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Astorg Partners Acquires Trescal

On November 13, 2007, private equity firm Astorg Partners acquired test/measurement equipment company Trescal for 100M EUR

Acquisition Context
  • This is Astorg Partners’ 1st transaction in the Test/Measurement Equipment sector.
  • This is Astorg Partners’ 6th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Astorg Partners’ 20th transaction in France.
Investment Fate
  • Trescal was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2010 for 110M EUR.
  • Trescal was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2013 for 250M EUR.
  • Trescal was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2017 for 670M EUR.
  • Trescal was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2022.

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M&A Deal Summary
Date November 13, 2007
Target Trescal
Sector Test/Measurement Equipment
Buyer(s) Astorg Partners
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 100M EUR

Target Company

Trescal

Rungis, France
Trescal provides a broad range of services for the test and measuring equipment market. Supplementing the standard technical services (verification, calibration and repair of T&M instruments), Trescal provides expertise in the implementation and acquisition of measurement systems, customized equipment pool management software solutions, metrology, technical support, and training. Trescal services customers in various sectors such as Defence, Aerospace, Aeronautics, Automotive, Power Generation & Utilities, Electronics Manufacturing, Communications and Medical & Chemistry. Trescal was founded in 2007 and is based in Rungis, France.
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Buyer

Astorg Partners

Paris, France

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1998
PE ASSETS 22.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Astorg Partners is a private equity firm that targets small to midcap company investments primarily in France and to a limited extent, Western Europe. Astorg Partners looks for companies valued between €400 million and €2 billion, requiring at least €15 million in equity. Areas of interest include healthcare, retail, distribution, hospitality, and professional services. Prospective transaction situations include leverage build-ups, divestitures, family transitions, and secondary buyouts. Astorg Partners was formed in 1998 and is based in Paris and has additional offices in London and Luxembourg.

Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 20 of 69
Sector: Test/Measurement Equipment 1 of 2
Type: Divestiture 2 of 7
Country: France 20 of 36
Year: 2007 4 of 4
Size (of disclosed) 6 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-10-24 Le Groupe SCT

La-Plaine-Saint-Denis, France

Le Groupe SCT is a switchless telecom operator that provides companies with a full range of innovative telecom services integrating fixed and mobile telephony, Internet, hosting solutions, data exchange and telephone equipment. Le Groupe SCT was founded in 1997 and is based in La-Plaine-Saint-Denis, France.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-12-01 Etudes et Constructions Mécaniques - ECM

Grenoble, France

Ovens for thermo-chemical metal processing.

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