Investment Summary

NiXEN Partners Invests In Descours & Cebaud SA

On January 1, 1992, private equity firm NiXEN Partners invested in distribution company Descours & Cebaud SA

Investment Highlights
  • This is NiXEN Partners’ 1st transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is NiXEN Partners’ 3rd transaction in France.

Investment Summary

Date 1992-01-01
Target Descours & Cebaud SA
Sector Distribution
Investor(s) NiXEN Partners
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

Descours & Cebaud SA

Lyon, France
Descours & Cebaud SA is a Wholesaler of steels and building supplies.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

NiXEN Partners

Paris, France

Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1998
PE ASSETS 600M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

NiXEN is a French private equity group that targets investments in middle-market companies valued between €30 and €300 million. iXEN looks to invest €20 to €25 million of equity capital to support management buyouts/buy-ins, leveraged build-ups, owner buy-outs (OBOs), and public to private deals. The Firm is a 'hands-on' investment group and will consider opportunities in a variety of sectors, including manufacturing, consumer goods, specialist retailing, restaurants, and services. iXEN is supported by Natixis Private Equity and was formerly known as Natexis Industrie. The Firm was formed in 1998 and is based in Paris.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 30
Sector: Distribution M&A 1 of 1
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 3 of 7
Country: France M&A 3 of 29
Year: 1992 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1991-01-01 ACTIA Group

Toulouse, France

ACTIA Group is a manufacturer and seller of electronic equipment for the buoyant vehicle and telecommunications markets in France and internationally. ACTIA Group was founded in 1957 and is based in Toulouse, France.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1999-12-01 Geoxia

Rueil-Malmaison, France

Geoxia is a single-family homes builder offering various designs of homes including the Phoenix House, Family House, and Catherine Mamet House. Geoxia was formed in 1946 and is based in Rueil-Malmaison, France.

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