Ardian to acquire farming hygiene firm Hypred from Roullier

Hypred represented 3% of Roullier's activity, according to company sources close to the deal. Ardian will help Hypred accelerate its international growth and support its investment strategy, particularly in R&D. This strategy will include increasing the capacity of existing sites and making acquisitions in new regions or complementing sectors.

The proposed transaction remains subject to approval of the competition authorities. The representative bodies of Hypred staff are also being consulted on the proposed transaction.

Company
Hypred is a Roullier affiliate founded in 1985 that specialises in the production and sale of hygiene and cleaning products for the food processing industry and farming. It targets such issues as epidemic prevention, reduction of antibiotics use, traceability or productivity requirements. 

Hypred now operates in 40 countries and has around 450 employees worldwide, 220 of which are hygiene consultants. It offers a variety of 1,000 products and owns 16 factory units spread around the world, including six industrial partners. In 2015, Hypred achieved a turnover in excess of €100m.

First set up in St Malo and now based in Dinard, Roullier is a specialist in plant nutrition, animal nutrition and agri-food. Having started off as a family business owned by Daniel Roullier in 1959, the group now counts 8,000 employees and is present in 116 countries. It achieved a combined turnover of €3.1bn in 2014, of which 64% was generated internationally.

People
Ardian – Thibault Basquin (managing director of mid-cap buyouts).

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