M&A Deal Summary

Syngenta AG Acquires Pasteuria Bioscience

On September 19, 2012, Syngenta AG acquired life science company Pasteuria Bioscience from Advantage Capital Partners for 86M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Syngenta AG’s 1st transaction in the Life Science sector.
  • This is Syngenta AG’s 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Syngenta AG’s 4th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Syngenta AG’s 1st transaction in Florida.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-09-19
Target Pasteuria Bioscience
Sector Life Science
Buyer(s) Syngenta AG
Sellers(s) Advantage Capital Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 86M USD

Target

Pasteuria Bioscience

Alachua, Florida, United States
Pasteuria Bioscience, Inc. is involved in commercializing a biological solution to nematode control, a unmet agricultural pest problem. The company has producing an in-vitro form of a pathological parasite for particular species of harmful nematodes. The company is currently focused on scaling up the in-vitro production process to commercial levels.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Syngenta AG

Basel, Switzerland
Category Company
Founded 1999
Sector Chemicals
Employees28,000
Revenue 13.4B USD (2015)
DESCRIPTION

Syngenta is a global provider of chemicals and herbicides to enhance crop yields. Syngenta was formed in 1999 and is based in Basel, Switzerland.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 11
Sector (Life Science) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 4 of 10
State (Florida) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 4 of 6
Year (2012) 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-06-12 Conrad Fafard

Agawam, Massachusetts, United States

Conrad Fafard, Inc. produces and distributes peat- and bark-based professional mixes, retail potting soils, peat moss and additive fertilizer growing media solutions to enhance the performance of flowers, shrubs and plants in professionally landscaped and consumer environments.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-11-20 Sunfield Seeds

Chico, California, United States

Sunfield Seeds is a provider of sunflower seeds production and processing services.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Advantage Capital Partners

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 1992
PE ASSETS 2.6B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Advantage Capital Partners is a private equity firm focused on providing growth capital to a variety of companies. The Firm's geographic coverage includes Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, Texas, Wisconsin and Washington DC. Advantage looks to initially commit $0.5 to $2 million per investment and can provide mezzanine debt in addition to equity capital. Areas of interest include communications, information technology, life science, and energy. Advantage Capital was formed in 1992 and is headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 44 of 97
Sector (Life Science) 3 of 6
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 19 of 54
State (Florida) 3 of 6
Country (United States) 44 of 97
Year (2012) 3 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 12
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-08-23 3DR Laboratories

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

3DR Laboratories, Inc. is an advanced visualization lab that provides three-dimensional (3D) imaging services to hospitals, image centers, and teleradiology firms. 3DR Laboratories, Inc. was founded in 2004 and is based in Louisville, Kentucky.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-10-01 Emme

Bristol, Connecticut, United States

Emme is a provider of advanced environmental control and energy management products to the residential and light commercial markets. Emme was founded in 2012 and is based in Bristol, Connecticut.

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