M&A Deal Summary

Parquest Capital and CAPZA Acquire Unither Pharmaceuticals

On November 1, 2006, private equity firms Parquest Capital and CAPZA acquired life science company Unither Pharmaceuticals from Syntegra Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Parquest Capital’s 1st and CAPZA’s 1st transaction in the Life Science sector.
  • This is Parquest Capital’s 8th and CAPZA’s 11th transaction in France.
Investment Fate
  • Unither Pharmaceuticals was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2011.
  • Unither Pharmaceuticals was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2022.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2006-11-01
Target Unither Pharmaceuticals
Sector Life Science
Buyer(s) Parquest Capital
CAPZA
Sellers(s) Syntegra Capital
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Unither Pharmaceuticals

Amiens, France
Unither Pharmaceuticals is a developer and manufacturer of pharmaceuticals products. Unither operates six manufacturing sites in France, the United States, and Brazil, and has a dedicated research and development center in Europe. Unither Pharmaceuticals was founded in 1993 and is based in Amiens, France.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

Parquest Capital

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2002
PE ASSETS 610M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Parquest Capital is a private equity firm focused on acquiring and investing in mid-sized French companies. The Firm pursues companies with €20 to €150 million in revenue and is capable of committing up to €100 million per transaction. Sectors of interest include business services, consumer products, retail, and healthcare. Parquest Capital was originally established in 2002 as a unit of ING Insurance's French practice. Parquest Capital is based in Paris, France.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 34
Sector: Life Science M&A 1 of 3
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 3 of 15
Country: France M&A 8 of 33
Year: 2006 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-10-01 Groupe Sogec Marketing S.A.

Villebon-sur-Yvette, France

Sogec Marketing provides promotion tools on behalf of consumer brands and HMSM chains.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-12-27 Groupe Mom

Paris, France

Groupe Mom is a Paris based provider of healthy snacks, fruit pouches, and squeezable applesauce.

Buy -
Buyer

CAPZA

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2004
PE ASSETS 9.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

CAPZA is a provider of equity and junior capital to small and medium-sized unlisted French companies. CAPZA does not have any sector preferences and looks to invest in companies valued from €20 to €400 million. CAPZA was formed in 2004 and is based in Paris.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 12 of 118
Sector: Life Science M&A 1 of 4
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 3 of 34
Country: France M&A 11 of 102
Year: 2006 M&A 10 of 10
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-10-01 Flexitallic Group

Paris, France

Flexitallic Group is a specialized sealing solutions and products serving the oil and gas, power generation, chemical and petrochemical industries in emerging and developed markets. Focused on the upstream, downstream and power generation sectors. Flexitallic Group was founded in 1912 and is based in Paris, France.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-01-01 Alltub

Boulogne-Billancourt, France

Alltub is a manufacturer of collapsible aluminum tubes for the packaging of pharmaceutical, cosmetics, foodstuffs, and industrial products. Alltub was founded in 2005 and is based in Boulogne-Billancourt, France.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

DESCRIPTION

Syntegra Capital is a German private equity firm focused on continental Europe (Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, and Switzerland). Syntegra looks to acquire majority or minority stakes in buy-ins, buyouts, consolidations, and special situations. The Firm targets mid-sized businesses generating €30 to €300 million in revenue and can commit up to €30 million per transaction. Syntegra was founded in 1997 and has offices in Paris and London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 18
Sector: Life Science M&A 1 of 2
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 3 of 9
Country: France M&A 4 of 9
Year: 2006 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-11-01 Market Maker

Dardilly, France

Market Maker is a provider of advertising and promotional material. Market Maker operates in the business of promotional and consumer products sold to various channels. Market Maker was established in 1991 and is based in Dardilly, France.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-12-01 Stark Verlag

Freising, Germany

Stark-Verlag is active in the market segments of educational material for teachers and test preparation books for pupils in the German market

Buy -