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08/2025

Innovad Group acquired by PAI PARTNERS

BELGIUM Life Sciences / Animal Health REV 100M - 200M EUR

Context

A control buyout transaction has been agreed by private equity firm PAI Partners to acquire Innovad Group from IK Partners, initiating the next strategic expansion cycle for the specialty animal feed additives business. The transaction provides a full monetization event for the seller's IK IX Fund, which held its equity position since 2021. In conjunction with the buyout, the incumbent leadership team headed by Chief Executive Officer Ben Letor is reinvesting alongside the incoming financial sponsor to ensure management continuity and execute the long-term roadmap. Under the prior holding period, the platform delivered consistent double-digit revenue growth, commercialized the proprietary Myco-Marker biomonitoring diagnostic tool, and successfully integrated three strategic add-on acquisitions that broadened its phytogenic capabilities. At the time of the deal, the Belgium-headquartered company operates six production facilities, combining three proprietary manufacturing sites in Belgium, Brazil, and Italy with specialized tolling partners in Switzerland and Italy, serving 900 customers across 75 countries. The value creation plan established by PAI Partners leverages its domain expertise in food, ingredients, and animal nutrition to accelerate organic commercial momentum, increase scientific development capabilities, and execute selective cross-border add-ons. Closing of the deal is targeted for the first quarter of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions.

In the past, the company underwent an LBO led by Ik Partners in 2021, and continued an active consolidation strategy by notably acquiring Herbonis (2023).

Innovad Group, which reported an EBITDA margin of LOGIN in 2023, is valued in this transaction at an EV/EBITDA multiple of LOGIN, a level to compare with the average currently observed in the Healthcare & Pharma sector (14.8x).

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Target

Innovad Group is a globally operating supplier of specialty additives for animal feed, concentrating on poultry, ruminant and swine species. Its portfolio comprises high‑value solutions that support gut health, mycotoxin mitigation and immune function, with a pronounced emphasis on phytogenic and biomonitoring technologies. Headquartered in Antwerp, Belgium, the company serves roughly 900 customers across 75 markets. Production capacity is vertically integrated through three owned facilities in Belgium, Brazil and Italy, complemented by toll‑manufacturing partnerships in Switzerland and Italy. Innovad’s R&D platform drives the development of novel nutraceutical ingredients and a proprietary mycotoxin biomonitoring tool. The firm pursues organic expansion, strategic acquisitions and continuous enhancement of its development platform to reinforce its position as a leading specialist in animal nutrition additives.

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Other operations with Innovad Group

List of similar M&A transactions (Date, Acquirer, Target, Country, Sector, Deal Context)
DateAcquirerTargetCountrySectorDeal Context
04/2023Innovad GroupHerbonisSWITZERLANDLife Sciences

Strengthening its strategic focus on natural specialty feed ingredients, Belgium-based Innovad, backed by its financial sponsor IK Partners through the IK IX Fund, has completed the acquisition of 100% of the share capital of Swiss company Herbonis along with its affiliates, including UK-based Wyreside. This targeted build-up transaction aligns with Innovad's investment thesis to expand into primary botanical ingredients and establish a global center of excellence in phytogenics and animal biomonitoring

02/2021IK PARTNERSInnovad GroupBELGIUMLife Sciences

A leadership succession between founder Jamal Al-Saifi and fellow co-founder Ben Letor anchors the ownership transition under which IK Investment Partners entered exclusive discussions to acquire a majority stake in Innovad Group. Executed through the IK IX Fund, the buyout marks the retirement of the founder and outgoing CEO, while Ben Letor assumes the Chief Executive Officer role and reinvests substantially alongside the incumbent management team and the incoming private equity sponsor. The perimeter of the transaction encompasses the concurrent acquisition of Add-Co Nutrition, an Italian feed additives producer specialized in natural pigments and concentrates, which becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of the Innovad Group

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Revenue range: 100M - 200M EUR

EBITDA range: 25M - 50M EUR

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Target: innovad group

Acquirer: pai partners