M&A Deal Summary

TA Associates Acquires Solabia Group

On January 1, 2018, private equity firm TA Associates acquired manufacturer Solabia Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is TA Associates’ 4th transaction in the Manufacturing sector.
  • This is TA Associates’ 7th transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2018-01-01
Target Solabia Group
Sector Manufacturing
Buyer(s) TA Associates
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Solabia Group

Pantin, France
Solabia Group is a manufacturer of natural active ingredients for the cosmetic, pharmaceutical, nutraceutical and microbiology industries. Solabia also produces culture media, supplements, detection kits and peptones for the food testing and pharmaceutical industries. Solabia Group was founded in 1972 and is based in Pantin, France.

Search 201,429 Deals Now

SEARCH BY

  • Buyer Type (PE or Strategic)
  • Deal Size ($10M to $10B+)
  • Sector (60 Sectors)
  • Deal Type
  • Geography
  • & More

Try For Free 7-Day Free Trial

Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

TA Associates

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1968
PE ASSETS 65.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

TA Associates is a private equity firm that targets investments in middle-market and large companies around the world. TA will consider control or minority investments in profitable companies and looks to commit between $70 and $500 million per transaction. TA proactively reaches out to companies directly in sourcing potential investment opportunities. Prospective businesses are generally valued between $100 million and $3 billion. Areas of interest include technology, software, communications, financial services, healthcare, business services, semiconductors/electronics, and consumer products/services. In addition to investing equity capital, TA also makes subordinated debt investments. TA's geographic preference is North America, Asia/Pacific, and Europe. TA Associates was formed in 1968 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 275 of 364
Sector (Manufacturing) 4 of 5
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 67 of 72
Country (France) 7 of 11
Year (2018) 2 of 11
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-01-01 Petcurean

Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada

Petcurean is a developer and marketer of super-premium pet food. Petcurean's super-premium pet food products are largely sold under the GO! Solutions and Now Fresh brands. The company offers a variety of premium quality, nutrient-rich food formulas for both dogs and cats that are all manufactured in Canada. Petcurean brands are primarily sold in Canada (the Company's home market) and more than 30 international markets, as well as in the United States through the independent pet channel.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-02-09 Nintex

Bellevue, Washington, United States

Nintex is a provider of intelligent process automation (IPA) with more than 7,500 enterprise clients and 1,700 partners in 90 countries who have built and published millions of workflow applications. With its unmatched breadth of capability and platform support delivered by unique architectural capabilities, Nintex empowers the line of business and IT departments to quickly automate, orchestrate and optimize hundreds of manual processes to progress on the journey to digital transformation. Nintex workflow cloud, the company’s cloud platform, connects with all content repositories, systems of record, and people to consistently fuel successful business outcomes. Nintex was founded in 2006 and is based in Bellevue, Washington.

Sell -
Mergr

Product

Company

Legal