M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2019-04-10 |
| Target | Palacios |
| Sector | Food |
| Buyer(s) |
MCH Private Equity
Ardian Cerea Partners Unigrains |
| Sellers(s) | The Carlyle Group |
| Deal Type | Secondary Buyout |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1998 |
| PE ASSETS | 1.3B EUR |
| Size | Large |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
MCH Private Equity is a private investment firm focused on mid-sized opportunities in Spain and Portugal. MCH invests in businesses exhibiting growth potential (organic/add-on), ability to improve operating margins, and consistent cash-flows. MCH is a generalist investor, however the Firm has a strong interest in sectors/markets undergoing consolidation. The Firm's target investment size is €15 to €45 million. MCH was formed in 1998 and is based in Madrid.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 27 of 38 |
| Sector: Food M&A | 5 of 8 |
| Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals | 3 of 3 |
| Country: Spain M&A | 22 of 32 |
| Year: 2019 M&A | 2 of 3 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-12 |
Jeanologia
Valencia, Spain Jeanologia is a maker of denim manufacturing equipment. Jeanologia focuses on technologies that lower the usage of chemicals and waters in the making of jeans. Jeanologia was founded in 1994 and is based in Valencia, Spain. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-01 |
Aquanaria
Las Palmas, Spain Aquanaria is a Spanish aquaculture company specialising in and leading the production of large sea bass (>1.5kg). The company's marine farms are located in the Atlantic Ocean, a few kilometres off the east coast of Gran Canaria, and offer a sustainable alternative to extractive fishing. Aquanaria has an annual production capacity of 3,200 tonnes, a very diverse geographical and customer base and exports more than 60% of sales to various EU countries, the USA, the Middle East and South Korea. Aquanaria was founded in 1973 and is based in Las Palmas, Spain. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1996 |
| PE ASSETS | 127.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Ardian is a mega-sized diversified investment group focused on opportunities worldwide. Ardian invests across and manages funds focused on small and mid-sized buyouts, growth capital financings, mezzanine, infrastructure, real estate, and co-investment opportunities. Ardian's small-buyouts group targets controlling interests in French, German, and Italian businesses valued up to €100 million. It's mid-sized buyout group seeks businesses valued up €1.5 billion and does not have any geographic limitations. The Infrastructure team looks for European opportunities and can commit up to €1 billion per transaction. The Mezzanine group supports junior capital commitments of €5 to €80 million. In addition to direct investing, Ardian also manages various private equity fund-of-funds. Ardian was founded in 1996 and is based in Paris.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 349 of 464 |
| Sector: Food M&A | 12 of 16 |
| Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals | 112 of 155 |
| Country: Spain M&A | 12 of 18 |
| Year: 2019 M&A | 14 of 32 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-04-08 |
LindFast Solutions Group
Blaine, Minnesota, United States LindFast Solutions Group is a master distributor of specialty fasteners in the North American market serving a broad base of national, regional, and local distribution customers through its metric (Lindstrom) and imperial (Stelfast) product brands. LindFast Solutions Group is based in Blaine, Minnesota. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-08 |
Zayo
Boulder, Colorado, United States Zayo is a provider of bandwidth infrastructure and network neutral colocation and interconnection services. Zayo's services allow its customers, which include telecom carriers, wireless service providers, media and content companies, and other bandwidth-intensive businesses, to transport data, voice, video, and internet traffic, as well as to interconnect their networks. Zayo was founded in 2007 and is based in Boulder, Colorado. |
Buy | $14.3B |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2004 |
| PE ASSETS | 1.5B EUR |
| Size | Large |
| Type | Sector Focused |
Cerea Partners is a specialist investment firm focused on investing in and providing finance to agriculture and related sustainable food businesses. Cerea primarily targets companies in Western Europe and looks to invest in companies valued between €20 and €500 million. Prospective transaction situations includes LBOs, LBIs, OBOs, and spin-offs. Cerea Partners was formed in 2004 and is based in Paris, France.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 43 of 73 |
| Sector: Food M&A | 20 of 27 |
| Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals | 15 of 22 |
| Country: Spain M&A | 2 of 3 |
| Year: 2019 M&A | 3 of 8 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-21 |
Areas
Barcelona, Spain Areas engages in the travel catering and retail industry. Areas welcome 330 million customers each year in 2,000 restaurants and points of sale in 13 countries, throughout Europe as well as in the USA, Mexico, and Chile. Areas is based in Barcelona, Spain. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-07-29 |
Leon de Bruxelles SA
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France Léon de Bruxelles is a chain of restaurants that known for primarily serving moules-frites. Léon de Bruxelles is a French independent franchise originally set up by a Belgian restaurateur family who has run the over 100-year-old Brussels restaurant Chez Léon. |
Sell | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1963 |
| PE ASSETS | 1.2B EUR |
| Size | Large |
| Type | Sector Focused |
Unigrains is a private investment group focused on the agri-food and agro-industry sectors. The Firm looks to commit €2 to €100 million for minority positions in Western European companies. Unigrains will consider companies at all stages and looks for opportunities where it can assist with growth and other strategies. Unigrains was established in 1963 and is headquartered in Paris.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 18 of 37 |
| Sector: Food M&A | 4 of 13 |
| Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals | 4 of 7 |
| Country: Spain M&A | 2 of 4 |
| Year: 2019 M&A | 2 of 2 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-04-03 |
Tournus Equipement
Tournus, France Tournus Equipement designs, manufactures, and sells stainless steel kitchen equipment (fittings, tables, trolleys, cupboards, shelves: “the stainless steel set”) for the catering & the food trade. The company also makes self-service lines equipment and fish counters for supermarkets. Tournus Equipement was founded in 1910 and is based in Tournus, France. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-12 |
Kersia Group
Dinard, France Kersia Group engages in biosecurity and food safety with value-added products and solutions to prevent diseases or contamination in both animals and humans at every stage of the food supply chain. Kersia Group was founded in 1985 and is based in Dinard, France. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1987 |
| PE ASSETS | 435.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
The Carlyle Group is a global investment firm that pursues private equity, credit, and real estate investments worldwide. Carlyle's private equity practice practice pursues buyouts, strategic minority equity investments, equity private placements, consolidations and buildups, and growth capital financings. With offices in 19 countries, Carlyle can easily target opportunities throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East/North Africa and Latin America. Broad sectors of interest include aerospace, defense, automotive and transportation, consumer, retail, energy and power, financial services, healthcare, industrial, infrastructure, technology services, business services, telecommunications and media. The Carlyle Group was formed in 1987 and is based in Washington DC.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 367 of 488 |
| Sector: Food M&A | 6 of 11 |
| Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals | 80 of 119 |
| Country: Spain M&A | 7 of 8 |
| Year: 2019 M&A | 9 of 23 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-04-10 |
Athena Art Finance
New York, New York, United States Athena Art Finance Corp. is a specialty finance lender, dedicated to providing loans collateralized by fine art. Athena offers a full-service platform focused on debt origination, portfolio management and distribution of art-backed credit risk globally. Athena Art Finance Corp. was formed in 2015 and is based in New York. |
Sell | $170M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-04-11 |
Vereinigte Wirtschaftsdienste
Amsterdam, Germany Vereinigte Wirtschaftsdienste GmbH (VWD Group) is a provider of software solutions. With its intuitive solutions on a modular technology platform, vwd empowers wealth management and investment professionals to make smarter, more efficient and regulatory-compliant investment decisions. |
Sell | - |
