Investment Summary

IDIA Capital Investissement and CARVEST Invest In Transarc

On November 1, 2018, corporate investor IDIA Capital Investissement and private equity firm CARVEST invested in transportation company Transarc

Investment Highlights
  • This is IDIA Capital Investissement’s 5th and CARVEST’s 1st transaction in the Transportation sector.
  • This is IDIA Capital Investissement’s 53rd and CARVEST’s 11th transaction in France.
Investment Fate
  • Transarc was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2024.

Investment Summary

Date 2018-11-01
Target Transarc
Sector Transportation
Investor(s) IDIA Capital Investissement
CARVEST
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target

Transarc

Dijon, France
Transarc provides transportation services in France. Transarc covers most segments of the passenger transport market by coach, in particular school transport, regular lines, individualized or on-demand transport, staff transport, tourism, etc. Transarc was founded in 1932 and is based in Dijon, France.

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Investor(S) 2

Investor

IDIA Capital Investissement

Paris, France

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Category Corporate Investor
Founded 1980
PE ASSETS 2.9B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

IDIA Capital is a long-term agroindustry investor. Specific areas of interest include sectors related to the food industry, wine, agriculture production, and forestry. IDIA typically provides growth capital and can commit €1 to €50 million per transaction. IDIA is a unit of Credit Agricole Group’s Private Equity & Finance Division. The Firm is based in Paris.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 54 of 114
Sector: Transportation M&A 5 of 7
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 9 of 20
Country: France M&A 53 of 112
Year: 2018 M&A 8 of 11
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-10-30 Henri Raffin

La Rochette, France

Henri Raffin is a provider of meat products, specializes in the manufacture of top-of-the-range cured products, and more particularly sausages. Henri Raffin was founded in 1937 and is based in La Rochette, France.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-11-30 Sopral

Guichen, France

Sopral provides quality dry extruded food and flake feed for cats, dogs, and horses. Sopral was founded in 1957 and is based in Guichen, France.

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Investor
DESCRIPTION

CARVEST is a subsidiary of French bank Credit Agricole and seeks to make direct investments in small to mid-sized, private French companies with up to €500 million in revenue. The unit looks to commit up to €15 million per transaction to support growth objectives or provide liquidity. CARVEST does not have any stated sector preferences and generally pursues minority positions. CARVEST is headquartered in Lyon.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 11 of 30
Sector: Transportation M&A 1 of 3
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 4 of 11
Country: France M&A 11 of 30
Year: 2018 M&A 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-01-01 Edgard Opticiens

Tours, France

Edgard Opticiens is an independent optical brand, run by a family of committed and passionate opticians. Edgard Opticiens has 15 stores under this brand and 8 stores under Generale d'Optique franchise contract. Edgard Opticiens was founded in 2001 and is based in Tours, France.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-12-13 Texelis

Limoges, France

Texelis is a key player in the power transmission market, specializing in the design of axles and technical parts for niche programs in the railway and defense sectors. Texelis is based in Limoges, France.

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