Bpifrance Investissement Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Profile

In the last 3 years, Bpifrance Investissement has acquired 12 companies. It has also invested in 16 others.

Bpifrance Investissement’s most common sectors for investment arebusiness services (10%) and transportation (9%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (29%) 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 8 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is secondary buyout (79%). Bpifrance Investissement’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2023 when it sold Total Eren SA for $4.3B.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity114
    • M&A Buy Activity95
    • M&A Sell Activity19
  • Total Sectors Invested 34
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 34
  • M&A Advisors 19

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 ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (7.8/yr) # 56 12 13 8 5 1 95
vol $9M $9M
Sell (2.4/yr) # 7 4 3 3 2 - 19
vol $4.3B $4.3B
  114

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Moulin d'Elise 2025-04-07 - Growth Capital
Plourin-lès-Morlaix, France · www.moulindelise.com
Valorem SAS 2024-10-05 - Stake Purchase
Begles, France · www.valorem-energie.com
Groupe Pages 2024-09-10 - Secondary Buyout
Saint Christol les Ales, France · www.groupepages.fr
Nutripure SAS 2024-07-25 - Secondary Sale
Donneville, France · www.nutripure.fr
Pont Saint-Vaast Imaging and Cancerology Center 2024-06-24 - Stake Purchase
Douai, France · www.clinique-psv.fr
UNITe SA 2024-06-06 - Secondary Sale
Lyon, France · www.unit-e.fr
IMDEV 2024-02-23 - Stake Purchase
Paris, France · www.imdev.fr
Segepo Group 2024-01-09 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Saint-Lager, France · www.segepo.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
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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 9 (11%) - 9 (9%) -
Transportation 8 (10%) - 8 (8%) -
Consumer Products 6 (7%) - 6 (6%) -
Food 5 (6%) - 5 (5%) -
Healthcare Services 5 (6%) - 5 (5%) -
Internet Software and Services 4 (5%) - 5 (5%) -
Construction 3 (4%) - 4 (4%) -
Machinery 4 (5%) - 4 (4%) -
Communications 1 (1%) - 3 (3%) -
Distribution 3 (4%) - 3 (3%) -
Education 3 (4%) - 3 (3%) -
Information Technology 3 (4%) - 3 (3%) -
Leisure 1 (1%) - 3 (3%) -
Packaging 2 (2%) - 3 (3%) -
Plastics 2 (2%) - 3 (3%) -
Renewable Energy 1 (1%) - 3 (3%) -
Safety/Security 1 (1%) - 3 (3%) -
Software 2 (2%) - 3 (3%) -
Technology Hardware 2 (2%) - 3 (3%) -
Electrical Equipment 2 (2%) - 2 (2%) -
Information Services 2 (2%) - 2 (2%) -
Insurance 1 (1%) - 2 (2%) -
Life Science 2 (2%) - 2 (2%) -
Manufacturing 2 (2%) - 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%) -
Electronics 1 (1%) - 1 (1%) -
Environmental 1 (1%) - 1 (1%) -
Financial Services 1 (1%) - 1 (1%) -
Marine 1 (1%) - 1 (1%) -
Test/Measurement Equipment - - 1 (1%) -
Total 81 - 99 $9M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
France 80 (99%) - 98 (99%) 9M (100%)
United States 1 (1%) - 1 (1%) -
  Michigan 1 (1%) - 1 (1%) -
Total 81 - 99 $9M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 20 (25%) - 28 (28%) 9M (100%)
Secondary Buyout 21 (26%) - 26 (26%) -
Growth Capital 19 (23%) - 21 (21%) -
Stake Purchase 16 (20%) - 16 (16%) -
Venture 2 (2%) - 4 (4%) -
Divestiture 1 (1%) - 2 (2%) -
Add-on Acquisition 1 (1%) - 1 (1%) -
Recapitalization 1 (1%) - 1 (1%) -
Total 81 - 99 $9M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 15 (79%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 2 (11%) 4.3B (100%)
Trade Sale 2 (11%) -
Total 19 $4.3B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Capitalmind
1
Grant Thornton Transaction Advisory
1
KPMG Corporate Finance
1
Legal Deals
Paul Hastings
3
Bichot & Associes
1
Hogan Lovells
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)
29%
29 (29%)
Strategic(s)
3%
3 (3%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
79%
15 (79%)
Strategic(s)
21%
4 (21%)

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