Grupa Azoty will take over the leader in specialty fertilizers. The Company signed an agreement for the acquisition of COMPO EXPERT Group
Grupa Azoty today concluded an agreement with Goat Netherlands B.V. with its registered
office in the Netherlands (an entity of the XIO Group, a London headquartered private equity
firm) for the acquisition of 100% of shares in Goat TopCo GmbH with its registered office in
Germany, which controls the companies of COMPO EXPERT Group, one of the world's leaders in
the market of specialty fertilizers for professional users.
The transaction will be finalised after obtaining the consent of the Extraordinary General
Meeting of Grupa Azoty S.A. Shareholders and the consent of the competent merger control
authorities required in certain countries of operation. The purchase price for 100% of shares in
the COMPO EXPERT Group will not be higher than EUR 235 million and will be financed entirely
with credit lines available to Grupa Azoty.
06.09.2018