Bpifrance Investissement Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Profile

In the last 3 years, Bpifrance Investissement has acquired 20 companies. It has also invested in 16 others.

Bpifrance Investissement’s most common sectors for investment aretransportation (9%) and business services (9%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (28%) and secondary buyout (27%). In total, Bpifrance Investissement has invested in 1 US state and 2 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2016 when it acquired Ducatillon SAS for $9M.

In the last 3 years, Bpifrance Investissement has exited 11 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is secondary buyout (78%). Bpifrance Investissement’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2023 when it sold Total Eren SA for $4.3B.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity108
    • M&A Buy Activity90
    • M&A Sell Activity18
  • Total Sectors Invested 35
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 33
  • M&A Advisors 15

Bpifrance Investissement

www.bpifrance.fr


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: N/A

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value - -

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (7.8/yr) # 51 5 13 13 6 2 90
vol $9M $9M
Sell (2.4/yr) # 6 1 4 3 3 1 18
vol $4.3B $4.3B
  108

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Groupe Pages 2024-09-10 - Secondary Buyout
Saint Christol les Alès, France · www.groupepages.fr
Nutripure 2024-07-25 - Secondary Sale
Deyme, France · www.nutripure.fr
IMDEV 2024-02-23 - Stake Purchase
Paris, France · www.imdev.fr
Groupe Berto SA 2023-11-15 - Stake Purchase
Avignon, France · www.groupe-berto.com
RHD 2023-09-12 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, France · www.rhd.fr
Total Eren SA 2023-07-25 4.3B EUR Trade Sale
Paris, France · www.total-eren.com
AB Process Ingenierie 2023-05-31 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Landivisiau, France · www.ab-process.fr
Groupe Looping 2023-05-09 - Secondary Sale
Saint-Malo, France · www.looping-group.com
Neotec France 2023-03-10 - Secondary Sale
Bressols, France · www.neotec-france.com
Tennaxia 2023-03-09 - Secondary Buyout
Changé, France · www.tennaxia.com
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Galileo Global Education 2020-03-06 AKAD Bildungsgesellschaft mbH 2022-03-01 1
Paris, France · www.ggeedu.com Stuttgart, Germany · www.akad.de
Numalliance SAS 2015-04-23 Addition Mfg. Technologies 2020-01-20 1
Saint-Michel-sur-Meurthe, France · www.numalliance.com Lebanon, Ohio · www.additionmt.com
Atelier Meriguet-Carrere 2017-12-07 SINNEX Innenausbau GmbH 2019-05-07 1
Paris, France · www.ateliermeriguet.fr Steinheim, Germany · www.sinnex.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Business Services 8 (10%) - 8 (9%) -
Transportation 8 (10%) - 8 (9%) -
Consumer Products 6 (8%) - 6 (6%) -
Internet Software and Services 5 (6%) - 6 (6%) -
Construction 4 (5%) - 4 (4%) -
Healthcare Services 4 (5%) - 4 (4%) -
Machinery 4 (5%) - 4 (4%) -
Communications 1 (1%) - 3 (3%) -
Distribution 3 (4%) - 3 (3%) -
Education 3 (4%) - 3 (3%) -
Food 3 (4%) - 3 (3%) -
Leisure 1 (1%) - 3 (3%) -
Packaging 2 (3%) - 3 (3%) -
Plastics 2 (3%) - 3 (3%) -
Safety/Security 1 (1%) - 3 (3%) -
Software 2 (3%) - 3 (3%) -
Technology Hardware 2 (3%) - 3 (3%) -
Electrical Equipment 2 (3%) - 2 (2%) -
Information Services 2 (3%) - 2 (2%) -
Information Technology 2 (3%) - 2 (2%) -
Insurance 1 (1%) - 2 (2%) -
Life Science 2 (3%) - 2 (2%) -
Renewable Energy 1 (1%) - 2 (2%) -
E-Commerce - - 1 (1%) 9M (100%)
Aerospace 1 (1%) - 1 (1%) -
Agriculture 1 (1%) - 1 (1%) -
Automotive - - 1 (1%) -
Building Materials 1 (1%) - 1 (1%) -
Chemicals 1 (1%) - 1 (1%) -
Electronics 1 (1%) - 1 (1%) -
Environmental 1 (1%) - 1 (1%) -
Financial Services 1 (1%) - 1 (1%) -
Manufacturing 1 (1%) - 1 (1%) -
Marine 1 (1%) - 1 (1%) -
Test/Measurement Equipment - - 1 (1%) -
Total 78 - 94 $9M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
France 77 (99%) - 93 (99%) 9M (100%)
United States 1 (1%) - 1 (1%) -
  Michigan 1 (1%) - 1 (1%) -
Total 78 - 94 $9M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 19 (24%) - 26 (28%) 9M (100%)
Secondary Buyout 20 (26%) - 25 (27%) -
Growth Capital 18 (23%) - 20 (21%) -
Stake Purchase 13 (17%) - 13 (14%) -
Venture 4 (5%) - 6 (6%) -
Divestiture 2 (3%) - 2 (2%) -
Add-on Acquisition 1 (1%) - 1 (1%) -
Recapitalization 1 (1%) - 1 (1%) -
Total 78 - 94 $9M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 14 (78%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 2 (11%) 4.3B (100%)
Trade Sale 2 (11%) -
Total 18 $4.3B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Seabury Securities
1
Capitalmind International B.V.
1
KPMG Corporate Finance
1
Legal Deals
Paul Hastings
3
Hogan Lovells
1
Goodwin Procter
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 1 $9M
TOTAL $9M
Largest Ducatillon SAS
$9M (2016-11-28)
sell # Total
> $1B 1 $4.3B
TOTAL $4.3B
Largest Total Eren SA
$4.3B (2023-07-25)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
28%
26 (28%)
Strategic(s)
3%
3 (3%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
78%
14 (78%)
Strategic(s)
22%
4 (22%)

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