Camlin Fine Sciences Acquires Majority Stake in Vinpai

CSL Limited Acquires Vifor Pharma Ltd in All-Cash Tender Offer

December 14, 2021

Pharmaceuticals

CSL Limited entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Vifor Pharma Ltd via an all-cash public tender offer at US$179.25 per share (aggregate equity value about US$11.7 billion). The transaction was funded through a mix of placement, new debt, and existing cash/facilities and was expected to complete around mid-2022, subject to regulatory approvals.

PAI Partners Agrees to Acquire Majority Stake in ECF Group

June 14, 2023

Logistics & Distribution

PAI Partners has made a binding offer to acquire a majority stake in ECF Group from French private equity firm Naxicap Partners, with Naxicap remaining a minority investor alongside management. ECF is an omnichannel B2B distributor of equipment, consumables and hygiene products for hospitality and care professionals, headquartered in Grigny, France (~1,750 employees, ~€760m revenue); PAI intends to accelerate growth organically and via acquisitions to consolidate the fragmented market.

Bain Capital and Cinven to Acquire Lonza Specialty Ingredients

February 8, 2021

Manufacturing

Bain Capital Private Equity and Cinven have entered into definitive agreements to acquire Lonza Specialty Ingredients (LSI), a division of Lonza AG, for a total enterprise value of CHF 4.2 billion. LSI, headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, is a global provider of specialty chemicals for microbial control with ~2,800 employees, and the consortium intends to invest in R&D, bolster production capabilities and use LSI as a platform for buy-and-build consolidation in the sector; the transaction was expected to close in H2 2021.

Cinven Acquires Majority Stake in BioAgilytix; Cobepa Reinvests

December 20, 2021

Healthcare Services

International private equity firm Cinven has agreed to acquire a majority stake in BioAgilytix through a recapitalization, with current investor Cobepa remaining a significant minority investor. GHO Capital has realised its investment and will exit; the transaction will provide funding to support BioAgilytix’s international expansion, capacity and capability investments, and buy-and-build strategy in large-molecule bioanalytical services. BioAgilytix is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina and employs about 870 staff across the United States, Europe and Australia.

PAI Partners Acquires Majority Stake in Nutripure

July 25, 2024

Consumer Products

PAI Partners, through its PAI Mid-Market Fund, has agreed to acquire a majority, controlling stake in Nutripure from Ardian. The investment will support Nutripure’s product development, community growth and European expansion while founders and Bpifrance remain shareholders.

Valent BioSciences Acquires FBSciences

January 30, 2023

Agriculture

Valent BioSciences LLC, a subsidiary of Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd., has acquired FBSciences Holdings, Inc., a Collierville, Tennessee–headquartered developer of naturally derived biostimulants, biopesticides, and crop nutrition solutions. The acquisition strengthens Valent's capabilities and market position in the rapidly growing global biostimulant and biorationals market.