Initiative & Finance Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Initiative & Finance has acquired 14 companies. It has also invested in 8 others.

Initiative & Finance’s most common sectors for investment areconsumer products (18%) and marketing (8%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (54%) and growth capital (18%). In total, Initiative & Finance has invested in 3 different countries.

In the last 3 years, Initiative & Finance has exited 2 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (50%). Initiative & Finance’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2019 when it sold Cycle Me SAS for $169M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity45
    • M&A Buy Activity39
    • M&A Sell Activity6
  • Total Sectors Invested 22
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 9
  • M&A Advisors 6

Initiative & Finance

Initiative & Finance

20, rue Quentin Bauchart,
Paris, 75008
France
+33 1 56 89 97 00
www.initiative-finance.com
contact@initiative-finance.com

Initiative & Finance is a private equity firm that targets small and mid-sized companies in France, Belgium, and Switzerland across all sectors. The Firm considers all types of buyouts and growth projects as a majority or minority shareholder. The Firm's investment horizon is 4 to 7 years. Initiative & Finance looks to invest between €2 and €50 million in businesses with revenue of €5 to €200 million. Initiative & Finance was established in 1984 and is headquartered in Paris, France.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Business Services, Consumer Products, Software

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Growth Capital

Geographic Preferences: Western Europe

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 5 75
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value 5 60
values in millions of EUR

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (4.6/yr) # 16 1 6 8 6 2 39
Sell (0.6/yr) # 3 1 1 1 - - 6
vol $169M $169M
  45

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Ocellis SASU 2024-03-07 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Suresnes, France · www.ocellis.fr
Syscom-Prorep 2024-02-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Lisses, France · www.syscom-prorep.com
Réseau Vert L'Objectif 2023-10-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Paris, France · www.vert-objectif.com
Probeautic Institut 2023-09-18 - Stake Purchase
Signes, France · www.probeauticinstitut.com
Aktid 2023-07-12 - Stake Purchase
Chambéry, France · www.aktid.fr
CSD Ingenieurs SA 2023-03-09 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Fribourg, Switzerland · www.csd.ch
Samshield SARL 2023-02-01 - Growth Capital
Beauvais, France · www.samshield.com
Offibat 2023-01-09 - Secondary Buyout
Crosne, France
Cryopal 2022-12-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Bussy-Saint-Georges, France · www.cryopal.com
Origin Group Sealing Solutions 2022-09-28 - Secondary Sale
Rhône-Alpes, France
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M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Consumer Products 6 (18%) - 7 (18%) -
Business Services 3 (9%) - 3 (8%) -
Construction 3 (9%) - 3 (8%) -
Marketing 2 (6%) - 3 (8%) -
Software 2 (6%) - 3 (8%) -
Machinery 2 (6%) - 2 (5%) -
Manufacturing 1 (3%) - 2 (5%) -
Medical Products 2 (6%) - 2 (5%) -
Building Materials 1 (3%) - 1 (3%) -
Chemicals 1 (3%) - 1 (3%) -
Distribution 1 (3%) - 1 (3%) -
E-Commerce 1 (3%) - 1 (3%) -
Electrical Equipment 1 (3%) - 1 (3%) -
Electronics 1 (3%) - 1 (3%) -
Engineering 1 (3%) - 1 (3%) -
Food 1 (3%) - 1 (3%) -
Information Technology 1 (3%) - 1 (3%) -
Internet Software and Services - - 1 (3%) -
Plastics 1 (3%) - 1 (3%) -
Real Estate 1 (3%) - 1 (3%) -
Safety/Security 1 (3%) - 1 (3%) -
Staffing 1 (3%) - 1 (3%) -
Total 34 - 39 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
France 30 (88%) - 35 (90%) -
Switzerland 3 (9%) - 3 (8%) -
Belgium 1 (3%) - 1 (3%) -
Total 34 - 39 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 17 (50%) - 21 (54%) -
Growth Capital 7 (21%) - 7 (18%) -
Stake Purchase 6 (18%) - 6 (15%) -
Secondary Buyout 4 (12%) - 4 (10%) -
Divestiture - - 1 (3%) -
Total 34 - 39 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale 3 (50%) -
Secondary Sale 2 (33%) 169M (100%)
Divestiture 1 (17%) -
Total 6 $169M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Mazars Group - Investment Bank
1
Natixis Partners
1
Legal Deals
Lamartine Conseil
2
Proskauer Rose LLP
1
Weil Gotshal & Manges
1

Deal Values

sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $169M
TOTAL $169M
Largest Cycle Me SAS
$169M (2019-02-26)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
10%
4 (10%)
Strategic(s)
3%
1 (3%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
33%
2 (33%)
Strategic(s)
67%
4 (67%)

FAQ

When was Initiative & Finance founded?

Initiative & Finance was founded in 1984.

What type of investor is Initiative & Finance?

Initiative & Finance is a private equity firm.

Where is Initiative & Finance headquartered?

Initiative & Finance is headquartered in Paris, France.

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