M&A Deal Summary

AtriA Capital Partners Acquires Shark

On May 1, 2005, private equity firm AtriA Capital Partners acquired consumer products company Shark

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is AtriA Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is AtriA Capital Partners’ 15th transaction in France.
Investment Fate
  • Shark was sold to a financial buyer in 2018.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2005-05-01
Target Shark
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) AtriA Capital Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Shark

Marseille, France
Shark is a motorcycle helmet manufacturing company that manufactures over 300,000 helmets per year and creates new concept helmets every year. Shark helmets are distributed in 70 countries through over 5,000 distributors worldwide. Shark is based in Marseille, France.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

AtriA Capital Partners

Paris, France
Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 620M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

AtriA Capital Partners is an independent private equity firm focused on investing in fast-growing mid-cap French companies. AtriA targets businesses valued between 30 and 200 million EUR. Prospective transaction types include family-owned businesses, spin-offs, public-to-privates, buyouts, and growth financings. Sectors of interest include retail, building materials, business services, manufacturing, and insurance. AtriA Capital Partners was formed in 1999 and is located in Paris.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 15 of 26
Sector (Consumer Products) 1 of 2
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 12 of 17
Country (France) 15 of 26
Year (2005) 3 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-01-01 CTN

Cedex, France

CTN is a provider of stand furnishing materials (floor, wall and ceiling coverings) for the trade fair and special events market. CTN was founded in 1975 and is based in Cedex, France.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-07-01 Bel M

Machecoul-Saint-Même, France

Bel'M designs, develops, and manufactures wooden and aluminum entry doors. Its products include doors with small door lights, glazed doors with grills, doors with decorative door lights, country style glazed doors, contemporary doors, French oak doors, and insulating back/side doors. The company also offers steel and fiberglass doors. Bel'M was founded in 1987 and is based in Machecoul-Saint-Même, France.

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