Investment Summary

NiXEN Partners, Ardian and Naxicap Partners Invest In Newrest

On January 1, 2005, private equity firms NiXEN Partners, Ardian and Naxicap Partners invested in business services company Newrest

Investment Highlights
  • This is NiXEN Partners’ 1st, Ardian’s 3rd and Naxicap Partners’ 1st transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is NiXEN Partners’ 7th, Ardian’s 15th and Naxicap Partners’ 5th transaction in France.

Investment Summary

Date 2005-01-01
Target Newrest
Sector Business Services
Investor(s) NiXEN Partners
Ardian
Naxicap Partners
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

Newrest

Toulouse, France
Newrest is a provider of catering services, onboard catering, supplier to retail outlets, bars, cafes (concessions), support and logistics, storage. Newrest was founded in 1996 and is based in Toulouse, France.

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Investor(S) 3

Investor

NiXEN Partners

Paris, France

Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1998
PE ASSETS 600M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

NiXEN is a French private equity group that targets investments in middle-market companies valued between €30 and €300 million. iXEN looks to invest €20 to €25 million of equity capital to support management buyouts/buy-ins, leveraged build-ups, owner buy-outs (OBOs), and public to private deals. The Firm is a 'hands-on' investment group and will consider opportunities in a variety of sectors, including manufacturing, consumer goods, specialist retailing, restaurants, and services. iXEN is supported by Natixis Private Equity and was formerly known as Natexis Industrie. The Firm was formed in 1998 and is based in Paris.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 30
Sector: Business Services M&A 1 of 3
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 5 of 7
Country: France M&A 7 of 29
Year: 2005 M&A 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-01-01 Plastisud

Castelnaudary, France

Plastisud is a designer and manufacturer of precision molds for plastic injection. Plastisud was founded in 1964 and is based in Castelnaudary, France.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-02-01 Saur

Issy-les-Moulineaux, France

Saur is a drinking and wastewater management company focused on small/mid-sized cities across France. The company is also active internationally, particularly in Iberia, Saudi Arabia, and Poland. Saur was founded in 1933 and is based in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France.

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Investor

Ardian

Paris, France

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1996
PE ASSETS 127.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Ardian is a mega-sized diversified investment group focused on opportunities worldwide. Ardian invests across and manages funds focused on small and mid-sized buyouts, growth capital financings, mezzanine, infrastructure, real estate, and co-investment opportunities. Ardian's small-buyouts group targets controlling interests in French, German, and Italian businesses valued up to €100 million. It's mid-sized buyout group seeks businesses valued up €1.5 billion and does not have any geographic limitations. The Infrastructure team looks for European opportunities and can commit up to €1 billion per transaction. The Mezzanine group supports junior capital commitments of €5 to €80 million. In addition to direct investing, Ardian also manages various private equity fund-of-funds. Ardian was founded in 1996 and is based in Paris.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 21 of 465
Sector: Business Services M&A 3 of 38
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 4 of 66
Country: France M&A 15 of 207
Year: 2005 M&A 3 of 19
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-01-01 Spotless Group SAS

Neuilly-sur-seine, France

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

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-01-07 Arpson

Neuilly sur Seine, France

Founded in 1996, Arpson is an independent European software publishing company. Its Arpson Office suite covers the full range of needs in the fields of asset management, market transactions and cash management.

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Investor

Naxicap Partners

Paris, France

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2005
PE ASSETS 6.7B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Naxicap Partners is a private equity firm focused on leveraged buyouts and growth capital investments in small to medium-sized businesses in France, the Benelux, Spain, and Germany. Naxicap invests in a variety of sectors including business services, technology, healthcare, food, real estate, and consumer products. Naxicap Partners was established in 2005 and is headquartered in Paris, France.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 140
Sector: Business Services M&A 1 of 13
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 1 of 21
Country: France M&A 5 of 132
Year: 2005 M&A 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-01-01 Bernard Controls

Ile-de-France, France

Bernard Controls designs and manufactures electric actuators and their control systems, but also develops innovative solutions to pilot your industrial valves and dampers. Bernard Controls was founded in 1949 and is based in Ile-de-France, France.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-01-01 Emerige

Paris, France

Emerige is a provider of real estate management, renovation, and promotion services. Emerige is highly complex real estate operations in the office and residential markets. Emerige was founded in 1989 and is based in Paris, France.

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