M&A Deal Summary

SPhere Group Acquires Art Embal

On March 31, 2017, SPhere Group acquired distribution company Art Embal from Bridgepoint

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is SPhere Group’s 1st transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is SPhere Group’s 1st transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-03-31
Target Art Embal
Sector Distribution
Buyer(s) SPhere Group
Sellers(s) Bridgepoint
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Art Embal

Paris, France
Art'Embal operates supermarkets, distribution group platforms and directly to the wholesaler. It also owns two manufacturing plants which produce bread bags and wax paper. Art'Embal is based in Paris, France.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

SPhere Group

Paris, France

Category Company
Founded 1975
Sector Manufacturing
DESCRIPTION

SPhere Group is an independent manufacturer and seller of refuse bags, freezer bags, plastic films and food papers, aluminium food trays and foil rolls and industrial films. SPhere was founded in 1976 and is based in Paris, France.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Distribution M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: France M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Bridgepoint

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1984
PE ASSETS 75.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Bridgepoint is a large European private equity firm that invests in middle-market companies across a broad range of industries with an enterprise value of €200 - €1000 million. Prospective transaction situations include buyouts, buy-ins, growth financings, consolidations, and take privates. The firms invest in the range of €75 - €400 million transaction. Bridgepoint Development Capital specializes in investments in businesses valued up to a €150 million, taking equity stakes of between €10 million and €75 million. General sectors of interest include consumer products and services, retail, financial services, healthcare, media, technology, industrials, and business services. Bridgepoint was formed in 1984 and has offices in London, Frankfurt, Luxembourg, Madrid, Milan, Paris, Stockholm and Warsaw.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 67 of 112
Sector: Distribution M&A 3 of 3
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 25 of 39
Country: France M&A 13 of 25
Year: 2017 M&A 2 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-01-30 Zenith

Leeds, United Kingdom

Zenith is a provider of leasing, fleet management, and vehicle outsourcing in the United Kingdom. Zenith offers two primary products: Contract Hire and Leasing (‘CHL’), which leases fleets of vehicles to the corporate market, and Salary Sacrifice, through which employers offer vehicles as an optional benefit to their employees. Zenith was founded in 1989 and is based in Leeds, United Kingdom.

Buy £750M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-05-17 Limoni

Bentivoglio, Italy

Limoni is an Italian perfumery retail sector with a network of over 500 stores and an emerging presence in Croatia and Slovenia. Limoni also operates as a wholesaler to smaller independent perfumeries and as an exporter to international markets. Limoni is based in Bentivoglio, Italy.

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