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Dec 6, 2024 | 
ionanalytics.com | Myriam Mariotte |Lloyd Vassell
Apheon is doubling down on niche food sectors after moving French exotic food supplier Haudecoeur into a GP-led secondary. The deal, which came after a five-year holding period, lays out a new value creation path and more capital to grow as the flagship fund, Apheon MidCap Buyout IV, was fully deployed, managing partner Wolfgang de Limburg said.
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Nov 28, 2024 | 
ionanalytics.com | Myriam Mariotte |Rachel Lewis |Lloyd Vassell
PAI Partners is expected to start exploring options for StellaGroup, a France-based window manufacturer, towards the latter half of next year, according to two sources familiar with the situation. The company, which also produces shutters, curtains, gates and doors is already working with advisors, one source added. It registered EUR 120m EBITDA in 2023 and could be valued at least EUR 1.6bn, the second source said.
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Oct 24, 2024 | 
ionanalytics.com | Arezki Yaiche |Myriam Mariotte |Samantha Shaji |Lloyd Vassell
The France Deals Pulse is a regular column looking at the hottest dealmaking trends in French capital markets. France’s early-stage medtech sector shows promise, but it will need heavy private equity (PE) investment to reach its potential. French politicians were fiercely opposed toPE firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice‘s (CD&R) plans to invest in Sanofi’s [EPA:SAN] consumer health business Opella, the main producer of over-the-counter drugs like paracetamol.
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Sep 30, 2024 | 
ionanalytics.com | Arezki Yaiche |Myriam Mariotte |Samantha Shaji |Lloyd Vassell
The France Deals Pulse is a regular column looking at the hottest dealmaking trends in French capital markets. In one of Back to Future’s most iconic scenes, Marty McFly urges his young father to ask his young mother for a dance or to regret it for the rest of his life. French private dealmakers also need to step onto the dancefloor or risk being left out of the party.
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Jun 11, 2024 | 
ionanalytics.com | Myriam Mariotte |Gabriele Rutkauskaite |Christel Thunell |Amaya Urgoiti Basurto
French frozen bakery maker Mademoiselle Desserts and its majority owner, IK Partners, are working with financial advisor BNP Paribas on an upcoming sale of the company, three sources familiar with the matter and a sector player said. Although a formal mandate has not yet been signed, there is “no doubt” that BNP Paribas will lead the sale, one source added. Mademoiselle Desserts has already hired a separate, undisclosed, advisor to kick off vendor due diligence, according to the same source.
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Feb 27, 2024 | 
ionanalytics.com | Myriam Mariotte |Gabriele Rutkauskaite |Lloyd Vassell
Eurazeo [EPA:RF] has tapped Rothschild to sell Ultra Premium Direct, a French pet food producer, two sources familiar with the situation told this news service. The process is expected to kick off in the second quarter of this year, one of the sources said. According to a French press report, Ultra Premium Direct registered EUR 38.8m of turnover in 2022. On its profile on a public administration’s hiring platform, it says Ultra Premium was expected to achieve a turnover of EUR 55m for 2023.
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Feb 26, 2024 | 
community.ionanalytics.com | Dominic Pasteiner |Myriam Mariotte |Charlie Taylor-Kroll
Five Arrows Principal Investment is expected to formally launch a sale of French wealth management software provider Harvest in March, according to sources familiar with the matter. The private equity arm of Rothschild & Co has begun pre-marketing the wealth management software specialist to trade and sponsor suitors, one of the sources said. Arma Partners is advising Five Arrows on the sale, as reported. Vendor due diligence is underway via Deloitte, one of the sources added.
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Jan 31, 2024 | 
ionanalytics.com | Rachel Lewis |Myriam Mariotte |Harriet Matthews |Amelia Weitzman
Continuation funds, minority sales and refinancings dominate means to return capital to LPsStabilised macro environment could open floodgates on full M&ADeployment pace and adjustments to return expectations raise eyebrowsThroughout the recent exit impasse, private equity (PE) firms have been acutely aware that they need to return capital to their investors.
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Nov 27, 2023 | 
ionanalytics.com | Myriam Mariotte |Nelson Rodrigues |Arezki Yaiche |Kiki Skarvelaki
This is an overview of Mergermarket proprietary intelligence in the HR Tech sector in EMEA over the last three months, featuring existing opportunities in the market. Snapshot is the new name for a Preview. Acquisition opportunities are flourishing in the human resources (HR) tech market despite generally adverse market conditions. The trend is being driven by a fast-moving employment environment and the surge of use cases for artificial intelligence (AI).
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Oct 31, 2023 | 
info.mergermarket.com | Lucy Chapman |Myriam Mariotte |Santosh Shetty
Interviews By Myriam Mariotte, Santosh Shetty France aims for US expansion coupled with local HQ – Consul New York and Boston top new French tech destinations Vantiva remains active with a large, recent deal in the US French tech companies continue to follow the American dream despite a downturn in valuations, with deals likely to follow in the wake of companies opening offices in New York and further afield. “We are particularly excited to see more and more French Tech companies expanding to...
