Cerea Partners
Cerea Partners raises EUR 700m-plus for multi-asset food and beverage funds
France-headquartered GP is on the road for vehicles across its private equity, mezzanine and senior debt strategies
Cerea kicks of Fund III deployment with Groupe Ethique & Santé deal
Sponsor has acquired 65% of French dietitians network and healthcare group for EUR 13.5m
MML, Metric Capital unite to acquire GPS in EUR 260m deal
Deal follows exit of investors including Arkéa Capital, who backed the French reusable packaging firm in 2017
Cerea Mezzanine IV holds €215m first close
Fund invests in small- and mid-cap companies operating across the food and beverage value chain
Merieux Equity buys Plantex
GP invests in the company via Mérieux Participations 3, which closed on €377m in January 2020
Cerea backs packaging specialist Axium
BPI France buys a minority stake in the company, alongside Axium's CEO and management team
Cerea to launch third buyout fund
Cerea also plans to launch its fourth mezzanine vehicle with a €250-275m target next month
Cerea Partners backs Pagès Group
InnovaFonds, majority shareholder in Pagès since 2016, reinvests in the company and retains a minority
Céréa Partenaire completes spin-out from Unigrains
Management team now owns a majority stake in the agri-food-focused GP, now called Cerea Partners