{"id":654096,"date":"2013-04-24T05:27:08","date_gmt":"2013-04-24T09:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pehub.com\/?p=198084"},"modified":"2013-04-24T05:27:08","modified_gmt":"2013-04-24T09:27:08","slug":"argos-soditic-acquires-natural-distribution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/654096","title":{"rendered":"Argos Soditic Acquires Natural Distribution"},"content":{"rendered":"

Argos Soditic<\/strong> has announced the acquisition of the Natural Distribution<\/strong> group, a European specialist in food supplements based on plants and components of natural origin, in a BIMBO transaction alongside the management team, led by Nigel Henton. Founded 25 years ago by Jean and Maryse Estienne, Natural Distribution develops and distributes food supplements based on plants and components of natural origin in pharmacies and specialist shops.<\/p>\n

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Argos Soditic announces the acquisition of the Natural Distribution. group, the European specialist in food supplements based on plants and components of natural origin, in a BIMBO transaction alongside the management team, led by Nigel Henton.<\/p>\n

Founded 25 years ago by Jean and Maryse Estienne, Natural Distribution develops and distributes food supplements based on plants and components of natural origin in pharmacies and specialist shops. Focused on the wellbeing and health segments, the group has chosen not to address the beauty or the weight-loss segments. The Head office, the R&D team and the logistic platform are based in Ashford (United Kingdom). The group employs 124 people and has a turnover of approximately 32m\u20ac.<\/p>\n

The R&D strategy is centred on complex products, combining several plants, vitamins and minerals with rigorous attention paid to the quality of the ingredients. Among the group\u2019s umbrella brands are Sant\u00e9 Verte, distributed exclusively in pharmacies and para-pharmacies, which includes flagship products such as Circulymphe, (blood and lymphatic circulation), Acti\u2019Rub (winter ailments) as well as Somni\u2019Phyt (insomnia).
\nThe transaction was initiated at a time when the Sellers wished progressively to transfer the management of the company to the management team led by Nigel Henton. A new Financial Director and a Business Development Director have been recruited to reinforce the team.<\/p>\n

\u00ab The development of the group since its creation and its current performance are the result of constancy in the quality of our products, ensured by the particular care given to their formulation and to the selection of the natural components used. The support shown for this strategy by Argos Soditic and the participation of the current management in the transaction, have convinced us that we can entrust to them the continued development of the group and accompany this new stage ourselves as minority shareholders.” comment Maryse and Jean Estienne, the founders.<\/p>\n

The objective of the management team, accompanied by Argos Soditic, is to accelerate the growth of the group, both in its actual pharmacy and specialist shop markets and in new ones, particularly the export market.<\/p>\n

Nigel Henton concludes : \u00ab The Estienne family and I have worked extremely hard to make Natural Distribution a leader in the food supplements market : today Sant\u00e9 Verte has consolidated its position in the pharmacy segment and is among the \u00ab Top 10 \u00bb actors in France. With Argos Soditic alongside us and the reinforcement of the management team, we are looking forward with enthusiasm to a new phase of development. \u00bb<\/p>\n

\u00ab Over 25 years, Maryse and Jean Estienne have built Natural Distribution into an uncontested reference in the sector of food supplements based on plants and components of natural origin. Their concern for the quality of the products, based notably on a profound knowledge of essential nutriments, has created a company which is today a trustworthy actor for its partners and clients. We are particularly proud to accompany the management team in the future growth of the business. \u00bb comment Gilles Mougenot and Karel Kroupa, Argos Soditic partners.<\/p>\n

About Argos Soditic<\/p>\n

Argos Soditic is an independent European private equity group with offices in Paris, Milan and Geneva.
\nSince its creation in 1989, Argos Soditic has carried out more than 50 transactions focusing on management buy-outs and buy-ins in small and medium sized companies.
\nArgos Sodtic typically takes majority stakes ranging from \u20ac5m to \u20ac50m in companies with revenues of \u20ac20m to \u20ac400m.
\nWith \u20ac675m under management for MBO (\u20ac400m for the last fund), the firm has developed a track record of unusual, complex and off-market transactions where the firm\u2019s combination of local presence and international experience is able to add value to the small and medium sized businesses it invests in.<\/p>\n

Natural Distribution is the third acquisition for Fund VI.<\/p>\n

Advisors
\nSellers :
\nM&A : Messis Finances (Elie Auriac, Aur\u00e9lien Ferrand, Aur\u00e9lien Bossuat)
\nLegal : PDGB Avocats (Thibaut Caharel, Joy Fant)
\nPurchasers :
\nFinancial : KPMG (Olivier Boumendil, Franck Bernard)
\nFiscal : Ars\u00e8ne Taxand (Franck Chaminade, Emilie Foy)
\nLegal: SJ Berwin (Maxence Bloch, Pierre-Louis S\u00e8vegrand, Olivier Vermeulen, Marc Zerah)
\nRegulatory: PDG Avocats (Paule Drouault-Gardrat, Juliette Peterka)
\nFinancing Unitranche :
\nIdinvest (Fran\u00e7ois Lacoste, Nicolas Nedelec)
\nAccess Capital Partners (Martial Lauby, Christopher Underwood)
\nIFE Mezzanine (Dominique Fouquoire, Alban Cordier)
\nConseil unitranche : Nabarro & Hinge (Jonathan Nabarro, Blandine Geny)<\/p>\n

Contacts :
\nArgos Soditic : Gilles Mougenot (Partner), Karel Kroupa (Partner), Guillaume Lefebvre (Analyst)
\nPress : C\u00e9line Lanoux, tel. +33 1 53 67 20 50, clanoux@argos-soditic.com
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