Healthcare and Distribution Services - Audon Trap & Partners

Generic Drugs
C.B. Fleet Co. Inc./ Omega Pharma N.V./ Advisor to seller
Bergamon Srl (ITA) Chefaro Italia Srl (ITA)
C.B. Fleet is a leading global producer of innovative personal healthcare products,
present in a number of countries around the world. The US-based company resolved
to divest its Italian subsidiary, Bergamon Srl, a producer and distributor of branded
intimate healthcare and hygiene products.
Arietti & Partners and Avantus assisted C.B. Fleet in the sale of Bergamon Srl to the
Italian branch (Chefaro Italia) of Omega Pharma N.V., the well-known Beneluxbased
company active in the prescription-free medicines and healthcare products.
Clean Chemical Sweden AB C.B. Fleet Company Advisor to buyer
C.B. Fleet (www.cbfleet.com), headquartered in Lynchburg Virginia, is a family
owned pharmaceutical company founded in 1869 that is active in over 100 countries
around the world. C.B. Fleet has a substantial part of its business in Europe with
subsidiaries in the UK, Spain and Sweden.
CCS is a leading supplier of pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical body care and
eye care products to the Swedish state owned pharmacies Apoteket and leading
retail chains such as Boots in the UK. The company is based in Borlänge, Sweden.
CCS achieved a turnover in 2004 of approximately SEK 170 million.
For M&A International Inc., the acquisition of CCS by C.B. Fleet is a fine example of
its ability to provide its clients with global coverage when searching potential
acquisition targets as well as its ability to provide local market expertise and
contacts with shareholders of privately held companies. Matrix Capital Markets
orginated the search mandate. Holland Corporate Finance co-ordinated the
European network members and finally Avantus Corporate Finance identified CCS as
an attractive target and executed the transaction for C.B. Fleet.
Docpharma NV Advisor to seller
Docpharma is focused on the sale of generic pharmaceuticals and other high quality,
affordable healthcare in Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, France and Italy.
Since 2005 Docpharma is part of Matrix Laboratories Limited, a public limited
company engaged in the manufacture of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs)
and Solid Oral Dosage Forms.
Capital Advice NV aided the company in its raising of EUR 4.5mio in equity in order
to further accelerate its growth through an acquisition strategy. Capital Advice NV
supported the company in several key acquisitions.
M&A International Inc.
member firm:
Arietti & Partners Srl &
Avantus Corporate Finance
Matrix Capital Markets &
Holland Corporate Finance &
Avantus Corporate Finance
Capital Advice NV
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