M&A Deal Summary

Patria Investimentos Acquires Frooty

On June 3, 2014, private equity firm Patria Investimentos acquired food company Frooty

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Patria Investimentos’ 1st transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Patria Investimentos’ 9th transaction in Brazil.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-06-03
Target Frooty
Sector Food
Buyer(s) Patria Investimentos
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Frooty

Sao Paulo, Brazil
Frooty is a global company producing food products focused on Acai, the Brazilian Superfruit. Frooty was founded in 1994 and is based in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Patria Investimentos

Sao Paulo, Brazil

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1988
PE ASSETS 5.8B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Patria Investimentos is a Brazilian merchant bank that provides advisory services, capital management, as well as invests in private equity, real estate, and infrastructure transactions. Patria's private equity group was formed in 1994 and looks to acquire controlling or minority stakes in Brazilian companies focused on end-consumers. Patria is a hands-on investment group, looking to assist in developing strategies to maximize growth. Patria Investimentos was founded in 1988 and is based in Sao Paulo, Brazil.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 10 of 17
Sector: Food M&A 1 of 1
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 8 of 11
Country: Brazil M&A 9 of 15
Year: 2014 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-09-27 Natulab

Sao Paulo, Brazil

Natulab is a pharmaceutical company focused on branded generics, "over the counter" (OTC) products, vitamins, and supplements. Natulab was founded in 2000 and is based in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Buy R$130M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-11-07 Elfa

Sao Paulo, Brazil

Elfa provides products, logistical solutions and medical-hospital services for the entire health chain, transporting treatment with solid results, agility, efficiency and innovative solutions that leverage the entire Brazilian health system. Elfa was founded in 1989 and is based in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

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