Investment Summary

Verlinvest and BC Partners Invest In Valtech

On March 1, 2010, family office Verlinvest and private equity firm BC Partners invested in information technology company Valtech

Investment Highlights
  • This is Verlinvest’s 1st and BC Partners’ 4th transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Verlinvest’s 5th and BC Partners’ 7th transaction in France.

Investment Summary

Date 2010-03-01
Target Valtech
Sector Information Technology
Investor(s) Verlinvest
BC Partners
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

Valtech

Paris, France
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Valtech is a provider of digital powerhouse delivering value to customers at all stages of a digital project from strategic consulting to design, conception, development, training, and optimization of business-critical digital platforms. Valtech was founded in 1993 and is based in Paris, France.

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Investor(S) 2

Investor

Verlinvest

Brussels, Belgium

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Category Family Office
Founded 1995
PE ASSETS 1.8B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Verlinvestis a private, family-owned investment holding firm specializing in branded consumer products and services investments. The Firm will consider investments in public and private companies and generally targets growth-oriented businesses addressing sizeable markets. Verlinvest looks to invest €20 to €200 million per investment and will consider both majority and minority positions. Verlinvest was formed in 1995 and is based in Brussels, Belgium.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 14 of 45
Sector (Information Technology) 1 of 3
Type (Growth Capital) 4 of 20
Country (France) 5 of 6
Year (2010) 3 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-01-01 Leblon

New York, United States

Leblon is a spirits company that markets and distributes premium Brazilian Cachaça, mostly in the US though increasingly in Brazil and Europe. Cachaça (pronounced: ka-shah-sa), the national spirit of Brazil, is produced from sugar cane and is the third most consumed spirit globally, predominantly in Caipirinhas (pronounced kai-pur-EEN-ya) – a refreshing cocktail made with muddled limes, sugar, ice & Cachaça. Leblon was founded in 2005 and is based in New York City.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-11-15 Sula Vineyards

Nashik, India

Sula Vineyards is a premium wine producer and one of India's top 3 international wine and spirits importers through its arm Sula Selections. Sula Vineyards also imports and distributes leading international wines and spirits such as Le Grand Noir, Torres, Trapiche, Hardy's, Beluga Vodka. Sula Vineyards was founded in 1999 and is based in Nashik, India.

Buy $15M
Investor

BC Partners

London, United Kingdom

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1986
PE ASSETS 17.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

BC Partners is a mega private equity firm that invests in high quality businesses with leading market positions. BC does not specialize in any particular sector and makes only a select number of investments per year (3 in 2008, 2 in 2007, 3 in 2006). Sectors of interest include healthcare, directory publishing, media, industrial products, food, distribution, manufacturing, consumer services, business services, and communications. BC Partners was formed in 1986 and has offices in London, Paris, Hamburg, and New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 42 of 95
Sector (Information Technology) 4 of 7
Type (Growth Capital) 1 of 2
Country (France) 7 of 10
Year (2010) 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-02-17 Spotless Group SAS

Neuilly-sur-seine, France

Spotless Group is a manufacturer of branded laundry care, insecticides and household products.

Buy €640M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-04-01 Amadeus

Madrid, Spain

Amadeus offers distribution solutions for the travel and tourism industries. At its core is the 'GDS' - the Global Distribution System that connects customers and travel agents with travel content options and facilitates booking, payment and fulfillment of flights, hotel bookings, car hire and other products. Amadeus was founded in 1987 and is based in Madrid, Spain.

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