Add-on Acquisition • Agriculture

Olymel S.E.C. / Acquires Big Sky Farms

On January 20, 2013, Olymel S.E.C. / acquired agriculture company Big Sky Farms from Crown Capital Partners

Acquisition Context
  • This is Olymel S.E.C. /’s 1st transaction in the Agriculture sector.
  • This is Olymel S.E.C. /’s 1st transaction in Canada.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date January 20, 2013
Target Big Sky Farms
Sector Agriculture
Buyer(s) Olymel S.E.C. /
Sellers(s) Crown Capital Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target Company

Big Sky Farms

Humboldt, Canada
Big Sky Farms was established in 1995 by four local businessmen and was one of the pioneers of the multi-site production model now in use throughout North America. Between 1995 and 1999, Big Sky designed and built three 3000 sow multi-site production units. In 2000, Big Sky set another first with the development of Canada’s first 6000 sow multi-site production unit in Ogema, Saskatchewan.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Olymel S.E.C. /

Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada

Category Company
Founded 1991
Sector Food
Employees10,000
DESCRIPTION

Olymel l.p. is a Canadian leader in the slaughtering, processing and distribution of pork and poultry, with facilities in Quebec, Ontario, Alberta, Saskatchewan and New Brunswick.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 1 of 3
Sector: Agriculture 1 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition 1 of 3
Country: Canada 1 of 3
Year: 2013 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-06-07 La Fernandière

Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada

La Fernandière, Inc. is a manufacture of sausages sold under La Fernandière brand. La Fernandière, Inc. was established in 1948 and is headquartered in Trois-Rivières, Quebec.

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Seller Profile 1

SELLER

Crown Capital Partners

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Lender
Founded 2000
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Crown Capital Partners, Inc. is a Canadian investment manager that provides alternative debt financing for private equity backed and non-sponsored middle market transactions. The Firm typically invests $5 to $25 million in the form of subordinated debt and bridge loans to support acquisitions, management buy-outs, growth financings and recapitalizations. Crown Capital Partners was founded in 2000 and is based in Toronto with an additional office in Calgary.


Deal Context for Seller #
Overall 10 of 15
Sector: Agriculture 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition 4 of 6
Country: Canada 8 of 13
Year: 2013 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-01-09 Genalta Power

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Genalta Power, Inc. is an Independent Power Producer who engineers, owns, operates and maintains power plants fueled by unused source energy.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-04-09 Claude Resource

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

Claude Resources Inc. ("Claude" and or the "Company") is a fully integrated Canadian gold exploration and mining Company that has the proven ability to "Discover, Develop & Deliver". The Company has a strong operating base and significant upside. Having been in operation during times of low gold prices, Claude has proven that it has the ability to survive challenging business environments.

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