Keensight Capital Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Keensight Capital has acquired 6 companies.

Keensight Capital’s most common sectors for investment areinformation technology (23%) and software (17%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (30%) and growth capital (30%). In total, Keensight Capital has invested in 8 different countries.

In the last 3 years, Keensight Capital has exited 7 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (48%). Keensight Capital’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2024 when it sold Vision Solutions For Computer SA for $361M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity48
    • M&A Buy Activity29
    • M&A Sell Activity19
  • Total Sectors Invested 12
  • Total Countries Invested 8
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 20
  • M&A Advisors 4

Keensight Capital

128, Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore,
Paris, 75008
France
+ 33 (0)1 83 79 87 30
www.keensightcapital.com

Keensight Capital is a private equity investment firm focused on majority and minority growth capital investments in Western European companies. Keensight makes equity investments in a number of situations including the provision of capital to finance growth, either organically or through acquisitions, or the buying out of existing shareholders. The Firm looks to invest €10 to €50 million and will consider business with up to €150 million in revenue. Keensight Capital was formed in 2000 and is based in Paris.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Chemicals, Communications, Gaming, Healthcare Services, Information Services, Information Technology, Internet Software and Services, Medical Products, Publishing, Retail, Semiconductors, Software

Target Transaction Types: Growth Capital

Geographic Preferences: Western Europe

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 15 150
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 10 50
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of EUR

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (1.0/yr) # 24 - 3 1 1 - 29
Sell (1.6/yr) # 11 1 4 1 1 1 19
vol $154M $186M $361M $700M
  48

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Vision Solutions For Computer SA 2024-01-31 361M EUR Stake Sale
Canas, Portugal · www.vision-box.com
Serf 2023-12-18 - Trade Sale
Décines-Charpieu, France · www.serf.fr
Onventis GmbH 2023-01-26 - Secondary Buyout
Stuttgart, Germany · www.onventis.de
Quanos Solutions GmbH 2022-12-20 - Secondary Buyout
Nuremberg, Germany · www.quanos.com
Unither Pharmaceuticals SAS 2022-10-26 - Secondary Sale
Amiens Cedex 2, France · www.unither-pharma.com
Demetra Holding S.p.A. 2021-08-06 - Secondary Sale
Sommacampagna, Italy · www.tecres.com
ASTI Mobile Robotics S.A.U. 2021-07-20 - Trade Sale
Burgos, Spain · www.astimobilerobotics.com
Adista SAS 2021-06-15 - Secondary Buyout
Maxéville, France · www.adista.fr
Symeres 2021-05-25 - Secondary Buyout
Groningen, Netherlands · www.symeres.com
Linkbynet SAS 2021-05-11 - Trade Sale
Saint-Denis, France · www.linkbynet.com
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Datawords 2011-09-21 Vanksen-VKGP SA 2017-12-01 3
Paris, France · www.datawords.com Bertrange, Luxembourg · www.vanksen.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Information Technology 4 (31%) - 7 (23%) -
Software 3 (23%) - 5 (16%) -
Internet Software and Services 1 (8%) - 4 (13%) -
Life Science 3 (23%) - 4 (13%) -
Medical Products 1 (8%) - 3 (10%) -
Digital Media 1 (8%) - 2 (6%) -
Business Services - - 1 (3%) -
Communications - - 1 (3%) -
Gaming - - 1 (3%) -
Marketing - - 1 (3%) -
Semiconductors - - 1 (3%) -
Technology Hardware - - 1 (3%) -
Total 13 - 31 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
France 8 (62%) - 20 (65%) -
Germany 2 (15%) - 2 (6%) -
Netherlands 2 (15%) - 2 (6%) -
Spain 1 (8%) - 2 (6%) -
Portugal - - 2 (6%) -
United Kingdom - - 1 (3%) -
Italy - - 1 (3%) -
Switzerland - - 1 (3%) -
Total 13 - 31 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 2 (15%) - 9 (29%) -
Growth Capital 3 (23%) - 9 (29%) -
Secondary Buyout 7 (54%) - 8 (26%) -
Divestiture 1 (8%) - 2 (6%) -
Stake Purchase - - 2 (6%) -
Venture - - 1 (3%) -
Total 13 - 31 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 7 (37%) 186M (27%)
Trade Sale - Public Company 6 (32%) 154M (22%)
Stake Sale 3 (16%) 361M (52%)
Trade Sale 3 (16%) -
Total 19 $700M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
ODDO BHF
 1
PwC Corporate Finance LLC
 1
Legal Deals
Paul Hastings
 2
De Pardieu Brocas Maffei
 1

Deal Values

sell # Total
$100M to $1B 3 $700M
TOTAL $700M
Largest Vision Solutions For Computer SA
$361M (2024-01-31)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
23%
7 (23%)
Strategic(s)
6%
2 (6%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
42%
8 (42%)
Strategic(s)
47%
9 (47%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Small

Established

2000

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Jerome Pujol

Founding Managing Partner

Pierre Remy

Founding Managing Partner

Jean-Michel Beghin

Founding Partner & Managing Partner

Philippe Crochet

Managing Partner

Adrien Van Eynde

CFO

FAQ

When was Keensight Capital founded?

Keensight Capital was founded in 2000.

What type of investor is Keensight Capital?

Keensight Capital is a private equity firm.

Where is Keensight Capital headquartered?

Keensight Capital is headquartered in Paris, France.

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