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IK is about to acquire the manufacturer of food ingredients Savena
Founded in 1988 by its current CEO Eric Land, the group Savena develops and manufactures complete solutions in the field of aromatic food ingredients, nutritional and functional. The group operates in four segments: Solutions taste (flavor ingredients) solutions for meat products (functional ingredients), nutrition (dietary ingredients) and solutions for the catering. Savena, whose head office is based in Bréal-sous-Montfort, operates four production sites and employs 250 employees and has 4,000 customers in the food industry (producers of ready meals and sauces, meat processors and industrial caterers).
The expected turnover for the current year is 90 million, half in France. Savena is also present in Belgium, Germany, Scandinavia, Eastern Europe, Italy is growing rapidly in Asia and Russia.
“Innovation and new product launches and the strengthening of its commercial Savena constitute strong growth drivers. This strategy of organic development, both in France and abroad and the achievement of acquisitions should enable Savena to double in size in the next five years. We are very pleased to partner with a management team enjoying a successful growth path and we wish to share her experience in the agri-food sector in Europe, “said Dan Soudry, Partner in charge of the French team of IK.
Some food companies being or having been part of the portfolio of IK:
– Agros Nova (Polish leader prepared meals and packaged foods)
– Snack International (French leader crackers to label)
– Labeyrie (leading French foie gras and salmon)
– Pieters (European specialist in processing and distribution of fish)
– Lithells (Swedish leader in processing and distributing meat products)
“IK is an ideal partner for us given its experience in the food industry and its expertise in international acquisitions. Savena has demonstrated its ability to grow in the past, and this alliance will allow us to accelerate our development plan for pan-European, “said Eric Land, CEO of Savena.
Over the past two years, Savena has grown organically over 10% per year and nearly 15% including two acquisitions made during the period.
“Since its revival in 2007 Azulis Céréa Capital and Capital, Savena recorded sustained growth and outstanding performance exteriorized through a dynamic management team and motivated, led by Eric Terré” said Peter Jordan Azulis partner at Capital. “The group has strengthened its position in its core businesses and structured its international presence with a strong investment in its sales force. IK is ideally positioned to support the future development of Savena, “said Gilles Sicard, Head of Capital Céréa.
IK Investment Partners and advice:
IK: Dan Soudry, and Rémi Arnaud Bosc Buttiaux
Council M & A: Corporate Finance Easton (Philippe and Delphine Nicolas Guezenec)
Council Funding: Lincoln (Aurélien Loszycer)
Senior Funding: CA-IPC (Annie-Laure Servel) and BNP Paribas (Michael Siciliano)
Mezzanine Financing: Alcentra, Céréa Mezzanine (Hubert Lange) and LFPI (Cesar Rodriguez-Montes)
Council Tax and Legal: Willkie Farr & Gallagher (Eduardo Fernandez)
Strategic due diligence: AT Kearney (Jerome Souied)
financial due diligence: Ernst & Young (Daniel Benque)
Stores and tips:
Azulis Capital: Pierre Jordan, Michael Rowan, Anthony Dubut
Céréa Capital: Gilles Sicard, Antoine Peyronnet, Xavier Renault
Unigrains: Isabelle Luguenot
BNPP Development: Yannick Carré
Natio Vie Development: Bernard Hotelans
Council M & A: The lion and Associates (Mark O’Neill, Julien Beaufreton)
Mezzanine Finance: AXA Mezzanine (Cécile Mayer-Lévi, William Chinardet)
Céréa Mezzanine (Hubert Lange, Cecilia Jouannic)
CIC Mezzanine (Francois Petit)
Legal Advice: SJ Berwin (Maitrejean Thomas, Thomas Dupont)
Tax Due Diligence: Arsene Taxand (Denis Andres, Alexander Rocchi)
Legal Due Diligence: Brunswick (Sandra Zuker, Celine Leparmentier)
Strategic Due Diligence: indefi (Julien Berger)
Financial Due Diligence: Ernst & Young (Majubert Laurent, Pierre Thiery, Delphine Le Gentil)
Social Due Diligence: Capstan (Jean Michel Mir, Lawrence Guerder)
IK Investment Partners
IK Investment Partners
(formerly known as Industri Kapital) (IK) is a leading European private equity, with 5.7 billion euros in funds raised, of which 1.7 billion for the latest fund IK2007. Since 1989, IK has invested in 76 European companies. The current portfolio comprises 23 companies representing a total turnover of almost 7.5 billion euros. IK invests mainly in medium-sized companies, with a strong position in their markets and have a real potential for organic growth and acquisitions. For more information: ikinvest.com
Azulis Capital
Azulis Capital is a leading independent French speakers in the area of capital investment (capital transmission, expansion capital, replacement capital) in favor of medium-sized French companies. The team has strong industry expertise in five areas, including the food industry. Since 1993, Azulis Capital has invested € 550 million in 96 companies, favoring a policy of growth through acquisitions (90 operations “build-up”).
azuliscapital.fr
LFPI
LFPI regroupe plusieurs activités de capital investissement et gère aujourd’hui près de 2,5 milliards d’euros. Le groupe LFPI investit notamment dans des opérations de LBO (small et midcap), de capital développement, en immobilier, en mezzanine et en fonds de fonds, avec une présence en France et en Europe (Genève, Vienne, Luxembourg et Milan).
lfpi.fr
Savena
European player in the food industry, the group Savena designs and develops solutions in the field of aromatic food ingredients, functional and nutritional.
Savena has 250 employees and generated sales of 79 million euros in 2010.
Savena-group.com
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