Investment Summary

Rhône Group Invests In Maxam

On August 1, 2018, private equity firm Rhône Group invested in chemicals company Maxam from Advent International

Investment Highlights
  • This is Rhône Group’s 5th transaction in the Chemicals sector.
  • This is Rhône Group’s 2nd transaction in Spain.

Investment Summary

Date 2018-08-01
Target Maxam
Sector Chemicals
Investor(s) Rhône Group
Sellers(s) Advent International
Deal Type Stake Purchase
Advisor(s) Clifford Chance (Legal)

Target

Maxam

Madrid, Spain
Maxam specializes in the design, development, manufacture, and application of energetic materials. It structures its activity into four business units: blasting solutions for mining, quarries, and civil works; cartridges and gun powders for use in hunting and recreational shooting; products and systems for the defense and security sector; and key raw materials for the nitro chemical industry. Maxam was founded in 1872 and is based in Madrid, Spain.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Rhône Group

New York, New York, United States

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1996
PE ASSETS 11.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Rhône Group is a private equity and financial advisory firm focused on large-scale buyouts across North America and Western Europe. Areas of interest include energy, materials, industrials, retail, consumer products, healthcare, and financial services. Rhône was formed in 1995 and has offices in New York, Paris, and London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 24 of 35
Sector: Chemicals M&A 5 of 5
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 3 of 6
Country: Spain M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2018 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-02-20 Fogo de Chao

Dallas, Texas, United States

Fogo de Chao is a Brazilian steakhouse, or churrascaria, which has specialized in fire-roasting high-quality meats utilizing the centuries-old Southern Brazilian cooking technique of churrasco. Fogo de Chao was founded in 1979 and is based in Dallas, Texas.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-12-13 Ranpak

Concord Township, Ohio, United States

Ranpak manufactures paper-based systems for protective packaging needs including cushioning, void-fill and wrapping applications. Ranpak's goal was to create the first environmentally responsible system to effectively protect products during shipment. The development and improvement of materials, systems and total solution concepts have earned Ranpak a reputation as an innovative leader in e-commerce and industrial supply chain solutions. Ranpak was founded in 1972 and is based in Concord Township, Ohio.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Advent International

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1984
PE ASSETS 91.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Advent is a global private equity firm that targets investments in North America, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Advent's emerging market efforts are concentrated in Central Europe and Latin America. Advent seeks transactions valued between $50 million and $5 billion and can commit up to $2 billion of equity capital per investment. Broad areas of interest include business & financial services, retail & consumer, technology, media, & telecoms, healthcare & life sciences, and industrial. Prospective transaction types include buyouts, growth capital financings, take privates, and recapitalizations. Advent was formed in 1984 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 178 of 233
Sector: Chemicals M&A 6 of 7
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 7 of 9
Country: Spain M&A 5 of 5
Year: 2018 M&A 5 of 10
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-06-29 Mondo Minerals B.V.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Mondo Minerals B.V. is a European talc performance minerals business produces and supplies high quality and innovative talc products for use in a diverse range of end-markets, including plastics, coatings and paints, technical ceramics, pharmaceuticals and paper.

Sell $600M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-08-07 WSiP

Warsaw, Poland

WSiP is an educational publisher offering a complete range of textbooks, supplementary books and multimedia for all types of schools and all school levels. WSiP was founded in 1945 and is based in Warsaw, Poland.

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