Investment Summary

Sparring Capital Exits Pure Trade

On July 28, 2023, private equity firm AGIC Capital invested in packaging company Pure Trade from Sparring Capital

Investment Highlights
  • This is AGIC Capital’s 1st transaction in the Packaging sector.
  • This is AGIC Capital’s 1st transaction in France.

Investment Summary

Date 2023-07-28
Target Pure Trade
Sector Packaging
Investor(s) AGIC Capital
Sellers(s) Sparring Capital
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Pure Trade

Paris, France
Pure Trade is a provider of design and manufacturer of expertise in the beauty packaging industry. The Company offers a wide range of highly customized products, such as makeup palettes, compact cases, pouches and bags, accessories, Spa offers, and packaging solutions. Pure Trade’s client portfolio includes among others Dior, Givenchy Parfums, YSL Beauty, Lancôme, Valentino, Guerlain, Clarins, Jimmy Choo Parfums, Burberry Beauty, Mugler, Azzaro Parfums, Jean Paul Gaultier Parfums, Prada Beauty, Paco Rabanne Parfums, Marc Jacobs Beauty. Pure Trade was founded in 1996 and is based in Paris, France.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

AGIC Capital

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2015
PE ASSETS 2.2B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

AGIC Capital (aka Asia Germany Industrial Promotion Capital) is a private equity group focused on industrial and medical technology investments in Europe. The Firm's specific areas of interest include (1) intelligent production, (2) high-end systems and components, (3) advanced materials, (4) medical equipment, and (5) environmental protection technologies. AGIC Capital was formed in 2015 and has offices in Shanghai, Hong Kong, Beijing, London, and Munich.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 11 of 13
Sector: Packaging M&A 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 6 of 7
Country: France M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2023 M&A 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-07-12 PR Electronics

Ronde, Denmark

PR Electronics designs and produces signal conditioning (interface) devices for the process industry within temperature, I.S. interfaces, panel meters, signal isolators and converters. PR Electronics was founded in 1974 and is based in Ronde, Denmark.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-08-14 AP Technologies

Singapore, Singapore

AP Technologies is a medical device contract manufacturer of tight tolerance, precision medical tubing and catheters using the latest extrusion and assembly processes. AP Tech utilizes its comprehensive quality control system, state-of-the-art facility, and advanced statistical methodologies to maintain the highest quality standards in the industry. AP Technologies is based in Singapore.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Sparring Capital

Paris, France

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2002
PE ASSETS 850M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Sparring Capital is a private equity firm focused on acquiring majority positions in private medium-sized French companies. Pragma looks to fund leveraged buyouts and development capital financings of businesses with high barriers to entry and that lead their respective market niches. The Firm typically seeks companies with at least €10 million in revenue and at least €1.5 million of EBITDA. Sparring Capital was formed in 2002 and is based in Paris.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 21 of 21
Sector: Packaging M&A 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 10 of 10
Country: France M&A 20 of 20
Year: 2023 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-07-11 Infraneo

Pantin, France

Infraneo is an engineering group specialized in infrastructure management that provides inspection, diagnostic and consulting solutions to optimize the management of infrastructure throughout its lifecycle. Infraneo was founded in 1997 and is based in Pantin, France.

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