Processing timeline
17
days
Filed
21 Mar 2026
Acquirer(s)
Essential Bidco B.V., Specialty (U.S.) Bidco, Inc., Essential (U.S.) Bidco, Inc., Specialty Bidco B.V.
Target(s) or Vendor(s)
SpecialtyCo US LLC, Biomin Phytogenics GmbH (Germany), DSM Nutritional Products Holding AG (Switzerland), EssentialCo Holding AG, Animal Nutrition & Health, LLC (US), DSM Nutritional Products GmbH, DSM Nutritional Products Vietnam Ltd (Vietnam), DSM B.V. Dutch Commercial Register 14022069
Other parties
CVC Capital Partners, DSM-Firmenich AG
CVC Capital Partners, via newly formed entities, acquired the Animal Nutrition & Health business from DSM-Firmenich AG. This private equity investment targets a global provider of science-based animal nutrition and health solutions for livestock producers and feed manufacturers, including vitamins and premixes.
The Acquisition is a private equity financial investment concerning the acquisition of DSM-Firmenich AG’s Animal Nutrition & Health business (the Target ) by the following newly formed companies: Specialty Bidco B.V.; Specialty (U.S.) Bidco, Inc.; Essential Bidco B.V.; and Essential (U.S.) Bidco, Inc. These companies are all indirectly controlled by funds advised or managed by affiliates of CVC Capital Partners plc ( CVC Capital Partners ), a public limited company incorporated in Jersey and listed in Amsterdam. The CVC Network is a global alternative investment manager focused on private equity, credit, infrastructure and secondaries, and includes CVC Capital Partners, each of its subsidiaries, and the CVC Funds. The seller is DSM B.V., a private limited liability company incorporated in the Netherlands and part of DSM-Firmenich AG. The Target is a global provider of science-based animal nutrition and health solutions for livestock producers and feed manufacturers. Its global activities span: vitamins and carotenoids; premixes; performance solutions; aroma ingredients; and precision services.