sector (Machinery) 2 of 4
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 46 of 68
Country (Netherlands) 1 of 3
Year (2015) 11 of 13
Size (of disclosed) 12 of 59
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-11-16 Worldmark International

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Worldmark International Ltd. is a global supplier of product and identification solutions. Worldmark designs and manufactures branding components, security products, informational and intelligent labelling products for high growth sectors of the global electronics market.

Sell $252M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-12-05 Evoca

Milan, Italy

Evoca is a manufacturer of Hot & Cold and Snack & Food vending machines. Evoca was founded in 2000 and is based in Milan, Italy.

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