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Permira Acquires John Masters Organics

On May 23, 2016, private equity firm Permira acquired consumer products company John Masters Organics

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Permira’s 5th transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is Permira’s 18th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Permira’s 3rd transaction in New York.
Investment Fate
  • John Masters Organics was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2022.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2016-05-23
Target John Masters Organics
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) Permira
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

John Masters Organics

New York, New York, United States
John Masters Organics is a well-known celebrity hair care brand in SOHO New York. The brand is committed to urban wellness, providing luxury, organic beauty that treats both its customers and the earth with respect. John Masters Organics currently distributes its premium, organic personal care products in more than 40 countries. John Masters Organics was founded in 1991 and is based in New York.

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Buyer

Permira

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1985
PE ASSETS 75.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Permira is a mega-sized private equity firm that targets large company investments around the world. Permira invests to support acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, take-privates, turnarounds, and growth buyouts. Areas of interest include healthcare, financial services, chemicals, consumer products and services, industrial products and services, technology, media, and telecom. Permira will consider opportunities in Europe, Asia, and North America. Permira was formed in 1985 and has offices in Menlo Park, Frankfurt, Luxembourg, London, Hong Kong, Madrid, Milan, Paris, Stockholm, Tokyo, Guernsey and New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 102 of 162
Sector (Consumer Products) 5 of 5
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 48 of 53
State (New York) 3 of 8
Country (United States) 18 of 45
Year (2016) 2 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-04-14 Arcaplanet

Genoa, Italy

Arcaplanet is an operator of a pet care retail chain. Arcaplanet operates 46 stores, each averaging 500 square meters in size and being mainly located in the north and center of Italy. Arcaplanet was founded in 1995 and is based in Genoa, Italy.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-05-30 Sisal

Milan, Italy

Sisal is an operator in the Italian gaming market as a government licensee. Through its capillary network of 47,000 points of sale, the company in excess of 500 payment services to the Italian public which are still primarily reliant on traditional cash payments. Sisal is based in Milan, Italy.

Sell €1.0B
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