Investment Summary

Merieux Equity Partners and Sofina Invest In Biobest

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

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

Investment Summary
Date 2018-05-03
Target Biobest
Sector Chemicals
Investor(s) Merieux Equity Partners
Sofina
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) 2

Investor

Merieux Equity Partners

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 2009
PE ASSETS 1.3B 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 20
Sector (Chemicals) 2 of 2
Type (Growth Capital) 3 of 6
Country (Belgium) 1 of 1
Year (2018) 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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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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

Sofina

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1898
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
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) 1 of 1
Type (Growth Capital) 5 of 13
Country (Belgium) 2 of 3
Year (2018) 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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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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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