M&A Deal Summary

Indigo Capital and Bridgepoint Acquire Beaba

On November 30, 2010, mezzanine finance firm Indigo Capital and private equity firm Bridgepoint acquired consumer products company Beaba from Edmond de Rothschild Private Equity and CAPZA

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Indigo Capital’s 4th and Bridgepoint’s 3rd transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is Indigo Capital’s 14th and Bridgepoint’s 12th transaction in France.
Investment Fate
  • Beaba was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2020.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2010-11-30
Target Beaba
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) Indigo Capital
Bridgepoint
Sellers(s) Edmond de Rothschild Private Equity
CAPZA
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Beaba

Paris, France
Beaba is specialized in developing and marketing babycare products spanning across the meals, bathtime, sleeping, and walking universes. Beaba's products are distributed in France, other European countries, and the US, mainly through networks of specialized baby care stores. Beaba was formed in 1989 and is based in Paris, France.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

Indigo Capital

London, United Kingdom

Category Mezzanine Finance Firm
Founded 1990
PE ASSETS 1.6B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Indigo Capital is a provider of mezzanine capital to help fund buyouts, corporate acquisitions, expansions, and recapitalizations. Indigo typically invests alongside other private equity firms, however the Firm invests independently as well. Indigo is active throughout Europe and looks to commit €10 to €100 million per transaction. Indigo is sector agnostic and generally backs businesses with 'established market positions, strong, ambitious and incentivized management and attractive growth prospects.' Indigo Capital raised its first fund in 1990. The Firm has offices in London and Paris.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 40 of 46
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 4 of 4
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 8 of 12
Country: France M&A 14 of 16
Year: 2010 M&A 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-11-04 SMCP SAS

Paris, France

SMCP Group is a apparel retailing group, operating in the attractive affordable luxury apparel segment across four brands: Sandro, Sandro Men, Maje and Claudie Pierlot. SMCP Group developed a unique and effective business model: combining luxury codes (marketing & communication, shopping experience) with creative design content and high-quality fabrics while leveraging best practices from the fast fashion industry (short collection cycles and reactivity to market trends supported by an efficient supply chain).

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2011-04-12 Walter Services

Ettlingen, Germany

Walter Services is a German provider of business process outsourcing (BPO) services for contacts with consumers. The services offered extend over the entire value chain of consumer contact. The company employs over 8,500 employees in total, who work in 19 locations in four countries (Germany, Austria, Poland and Romania).

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Buyer

Bridgepoint

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1984
PE ASSETS 75.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Bridgepoint is a large European private equity firm that invests in middle-market companies across a broad range of industries with an enterprise value of €200 - €1000 million. Prospective transaction situations include buyouts, buy-ins, growth financings, consolidations, and take privates. The firms invest in the range of €75 - €400 million transaction. Bridgepoint Development Capital specializes in investments in businesses valued up to a €150 million, taking equity stakes of between €10 million and €75 million. General sectors of interest include consumer products and services, retail, financial services, healthcare, media, technology, industrials, and business services. Bridgepoint was formed in 1984 and has offices in London, Frankfurt, Luxembourg, Madrid, Milan, Paris, Stockholm and Warsaw.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 65 of 188
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 3 of 5
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 17 of 72
Country: France M&A 12 of 43
Year: 2010 M&A 8 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-11-01 Pulsant

Maidenhead, United Kingdom

Pulsant is a provider of connectivity, hosting and managed IT services to medium-sized businesses, acting as the outsourced partner responsible for IT infrastructure and hosting critical IT hardware in secure physical facilities or data centres to ensure a consistent IT environment with no downtime. Pulsant was established in 1995 and is based in Maidenhead, United Kingdom.

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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-01-07 Mezzo di Pasta

Lille, France

Mezzo di Pasta serves pasta fast food chain in France, serving a range of pastas and sauces, cooked to order, as well as salads and desserts. Mezzo di Pasta was founded in 2002 and is based in Lille, France.

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Seller(S) 2

SELLER
DESCRIPTION

Edmond de Rothschild Private Equity is the private equity arm of asset manager and financial services firm Edmond de Rothschild. The private equity group looks seeks buyout and expansion style investments and will consider opportunities across the world, including North America, Europe, and Africa. The Firm broadly invests in real estate, infrastructure projects, and directly in companies. Edmond de Rothschild Private Equity is based in Geneva, Switzerland.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 27
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 1 of 10
Country: France M&A 1 of 20
Year: 2010 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-07-01 Exclusive Group

Boulogne Billancourt, France

Exclusive Group is a provider of value-added services and technologies (“VAST”) for cybersecurity and cloud migration. Exclusive Group was founded in 2003 and is based in Boulogne Billancourt, France.

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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-02-01 Novamex S.A

Cavaillon, France

L'Arbre Vert is a manufacturer of green cleaning products.

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SELLER

CAPZA

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2004
PE ASSETS 9.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

CAPZA is a provider of equity and junior capital to small and medium-sized unlisted French companies. CAPZA does not have any sector preferences and looks to invest in companies valued from €20 to €400 million. CAPZA was formed in 2004 and is based in Paris.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 49
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 1 of 2
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 1 of 33
Country: France M&A 2 of 45
Year: 2010 M&A 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-06-24 La Toulousaine

Escalquens, France

La Toulousaine is a designer and manufacturer of roller blinds, grilles and shutters, gates and sectional doors. La Toulousaine was founded in 1975 and is based in Escalquens, France.

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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-12-01 Doucet Group

Paris, France

Doucet Group is a manufacturers of cleaning products, insecticides and dyes for professionals and consumers.

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