Caproasia.com | The leading source of data, research, information & resource for financial professionals, investment managers, professional investors, family offices & advisors to institutions, billionaires, UHNWs & HNWs. Covering capital markets, investments and private wealth in Asia. How do you invest $3 million to $300 million? How do you manage $20 million to $3 billion of assets? Caproasia - Learn more
Caproasia Access | Events | Summits | Register Events | The Financial Centre
The 2024 Investment Day | 2024 Family Office Summits | Family Office Circle
2024 / 2025 Summits in Hong Kong & Singapore
Institutional Investor Summit / Roundtable - March / Oct / Nov
Investment / Alternatives Summit - March / Oct / Nov
Investment Day - March / July / Sept / Oct / Nov
Private Wealth Summit - April / Oct / Nov
Family Office Summit - April / Oct / Nov
View Events | Register
This site is for accredited investors, professional investors, investment managers and financial professionals only.
You should have assets around $3 million to $300 million or managing $20 million to $30 billion.
Dutch Chemical Group DSM & Swiss Fragrance Group Firmenich to Merge into $43 Billion Nutrition Powerhouse
3rd June 2022 | Hong Kong
Dutch chemical group Royal DSM & Swiss fragrance group Firmenich will be merging to form a $43 billion nutrition powerhouse, DSM-Firmenich. DSM-Firmenich will be leveraging world-class science (Royal DSM) and complementary capabilities in fragrance, taste, texture and nutrition (Firmenich), with dual headquarter in Switzerland and Netherlands. Key Financial: Attractive annual run rate synergy potential of €350m Adj. EBITDA, including c. €500m annual sales uplift particularly from combining DSM’s Food & Beverage and Firmenich’s Taste & Beyond businesses, supporting double-digit EPS accretion. Key Merger Terms: Merger to be effected through public offer for DSM shares in exchange for DSM-Firmenich shares (1:1 exchange ratio) and contribution of Firmenich shares to DSM-Firmenich in exchange for DSM-Firmenich shares and €3.5bn cash (subject to potential adjustment). DSM’s shareholders to own in aggregate 65.5% of DSM-Firmenich and the various Firmenich shareholders to own in aggregate 34.5% at inception.
“ Dutch Chemical Group DSM & Swiss Fragrance Group Firmenich to Merge into $43 Billion Nutrition Powerhouse “
- Article continues below -
Quick Links, Ads & Announcements
Caproasia Access | Events | Summits | Register Events | The Financial Centre
The 2024 Investment Day | 2024 Family Office Summits | Family Office Circle
Sign Up
Basic Member: $5 Monthly | $60 Yearly
Newsletter Daily 2 pm (Promo): $20 Monthly | $180 Yearly (FP: $680)
The 2024 Investment Day
17th Oct Hong Kong | 7th Nov Singapore
Private Equity, Hedge Funds, Boutique Funds, Private Markets & more. Join 20+ CIOs & Senior investment team, with > 60% single family offices with $300 million AUM. Taking place on 17th Oct 2024 in Hong Kong, 7th Nov 2024 in Singapore. Every March, July, Sept, Oct & Nov.
Visit | Register here
The 2024 Family Office Summit17th Oct Hong Kong St Regis | 7th Nov Singapore Amara Sanctuary Resort
Join 80 single family offices & family office professionals in Hong Kong & Singapore
Links: 2024 Family Office Summit | Register here
2024/2025 Institutional Investor Summit / Roundtable
March / Oct / Nov in Hong Kong & Singapore
Join CEOs, CIOs, Senior investment team from Sovereign Wealth Funds, Pension Funds, Endowments, Foundations & Charities in Hong Kong, Singapore & Asia-Pacific at the 2024 Institutional Investor Summit / Roundtable. Join as delegate, speaker, presenter, partner & sponsor.
Visit | Register here
2024/2025 Investment / Alternatives Summit
March / Oct / Nov in Hong Kong & Singapore
Join leading asset managers, hedge funds, boutique funds, private equity, venture capital & real estate firms in Hong Kong, Singapore & Asia-Pacific at the Investment / Alternatives Summit. Join as delegate, speaker, presenter, partner & sponsor.
Visit | Register here
2024/2025 Private Wealth Summit
April / Oct / Nov in Hong Kong & Singapore
Join CEOs, CIOs, Head of Private Banking, Head of Family Offices & Product Heads at The Private Wealth Summit. Join as delegate, speaker, presenter, partner & sponsor.
Visit | Register here
Firmenich and DSM
The combination of Firmenich and DSM will establish the leading creation and innovation partner in nutrition, beauty and well-being with four high-performing and complementary businesses, each with pioneering, leadership positions:
- Perfumery & Beauty, with combined revenues of €3.3bn, will be the foremost creator of positive fragrances and beauty products and a global aroma ingredients business that together have leadership in renewable, natural, proprietary biodegradable and biotechnology-derived ingredients. Firmenich’s leading global Perfumery and Ingredients business will expand into Beauty through the addition of DSM’s Personal Care & Aroma business to delight consumers with superior sensorial experiences and differentiated performance, delivering active benefits, addressing clean & hygiene, health & reassurance and emotion & well-being
- Food & Beverage / Taste & Beyond, with combined revenues of €2.7bn, will form a global-scale partner to the food and beverage industry with extensive capabilities in taste, nutrition and functionality in order to provide delicious, nutritious and sustainable products that deliver unique and superior consumer experiences. The new business will lead the diet transformation in creating healthier, great-tasting, accessible food and beverages with more natural and sustainable ingredients, including market and innovation leadership in naturals and clean label products; in plant-based foods; and in supporting a superior taste experience whilst enhancing food’s nutritional profile (for example with vitamins, probiotics, and lipids and reducing sugar and salt)
- Health, Nutrition & Care, with revenues of €2.2bn, will continue its development as an end-to-end partner providing customized quality solutions that support the health of people at every life stage. It will aim to keep the world’s growing population healthy through a broad portfolio of sustainable, science-backed innovative solutions, addressing consumers’ health and lifestyle needs, for customers in the dietary supplements, early-life nutrition, pharmaceuticals, medical nutrition, nutrition improvement for the under-nourished, and medical devices markets
- Animal Nutrition & Health, with revenues of €3.3bn, will continue to focus on specialty science- and technology-driven solutions to the ever-increasing demand for protein such as meat but also eggs, fish and dairy, while also alleviating the pressure on the planet’s finite natural resources. The business is leading a robust and achievable transformation to make animal farming worldwide radically more sustainable by empowering farmers with essential products such as vitamins. It is one of the world’s largest suppliers of eubiotics, enzymes, and mycotoxin risk management, as well as a wide range of impactful innovations such as methane inhibitor Bovaer® and fish-oil algae-alternative Veramaris®
About Firmenich
Firmenich is the world’s largest privately-owned fragrance and taste company and has been family-owned for 127 years. The Swiss company specializes in perfumes, flavors, and ingredients and is renowned for its world-class research as well as leadership in sustainability. Firmenich delivered CHF 4.5bn of sales in the calendar year 2021 with Adjusted EBITDA margin of c. 20%.
About DSM
DSM has transformed during its 150+ year history into today’s health, nutrition & bioscience global leader. The Dutch-Swiss company specializes in nutritional ingredients for food and feed with proven world-leading bioscience capabilities and an international network of high-quality manufacturing sites that underpin a business model of global products, local solutions and personalization and precision. For Health, Nutrition & Bioscience (excluding Materials), DSM delivered €7.3bn of sales in the calendar year 2021, with adjusted EBITDA of €1.4bn and an adjusted EBITDA margin of 19%.
Managing $20 million to $3 billion. Investing $3 million to $300 million.
For Investment Managers, Hedge Funds, Boutique Funds, Private Equity, Venture Capital, Professional Investors, Family Offices, Private Bankers & Advisors, sign up today. Subscribe to Caproasia and receive the latest news, data, insights & reports, events & programs daily at 2 pm.
Join Events & Find Services
Join Investments, Private Wealth, Family Office events in Hong Kong, Singapore, Asia-wide. Find hard-to-find $3 million to $300 million financial & investment services at The Financial Centre | TFC. Find financial, investment, private wealth, family office, real estate, luxury investments, citizenship, law firms & more. List hard-to-find financial & private wealth services.
Have a product launch? Promote a product or service? List your service at The Financial Centre | TFC. Join interviews & editorial and be featured on Caproasia.com or join Investments, Private Wealth, Family Office events. Contact us at [email protected] or [email protected]
Caproasia.com | The leading source of data, research, information & resource for financial professionals, investment managers, professional investors, family offices & advisors to institutions, billionaires, UHNWs & HNWs. Covering capital markets, investments and private wealth in Asia. How do you invest $3 million to $300 million? How do you manage $20 million to $3 billion of assets?
Quick Links
Caproasia Access | Events | Summits | Register Events | The Financial Centre
The 2024 Investment Day | 2024 Family Office Summits | Family Office Circle
2021 Data Release
2020 List of Private Banks in Hong Kong2020 List of Private Banks in Singapore
2020 Top 10 Largest Family Office2020 Top 10 Largest Multi-Family Offices2020 Report: Hong Kong Private Banks & Asset Mgmt - $4.49 Trillion2020 Report: Singapore Asset Mgmt - $3.48 Trillion AUM
For Investors | Professionals | Executives
Latest data, reports, insights, news, events & programs
Everyday at 2 pm
Direct to your inbox
Save 2 to 8 hours per week. Organised for success
Register Below
For CEOs, Heads, Senior Management, Market Heads, Desk Heads, Financial Professionals, Investment Managers, Asset Managers, Fund Managers, Hedge Funds, Boutique Funds, Analysts, Advisors, Wealth Managers, Private Bankers, Family Offices, Investment Bankers, Private Equity, Institutional Investors, Professional Investors
Get Ahead in 60 Seconds. Join 10,000 +
Save 2 to 8 hours weekly. Organised for Success.
Sign Up / Register
Web links may be disabled on mobile for security. Please click on desktop.
Caproasia Users
- Manage $20 million to $3 billion of assets
- Invest $3 million to $300 million
- Advise institutions, billionaires, UHNWs & HNWs
Caproasia Platforms | 11,000 Investors & Advisors
- Caproasia.com
- Caproasia Access
- Caproasia Events
- The Financial Centre | Find Services
- Membership
- Family Office Circle
- Professional Investor Circle
- Investor Relations Network
Monthly Roundtable & Networking
Family Office Programs
The 2024 Investment Day
- March 2024 - Hong Kong
- March 2024 - Singapore
- July 2024 - Hong Kong
- July 2024 - Singapore
- Sept 2024 - Hong Kong
- Sept 2024 - Singapore
- Oct 2024 - Hong Kong
- Nov 2024 - Singapore
- Visit: The Investment Day | Register: Click here
Caproasia Summits
- The Institutional Investor Summit
- The Investment / Alternatives Summit
- The Private Wealth Summit
- The Family Office Summit
- The CEO & Entrepreneur Summit
- The Capital Markets Summit
- The ESG / Sustainable Investment Summit
Contact Us
For Enquiries, Membership [email protected], [email protected] For Listing, Subscription [email protected], [email protected] For Press Release, send to: [email protected] For Events & Webinars [email protected] For Media Kit, Advertising, Sponsorships, Partnerships [email protected] For Research, Data, Surveys, Reports [email protected] For General Enquiries [email protected]Caproasia | Driving the future of Asia
a financial information technology co.
since 2014
