Frankfurt (Germany), Madrid (Spain), 16 August 2019 – Funds advised by Triton (“Triton”) have signed an agreement to acquire Fertiberia Group S.A. (“Fertiberia”), a leading producer of fertilizers and industrial chemical products, from Grupo Villar Mir (“GMV”), a privately-owned Spanish conglomerate.
With some 1,400 employees across 14 production and blending units as well as a broad commercial and logistical network, Fertiberia offers a wide range of fertilizers and industrial chemicals products.
The transaction is subject to regulatory and other closing conditions. Terms and conditions are not disclosed.
About Fertiberia
Fertiberia produces and distributes a broad range of fertilizers providing solutions to all crop needs. Fertiberia is also one of the main players in the international ammonia and derivatives market, a product from which it produces and markets industrial products for other industries, and environmental solutions to different sectors.
The Fertiberia Group, a permanent reference for the fertilizer sector in Spain, is today one of the main producers of fertilizers and industrial chemical products in Europe.
About Triton
Founded in 1997 and owned by its partners, Triton Partners is a leading European mid-market sector-specialist investor. Triton Partners focuses on investing in businesses that provide mission critical goods and services in its three core sectors of Business Services, Industrial Tech, and Healthcare.
Triton Partners has over 150 investment professionals and value creation experts across eleven offices and invests through three complementary “All Weather” strategies: Mid-Market Private Equity, Smaller Mid-Cap Private Equity, and Opportunistic Credit.