Questel - M&A Summary, Ownership, and Business Overview

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Questel M&A Summary

Questel has acquired 9 companies of its own, including 3 in the last 5 years. A total of 3 acquisitions came from private equity firms.

Questel has acquired in 3 different US states, and 5 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include information technology (45%) and business services (23%).

Questel Ownership

Who owns Questel?

Questel is owned by Ardian, Eurazeo PME, IK Partners and Paragon Partners. It was acquired on April 5, 2018.

Is Questel PE-backed?

Yes. Questel is owned by private equity investors Ardian, Eurazeo PME, IK Partners and Paragon Partners.

Was Questel formerly PE-backed?

Yes. Questel was formerly owned by 3 private investors.

Questel Business Overview

Where is Questel headquartered?

Questel is headquartered in Paris, France.

How many employees does Questel have?

Questel has 1,500 employees.

What sector is Questel in?

Questel is an information technology company.

When was Questel founded?

Questel was founded in 1978.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity9
    • M&A Buy Activity9
  • Total Sectors Invested 4
  • Total Countries Invested 5
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 3

Questel

Questel SAS

23 Rue d'Antin,
Paris, 75002
France,
+33 (0)1 55 04 52 00
www.questel.com

Questel is a developer of IT tools to help corporations manage their intellectual property issues. Covering patents, trademarks and industrial design. Questel products and services comprise databases, search and monitoring services. Questel was founded in 1978 and is based in Paris, France.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.4/yr) # 7 - 2 - - - 9
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  9

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Morningside Translations LLC 2021-03-25 - Add-on Acquisition
New York, New York · www.morningtrans.com
Novum IP GmbH & Co. KG 2021-03-08 - Add-on Acquisition
Amsterdam, Netherlands · www.novumip.com
Brandstock Services AG 2019-05-17 - Add-on Acquisition
Munich, Germany · www.brandstock.com
MultiLing Corp. 2018-10-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Provo, Utah · www.multiling.com
Expernova 2018-07-24 - Add-on Acquisition
Montpellier, France · www.expernova.com
ULT Research 2017-10-15 - Add-on Acquisition
Tokyo, Japan · www.patentsearch-japan.com
Intellectual Property Research, Inc. 2016-01-07 - Add-on Acquisition
Alexandria, Virginia · www.ipresearch.biz
INTELLIXIR SAS 2015-09-29 - Add-on Acquisition
Paris, France · www.intellixir.com
GEM32 SAS 2015-09-22 - Add-on Acquisition
Bordeaux, France · www.gem32.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Information Technology 4 (44%) - - -
Business Services 2 (22%) - - -
Software 2 (22%) - - -
Internet Software and Services 1 (11%) - - -
Total 9 - - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
France 3 - - -
United States 3 - - -
  Virginia 1 - - -
  Utah 1 - - -
  New York 1 - - -
Germany 1 - - -
Japan 1 - - -
Netherlands 1 - - -
Domestic 3 (33%) - - -
Cross-border 6 (67%) - - -
Total 9 - - -

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
33%
3 (33%)

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