M&A Deal Summary

Naxicap Partners Acquires ECF Group

On July 6, 2017, private equity firm Naxicap Partners acquired distribution company ECF Group from Weinberg Capital Partners and Tikehau Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Naxicap Partners’ 6th transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is Naxicap Partners’ 98th transaction in France.
Investment Fate
  • ECF Group was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2023.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-07-06
Target ECF Group
Sector Distribution
Buyer(s) Naxicap Partners
Sellers(s) Weinberg Capital Partners
Tikehau Capital
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

ECF Group

Grigny, France
ECF Group is a supplier of small equipment, hygiene products, furniture, and heavy equipment for food service professionals. ECF Group founded in 1880 and is based in Grigny, France.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Naxicap Partners

Paris, France

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2005
PE ASSETS 6.7B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Naxicap Partners is a private equity firm focused on leveraged buyouts and growth capital investments in small to medium-sized businesses in France, the Benelux, Spain, and Germany. Naxicap invests in a variety of sectors including business services, technology, healthcare, food, real estate, and consumer products. Naxicap Partners was established in 2005 and is headquartered in Paris, France.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 102 of 144
Sector: Distribution M&A 6 of 9
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 23 of 39
Country: France M&A 98 of 135
Year: 2017 M&A 12 of 14
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-07-01 Witco

Paris, France

Witco is a building application for improvement of communications, fostering the creation of a community, and enabling all occupants to have access to all the services which are offered to them within a building. Witco was founded in 2016 and is based in Paris, France.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-07-24 Thermocompact

Pringy, France

Thermocompact is precious metals coating and high technology wire, particularly for EDM applications and fixed abrasive highly technical engineered wires for industries such as photovoltaics, electronics and cutting hard materials such as sapphire. Thermocompact was founded in 1913 and is based in Pringy, France.

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Seller(S) 2

SELLER

Weinberg Capital Partners

Paris, France

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Asset Manager
Founded 2005
PE ASSETS 1.9B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Weinberg Capital Partners is an independent private equity firm specializing in majority leverage buyouts in mature and mid-sized companies located in France and in Southern Europe. The Firm invests in profitable businesses with strong growth potential in all sectors expect in high-tech companies. It looks to invests in companies with an enterprise value of between €40 to €300 million. The firm seeks to acquire majority interests and prefers to have a Board seat in its portfolio companies. Weinberg Capital Partners was formed in 2005 and is based in Paris.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 13
Sector: Distribution M&A 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 4 of 11
Country: France M&A 4 of 13
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-12-09 Sasa Demarle

Le Cateau Cambresis, France

Sasa Demarle designs manufacture and sells cooking equipment for bakeries and the food industry in general in France and abroad. Sasa’s product range includes mesh trays, baking racks, carts, and flexible molds sold under the Flexipan and Silpat brands (being commercialized by Demarle). Sasa Demarle was founded in 1978 and is based in Le Cateau Cambresis, France.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-07-27 Bruneau

Villebon-sur-Yvette, France

Bruneau is an online distributor of office furniture and supplies in Europe. Bruneau was founded in 1955 and is based in Villebon-sur-Yvette, France.

Sell -
SELLER

Tikehau Capital

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Asset Manager
Founded 2004
PE ASSETS 7.8B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Tikehau Capital is a global alternative asset management firm with with a variety of investing strategies including private debt, real assets, private equity, and capital markets strategies. The Firm's private equity group looks to invest directly in companies, private equity funds, as well as minority co-investments with other partners. For direct investments, Tikehau sees to partner with management in companies generating €20 million to €1 billion in revenue. Tikehau Capital was formed in 2004 and is based in Paris, France.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 10
Sector: Distribution M&A 1 of 2
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 1 of 3
Country: France M&A 1 of 7
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-06-29 Credit.fr

Perret, France

Credit.fr is a French specialist in crowdlending for small businesses financing. Credit.fr has rapidly established itself as an essential player in the small and mid-sized companies (SMEs) alternative financing market. Since its creation, Credit.fr has financed 217 companies, raising a total of over EUR 13 million, through 13,000 loans from retail clients willing to support the real economy while securing an attractive return. Credit.fr has also established numerous partnerships with financial sector players, including HelloBank!, the first French bank recommending its clients to invest in a crowdlending platform nearly a year ago.

Buy €12M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-12-07 Atelier Meriguet-Carrere

Paris, France

Atelier Meriguet-Carrere is a provider of paints and high-end decorative arts. The Group is structured around four major skill sets: decorative painting and gilding, stonework and masonry, locksmithing and ironwork, and woodwork. Atelier Meriguet-Carrere was founded in 1960 and is based in Paris, France.

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