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| Date | September 1, 1997 |
| Target | Argent Group |
| Sector | Business Services |
| Buyer(s) |
Warburg Pincus
Cinven |
| Sellers(s) | Premier Foods |
| Deal Type | Divestiture |
| Deal Value | 88M EUR |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1966 |
| PE ASSETS | 83.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Warburg Pincus is a mega-sized, global private equity firm focused on investment opportunities across North America, Asia, and Europe. Warburg will consider investing at various company stages, from early-stage opportunities to distressed situations. Warburg Pincus is organized by industry groups. Verticals include financial services, healthcare, technology, media & telecommunications, energy, consumer & industrial, and real estate. Within financial services, Warburg will consider asset/wealth managers, banks, exchanges, financial technology, insurance, transaction processing, private banking, and specialty/consumer finance. Within healthcare, specific areas of interest include medical devices, healthcare services, and biotech/pharmaceuticals. Within technology/media/communications, Warburg targets software, media/internet/information, financial technology, telecom, business services, and systems/semiconductors. Within energy, specific areas of interest include oil/gas exploration, power generation/transmission, and alternative energy. Warburg Pincus raised its first fund in 1966 and is based in New York City.
| Deal Context for Buyer | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 19 of 493 |
| Sector: Business Services | 3 of 21 |
| Type: Divestiture | 1 of 21 |
| Country: United Kingdom | 5 of 27 |
| Year: 1997 | 4 of 5 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 43 of 50 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-07-22 |
Zilog
San Jose,, California, United States ZiLOG operates as a fabless semiconductor supplier of microprocessor and microcontroller semiconductor products. ZiLOG designs, develops, tests and markets a portfolio of semiconductor devices for various applications used in consumer electronics, home appliances, security systems, point-of-sale terminals, personal computer peripherals, personal health and medical products. |
Sell | $527M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-12-02 |
Covad Communications Group
San Jose, California, United States Covad provides a wide range of access and hub aggregation services, including Ethernet, T1, and DSL. Covad manages a robust, next-generation IP/MPLS network that efficiently delivers integrated voice, video, and data solutions. Covad broadband services are currently available in 45 states and 240 major metropolitan areas, and can be purchased by approximately 11 million businesses, representing over 60 percent of all U.S. businesses. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1977 |
| PE ASSETS | 39.0B EUR |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Cinven is a private equity firm focused on buyout investments in growing, profitable businesses located throughout Europe and North America. Sectors of interest include business and financial services, healthcare, industrial, retail, leisure, consumer, technology, media, and telecommunications. Cinven looks to invest a minimum of €200 million in companies with minimum enterprise values of €400 million. Cinven does not invest in start-ups or development phase companies. Cinven was established in 1977 and is headquartered in London.
| Deal Context for Buyer | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 75 of 186 |
| Sector: Business Services | 6 of 12 |
| Type: Divestiture | 12 of 35 |
| Country: United Kingdom | 57 of 88 |
| Year: 1997 | 7 of 7 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 58 of 62 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-08-01 |
Macarthy Group
West Midlands, United Kingdom Macarthy Group Ltd. was a manufacturer of specialist generic pharmaceuticals. Its focus was on securing strong market positions with high margins by developing new presentations of off-patent generic pharmaceuticals. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-10-01 |
Newsquest
United Kingdom Westminster Press's failure to take advantage of technological advances presented Cinven with an opportunity for value enhancement. |
Sell | - |
| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1975 |
| Sector | Food |
| Employees | 4,137 |
| Revenue | 1.1B GBP (2025) |
Premier Foods is a manufacturer and distributer of branded and own label food products in the United Kingdom, other European countries, and internationally. It operates through grocery, sweet treats, and international segments. Premier Foods was founded in 1975 and is based in St Albans, the United Kingdom.
| Deal Context for Seller | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 9 |
| Sector: Business Services | 1 of 1 |
| Type: Divestiture | 1 of 7 |
| Country: United Kingdom | 1 of 7 |
| Year: 1997 | 1 of 1 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 1 of 5 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06-06 |
Marlow Foods
Stokesley, United Kingdom Marlow Foods, the owner of Quorn branded food products, in the first half of 2003 from AstraZeneca. Quorn is the UK?s number one brand in the fast growing healthy meat alternative food segment with an established and successful presence in a number of European territories. Marlow manufactures an extensive range of branded chilled and frozen ingredients and meals for this market from its manufacturing base in north Yorkshire. |
Buy | £172M |
