Investment Summary

Merieux Equity Partners, Sofina, Tikehau Capital and Unigrains Invest In Biobest

On May 3, 2018, growth capital firm Merieux Equity Partners, private equity firm Sofina, asset manager Tikehau Capital and private equity firm Unigrains invested in chemicals company Biobest

Investment Highlights
  • This is Merieux Equity Partners’ 2nd, Sofina’s 1st, Tikehau Capital’s 2nd and Unigrains’ 1st transaction in the Chemicals sector.
  • This is Merieux Equity Partners’ 1st, Sofina’s 2nd, Tikehau Capital’s 1st and Unigrains’ 2nd transaction in Belgium.

Investment Summary

Date 2018-05-03
Target Biobest
Sector Chemicals
Investor(s) Merieux Equity Partners
Sofina
Tikehau Capital
Unigrains
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

Biobest

Westerlo, Belgium
Biobest is a provider of pollination and biological pest control products. Biobest was founded in 1987 and is based in Westerlo, Belgium.

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Investor(S) 4

Investor

Merieux Equity Partners

Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 2009
PE ASSETS 1.5B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Mérieux Développement SAS is a venture and growth capital investment firm associated with family holding company Institut Mérieux. The Firm focuses on the health and nutrition sectors and will consider opportunities throughout North America and Europe. Mérieux Développement SAS was established in 2009 and is headquartered in Lyon, France.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 24
Sector: Chemicals M&A 2 of 2
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 3 of 7
Country: Belgium M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2018 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-01-18 SGH Medical Pharma

Saint-Marcellin, France

SGH Medical Pharma is a specialist manufacturer of injection-molded plastic dosing, packaging solutions, and medical devices for the pharmaceutical industry including pillboxes, medication blister packs, and “tamper proof” systems. SGH Medical Pharma was founded in 1985 and is based in Saint-Marcellin, France.

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2019-01-16 Nutragroup

Chambery, France

NutraGroup is a reference player in the food ingredient market, focusing on the supply, formulation and manufacturing of food supplements. Nutragroup was founded in 2008 and is based in Chambery, France.

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Investor
DESCRIPTION

Sofina SA is a family controlled, publicly traded investment firm focused on making long-term, direct minority investments in leading companies, investing in third party growth and venture funds, and providing equity investments in fast growing companies. The Firm's direct investment group will consider opportunities throughout Europe where it can commit €100 to €300 million per transaction in companies valued up to €4.5 billion. Sofina SA dates back to 1898 and is headquartered in Brussels.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 19 of 31
Sector: Chemicals M&A 1 of 1
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 5 of 13
Country: Belgium M&A 2 of 3
Year: 2018 M&A 1 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-11-28 opseo

Kelsterbach, Germany

opseo is an ambulant care provider offering intensive care services to more than 800 patients across Germany, operating at best-in-class standards. The Company consolidates the highly attractive outpatient intensive care market. opseo is based in Kelsterbach, Germany.

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2018-05-16 Cambridge Associates

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Cambridge Associates is a global investment firm. Cambridge Associates aim to help endowments & foundations, pension plans, and private clients implement and manage custom investment portfolios that generate outperformance so they can maximize their impact on the world. Cambridge Associates delivers a range of services, including outsourced CIO, non-discretionary portfolio management, and investment consulting. Cambridge Associates was founded in 1973 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Investor

Tikehau Capital

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Asset Manager
Founded 2004
PE ASSETS 7.8B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Tikehau Capital is a global alternative asset management firm with with a variety of investing strategies including private debt, real assets, private equity, and capital markets strategies. The Firm's private equity group looks to invest directly in companies, private equity funds, as well as minority co-investments with other partners. For direct investments, Tikehau sees to partner with management in companies generating €20 million to €1 billion in revenue. Tikehau Capital was formed in 2004 and is based in Paris, France.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 20 of 54
Sector: Chemicals M&A 2 of 3
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 3 of 14
Country: Belgium M&A 1 of 2
Year: 2018 M&A 2 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-04-05 Filiassur

Paris, France

Filiassur is an insurance broker which originates and distributes personal insurance solutions. The group is a direct distribution specialist of personal insurance solutions in France. Filiassur provides outstanding management service quality to its 300,000 clients, recording average claims processing times of 5 days. Filiassur was founded in 2007 and is based in Paris, France.

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2018-05-29 Nexteam

Marmande, France

Nexteam is a precision engineering and machining supplier for the aerospace & defense industry, providing a range of services from design, precision machining, surface treatment, and assembly. Nexteam was founded in 1974 and is based in Marmande, France.

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Investor

Unigrains

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1963
PE ASSETS 1.2B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

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 12 of 37
Sector: Chemicals M&A 1 of 2
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 5 of 14
Country: Belgium M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2018 M&A 1 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-09-11 Genuine Coconut

Zaragoza, Spain

Genuine Coconut is an independent operator in the coconut water sector. The company distinguishes itself from tetra-packed coconut water products by offering 100% natural, organic and unprocessed coconut water, to be consumed in the coconut shell, itself without any transformation, thus guaranteeing the excellent conservation of its properties. Genuine Coconut was founded in 2014 and is based in Zaragoza, Spain.

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2018-07-31 Mecatherm

Baremabach, France

Mecatherm develops, assembles and installs automated production lines for industrial bakery products (baguettes, artisan bread, cakes, etc.) worldwide. Mecatherm was founded in 1964 and is based in Baremabach, France.

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