Founded by Jacques Dikansky in 1992, Naturex SA is a French company specializing in the extraction and development of natural ingredients for the food, health and beauty markets. The company has undergone considerable industrial, economic, commercial and financial developments that have enabled the group to reach a turnover that exceeds ¤400 million for a net result close to ¤12 million at the end of 2017.
The Givaudan Group, the world leader in flavors and fragrances with a market share of nearly 25%, is seriously considering the Naturex acquisition opportunity to continue its ascent by investing in naturalness and nutrition in its flavors division to become one of the world's leading players in this fast-growing sector.
The learner must play the role of a young financial analyst in a firm specialized in mergers and acquisitions whose mission is to carry out an economic, strategic and financial diagnosis of the company Naturex in order to study the opportunity of acquisition of this company by the Givaudan group.