Investment Summary

Sofina Invests In Merieux NutriSciences

On March 1, 2014, private equity firm Sofina invested in business services company Merieux NutriSciences

Investment Highlights
  • This is Sofina’s 3rd transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Sofina’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Sofina’s 1st transaction in Illinois.

Investment Summary
Date 2014-03-01
Target Merieux NutriSciences
Sector Business Services
Investor(s) Sofina
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

Merieux NutriSciences

Chicago, Illinois, United States
Merieux NutriSciences is a provider of services to evaluate food safety, quality, and nutrition programs worldwide. Mérieux NutriSciences offers analysis and support services for the development of new products with the aim of preventing health risks related to food. Merieux NutriSciences was established in 1967 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Sofina

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1898
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Sofina SA is a family controlled, publicly traded investment firm focused on making long-term, direct minority investments in leading companies, investing in third party growth and venture funds, and providing equity investments in fast growing companies. The Firm's direct investment group will consider opportunities throughout Europe where it can commit €100 to €300 million per transaction in companies valued up to €4.5 billion. Sofina SA dates back to 1898 and is headquartered in Brussels.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 14 of 31
Sector (Business Services) 3 of 4
Type (Growth Capital) 3 of 13
State (Illinois) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 3
Year (2014) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-09-01 Emeis

Puteaux, France

Emeis is a provider of long-and medium-term physical and psychiatric care services. Emeis offers Retirement homes or dependent aging facilities (MR or MRS), clinics for continuing care and rehabilitation (SSR) and, psychiatric clinics. Emeis was founded in 1989 and is based in Puteaux, France.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-07-20 First Eagle Investment Management

New York, New York, United States

First Eagle Investment Management is an asset management firm which manages assets on behalf of institutional and individual clients. With the core purpose of providing prudent stewardship of its clients’ assets, the Firm is focused on fundamental, flexible and benchmark-agnostic investing, including strategies which seek to provide clients with downside protection. First Eagle Investment Management was founded in 1864 and is based in New York City.

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