M&A Deal Summary

Partners Group AG Acquires Rovensa

On July 17, 2020, asset manager Partners Group AG acquired agriculture company Rovensa from Bridgepoint for 1.0B EUR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Partners Group AG’s 1st transaction in the Agriculture sector.
  • This is Partners Group AG’s 7th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Partners Group AG’s 1st transaction in Portugal.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2020-07-17
Target Rovensa
Sector Agriculture
Buyer(s) Partners Group AG
Sellers(s) Bridgepoint
Deal Type Secondary Buyout
Deal Value 1.0B EUR

Target

Rovensa

Lisbon, Portugal
Rovensa is involved in the agriculture industry focused on exploiting pyrite mines, which were a key ingredient in producing fertilizers. Throughout the years, it has progressively expanded its production to other agricultural solutions and geographies. Rovensa was formed in 1926 and is based in Lisbon, Portugal.

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Buyer(S) 1

DESCRIPTION

Partners Group is a global investment management firm with a variety of funds and institutional clients. The Firm's direct investment group looks to invest in or acquire market leading companies with growth opportunities linked to technology. Partners is a hands-on investor and looks to actively support its portfolio companies with expansion, operational, and governance structure support. Partners Group was established in 1996 and is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 63 of 88
Sector (Agriculture) 1 of 1
Type (Secondary Buyout) 33 of 52
Country (Portugal) 1 of 2
Year (2020) 2 of 6
Size (of disclosed) 7 of 20
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-01-22 VSB Holding

Dresden, Germany

VSB Holding GmbH is a European developer, owner, and operator in the renewable energy sector. VSB operates throughout the renewable energy value chain, from the development of projects to asset management and the technical and commercial management of operational sites, as well as having a broad offering in energy solutions. VSB has successfully developed and built over 1.1GW of onshore wind and solar PV generating assets to-date and manages over 1.4GW of wind assets.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-08-03 Murra Warra II

Australia

Murra Warra II is a 209MW wind farm project in Australia is expected to be completed by mid-2022. The wind farm will comprise 38 GE Cypress 5.5MW turbines with a total nameplate capacity of 209MW, located approximately 30 kilometers north of Horsham in the state of Victoria, next to Murra Warra I.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Bridgepoint

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1984
PE ASSETS 28.2B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Bridgepoint is a large European private equity firm that invests in middle-market companies across a broad range of industries with an enterprise value of €200 - €1000 million. Prospective transaction situations include buyouts, buy-ins, growth financings, consolidations, and take privates. The firms invest in the range of €75 - €400 million transaction. Bridgepoint Development Capital specializes in investments in businesses valued up to a €150 million, taking equity stakes of between €10 million and €75 million. General sectors of interest include consumer products and services, retail, financial services, healthcare, media, technology, industrials, and business services. Bridgepoint was formed in 1984 and has offices in London, Frankfurt, Luxembourg, Madrid, Milan, Paris, Stockholm and Warsaw.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 87 of 109
Sector (Agriculture) 1 of 1
Type (Secondary Buyout) 51 of 65
Country (Portugal) 1 of 1
Year (2020) 4 of 9
Size (of disclosed) 5 of 35
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-07-06 KGH Customs Services

Göteborg, Sweden

KGH Customs Services is a well-known and respected partner to a wide range of authorities, providing valuable consulting and advice, most recently in the connection with Brexit, as advisors to various authorities in the EU and the UK. KGH is based in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Sell kr2.6B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-08-28 BigHand

London, United Kingdom

BigHand provides the workflow software, including integrated speech recognition technology, that makes the creation, distribution and processing of voice files more efficient and secure. BigHand was founded in 1995 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

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