Activa Capital Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

Activa Capital’s most common sectors for investment arebusiness services (14%) and consumer services (11%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (59%) and growth capital (25%). In total, Activa Capital has invested in 1 US state and 3 different countries.

In the last 3 years, Activa Capital has exited 3 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is secondary buyout (58%). Activa Capital’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2016 when it sold Gaz de Paris SAS for $124M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity48
    • M&A Buy Activity29
    • M&A Sell Activity19
  • Total Sectors Invested 18
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 12
  • M&A Advisors 11

Activa Capital

1 boulevard de la Madeleine,
Paris, 75001
France
+33 1 43 12 50 12
www.activacapital.com
info@activacapital.com

Activa Capital is a private equity investment firm that seeks to acquire and invest in mid-market French businesses operating in the industrial products, consumer goods, food and drink, pharmaceutical, business services, and financial services sectors. Activa looks to invest in companies with an enterprise value of €20 to €80 million and will consider majority investments in buyout situations as well as non-control positions in businesses looking for growth funding. Activa can commit in the range of €10 to €30 million per transaction and up to €60 million with co-investment. Target companies typically lead their sector or market and have positive/stable cash flow. Activa Capital was formed in 2000 and is based in Paris.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Apparel/Textiles, Building Materials, Business Services, Consumer Products, Education, Electrical Equipment, Electronics, Financial Services, Food, Life Science, Machinery, Marketing, Retail, Software, Staffing, Transportation

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Consolidation, Divestiture, Growth Capital

Geographic Preferences: Western Europe

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 10 30
Enterprise Value 20 80
values in millions of EUR

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 T
Buy (0.4/yr) # 27 2 - - - - 29
Sell (1.2/yr) # 13 3 - 2 - 1 19
vol $124M $124M
  48

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Explore SAS 2023-09-18 - Trade Sale
Carquefou, France · www.explore.fr
Alliance Etiquettes SAS 2021-04-09 - Secondary Sale
Pineuilh, France · www.allianceetiquettes.com
Active Assurances SAS 2021-03-23 - Trade Sale
Boulogne Billancourt, France · www.activeassurances.fr
Bruno Saint Hilaire SAS 2019-12-04 - Bankruptcy
Balma, France · www.bruno-saint-hilaire.com
Nexeya SAS 2019-10-07 - Trade Sale
Chatenay-Malabry, France · www.nexeya.com
AtlasForMen SAS 2019-06-04 - Secondary Sale
Paris, France · www.atlasformen.fr
Arche MC2 2019-04-18 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Aix-en-Provence, France · www.medidsys.fr
Explore SAS 2019-02-05 - Growth Capital
Carquefou, France · www.explore.fr
Sport 2000 France SA 2018-12-01 - Sold to Management
Egly, France · www.sport2000.fr
Active Assurances SAS 2018-05-23 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Boulogne Billancourt, France · www.activeassurances.fr
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Arche MC2 2019-04-18 Solware Life 2023-03-10 2
Aix-en-Provence, France · www.medidsys.fr Nîmes, France · www.solware.fr/life
Arche MC2 2019-04-18 Ogust 2020-01-08 1
Aix-en-Provence, France · www.medidsys.fr Montreuil, France · www.ogust.com
Armatis-lc 2012-06-01 Datacontact Sp. o.o. 2016-03-30 2
Boulogne Billancourt, France · www.armatis.com Warsaw, Poland · www.datacontact.pl

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Business Services 1 (14%) - 4 (14%) -
Consumer Services 1 (14%) - 3 (10%) -
Distribution - - 3 (10%) -
Apparel/Textiles - - 2 (7%) -
Consumer Products 1 (14%) - 2 (7%) -
Food - - 2 (7%) -
Retail - - 2 (7%) -
Aerospace 1 (14%) - 1 (3%) -
Engineering 1 (14%) - 1 (3%) -
Information Technology - - 1 (3%) -
Insurance - - 1 (3%) -
Internet Software and Services - - 1 (3%) -
Marketing 1 (14%) - 1 (3%) -
Medical Products - - 1 (3%) -
Software 1 (14%) - 1 (3%) -
Staffing - - 1 (3%) -
Test/Measurement Equipment - - 1 (3%) -
Transportation - - 1 (3%) -
Total 7 - 29 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
France 6 (86%) - 27 (93%) -
United States 1 (14%) - 1 (3%) -
  California 1 (14%) - 1 (3%) -
Belgium - - 1 (3%) -
Domestic 6 (86%) - 27 (93%) -
Cross-border 1 (14%) - 2 (7%) -
Total 7 - 29 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 4 (57%) - 17 (59%) -
Growth Capital 2 (29%) - 7 (24%) -
Secondary Buyout 1 (14%) - 3 (10%) -
Divestiture - - 1 (3%) -
Going Private - - 1 (3%) -
Total 7 - 29 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 11 (58%) -
Trade Sale 3 (16%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 2 (11%) 124M (100%)
Sold to Management 2 (11%) -
Bankruptcy 1 (5%) -
Total 19 $124M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Lincoln International
 2
Natixis Partners
 1
Natixis
 1
Legal Deals
Mayer Brown
 3
McDermott Will & Emery
 2
Hogan Lovells
 2

Deal Values

sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $124M
TOTAL $124M
Largest Gaz de Paris SAS (Gaz Européen)
$124M (2016-11-14)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
10%
3 (10%)
Strategic(s)
3%
1 (3%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
58%
11 (58%)
Strategic(s)
26%
5 (26%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Middle-Market

PE Assets

300M EUR

Established

2000

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Alexandre Chollet

CFO

Alexandre Masson

Managing Partner

Charles Diehl

Partner

Christophe Parier

Partner

David Quatrepoint

Investment Director

FAQ

When was Activa Capital founded?

Activa Capital was founded in 2000.

What type of investor is Activa Capital?

Activa Capital is a private equity firm.

Where is Activa Capital headquartered?

Activa Capital is headquartered in Paris, France.

How much capital does Activa Capital have under management?

Activa Capital has 300M EUR under management.

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