M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2007-12-20 |
| Target | Numericable-SFR |
| Sector | Media |
| Buyer(s) |
Omnes Capital
The Carlyle Group Cinven Five Arrows |
| Sellers(s) |
Ardian
European Capital Cinven |
| Deal Type | Secondary Buyout |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2004 |
| PE ASSETS | 5.7B EUR |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Omnes Capital formerly known as Credit Agricole Private Equity (CAPE) is the investment arm of financial services group Credit Agricole. Omnes Capital looks to invest in a range of investment stages and transaction types, including LBO/expansion, venture capital, mezzanine, renewable energy, co-investment, infrastructure, and special situations. The Firm's LBO/expansion group looks to invest €25 to €80 million to support growth initiatives and buyouts of small and mid-cap businesses operating in a variety of industries. Omnes Capital generally invests in businesses operating in France and Italy. Omnes Capital's mezzanine area was formed in 2002 and looks to provide €5 to €30 million of junior capital to similar sized established businesses. In addition to Omnes Capital's traditional equity and subordinated debt investment arm, the Firm also invests in infrastructure projects as well as provides capital for distressed businesses with €10 to €150 million in revenue. Omnes Capital was formed in 2004 and is based in Paris.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 67 of 162 |
| Sector: Media M&A | 2 of 2 |
| Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals | 7 of 27 |
| Country: France M&A | 54 of 119 |
| Year: 2007 M&A | 20 of 20 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-12-03 |
Groupe Pommier
Beauchamp, France Groupe Pommier designs, manufactures and sells accessories in the area of equipment for industrial bodywork. Groupe Pommier is based in Beauchamp, France. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-01-01 |
Sogal
Chemille in Anjou, France Sogal is a manufacturer of custom-made sliding doors and wardrobe and storage spaces. Sogal was founded in 1982 and is based in Chemille in Anjou, France. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1987 |
| PE ASSETS | 435.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
The Carlyle Group is a global investment firm that pursues private equity, credit, and real estate investments worldwide. Carlyle's private equity practice practice pursues buyouts, strategic minority equity investments, equity private placements, consolidations and buildups, and growth capital financings. With offices in 19 countries, Carlyle can easily target opportunities throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East/North Africa and Latin America. Broad sectors of interest include aerospace, defense, automotive and transportation, consumer, retail, energy and power, financial services, healthcare, industrial, infrastructure, technology services, business services, telecommunications and media. The Carlyle Group was formed in 1987 and is based in Washington DC.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 311 of 750 |
| Sector: Media M&A | 7 of 13 |
| Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals | 26 of 130 |
| Country: France M&A | 12 of 27 |
| Year: 2007 M&A | 51 of 52 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-12-20 |
HCR ManorCare
Toledo, Ohio, United States HCR ManorCare Inc. is an owner and operator of skilled nursing facilities and assisted living facilities in the U.S. |
Buy | $6.3B |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-12-21 |
Babela Restaurant Management Co.
Shanghai, China Babela Restaurant Management Co. Ltd. is a multi-branded restaurant platform with a significant footprint in Shanghai and Beijing. Babela, the company's flagship brand, is a Italian-themed casual dining chain with over 120 stores nationwide. The company also operates Bamboo Bifengtang, a Cantonese dim sum dining concept, and Aha, which are Taiwanese style dessert outlets. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1977 |
| PE ASSETS | 39.0B EUR |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Cinven is a private equity firm focused on buyout investments in growing, profitable businesses located throughout Europe and North America. Sectors of interest include business and financial services, healthcare, industrial, retail, leisure, consumer, technology, media, and telecommunications. Cinven looks to invest a minimum of €200 million in companies with minimum enterprise values of €400 million. Cinven does not invest in start-ups or development phase companies. Cinven was established in 1977 and is headquartered in London.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 115 of 186 |
| Sector: Media M&A | 5 of 5 |
| Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals | 15 of 57 |
| Country: France M&A | 9 of 16 |
| Year: 2007 M&A | 5 of 5 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-12-01 |
Coor
Kista, Sweden Coor is a provider of IFM and FM services in the Nordics, offering all the facility management services necessary for a company or public body to work smoothly and effectively. Coor was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Kista, Sweden. |
Buy | €540M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-05-01 |
Casema NV
The Hague, Netherlands Casema NV is a provider of analogue TV, digital TV and broadband Internet access to its residential customers, and leased line data communications and voice telephony to its business customers. |
Sell | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| PE ASSETS | 24.0B EUR |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Five Arrows Principal Investments is a mid-cap investor in Western European companies. Five Arrows can invest across the capital structure (equity, equity-linked, mezzanine, convertible debt) and generally focused on primary or secondary buyouts, growth financings, and balance sheet restructurings. The Group does not have any sector preferences, but typically looks for businesses with high barriers to entry and predictable earnings. Five Arrows can commit €30 to €400 million per investment. Five Arrows is a unit of Rothschild Bank. The Group has offices in Paris, Luxembourg, and London.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 2 of 58 |
| Sector: Media M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals | 1 of 36 |
| Country: France M&A | 2 of 20 |
| Year: 2007 M&A | 2 of 2 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-12-01 |
Axilone
Paris, France Axilone is a manufacturer of plastic components for the make-up, fragrance and skincare markets: caps, jars, dispensing caps, galvanized and metallized collars and jars with strong added value through surface treatment. Axilone was founded in 1998 and is based in Paris, France. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-09-30 |
Photonis
Brive, France Photonis is a designer and manufacturer of optronic components for photosensor technology and night vision systems. Photonis operates in the defense, homeland security, scientific instrumentation, and medical imaging markets. Photonis was founded in 1937 and is based in Brive, France. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1996 |
| PE ASSETS | 127.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Ardian is a mega-sized diversified investment group focused on opportunities worldwide. Ardian invests across and manages funds focused on small and mid-sized buyouts, growth capital financings, mezzanine, infrastructure, real estate, and co-investment opportunities. Ardian's small-buyouts group targets controlling interests in French, German, and Italian businesses valued up to €100 million. It's mid-sized buyout group seeks businesses valued up €1.5 billion and does not have any geographic limitations. The Infrastructure team looks for European opportunities and can commit up to €1 billion per transaction. The Mezzanine group supports junior capital commitments of €5 to €80 million. In addition to direct investing, Ardian also manages various private equity fund-of-funds. Ardian was founded in 1996 and is based in Paris.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 17 of 248 |
| Sector: Media M&A | 1 of 7 |
| Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals | 10 of 94 |
| Country: France M&A | 12 of 117 |
| Year: 2007 M&A | 7 of 7 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-12-20 |
Gruppo Argenta
Carpi, Italy Gruppo Argenta SpA is a Italian player in the vending industry with more than 110,000 automatic and OCS machines that serve 55,000 clients and register over 2 million vends per day (over 500 million yearly). Argenta workforce is made of more than 1,500 people including 800 refillers and 280 technicians. |
Buy | €645M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-12-28 |
Indus Towers
Gurugram, India Indus Towers is an operator of telecommunication services businesses in India. Bharti's primary assets include national and international long distance licenses, cellular licenses in four metropolitan cities and 11 states and fixed line licenses in five states. Indus Towers was founded in 2006 and is based in Gurugram, Haryana. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2005 |
| PE ASSETS | 1.2B EUR |
| Size | Large |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
European Capital is the European investment affiliate of American Capital. European Capital looks to provide a variety of investment and financing solutions including unitranche debt, mezzanine capital, senior debt, and equity co-investment. Funds are typically used to support buyouts, recapitalizations, finance growth, and make acquisitions. European Capital is sector agnostic, however the Firm has a preference for investments in the consumer, technology, manufacturing, services, and distribution sectors. European Capital was formed in 2005 and is based in London.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 8 of 54 |
| Sector: Media M&A | 3 of 3 |
| Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals | 5 of 24 |
| Country: France M&A | 2 of 19 |
| Year: 2007 M&A | 8 of 8 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-12-01 |
Ayming
Levallois-Perret, France Ayming is an international business performance consultancy specializing in cost reduction and operational efficiency. The Group operates in 16 countries across Europe and North America, delivering strategic solutions to optimize business performance. Ayming was founded in 1986 and is based in Levallois-Perret, France. |
Sell | €3.5B |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-02-01 |
Tiama
Vourles, France The group is TIAMA, through its principal subsidiaries MSC and SGCC, the world leader in in-line inspection in the glass manufacturing industry |
Sell | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1977 |
| PE ASSETS | 39.0B EUR |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Cinven is a private equity firm focused on buyout investments in growing, profitable businesses located throughout Europe and North America. Sectors of interest include business and financial services, healthcare, industrial, retail, leisure, consumer, technology, media, and telecommunications. Cinven looks to invest a minimum of €200 million in companies with minimum enterprise values of €400 million. Cinven does not invest in start-ups or development phase companies. Cinven was established in 1977 and is headquartered in London.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 77 of 130 |
| Sector: Media M&A | 2 of 5 |
| Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals | 15 of 31 |
| Country: France M&A | 5 of 11 |
| Year: 2007 M&A | 3 of 3 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-12-01 |
Coor
Kista, Sweden Coor is a provider of IFM and FM services in the Nordics, offering all the facility management services necessary for a company or public body to work smoothly and effectively. Coor was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Kista, Sweden. |
Buy | €540M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-05-01 |
Casema NV
The Hague, Netherlands Casema NV is a provider of analogue TV, digital TV and broadband Internet access to its residential customers, and leased line data communications and voice telephony to its business customers. |
Sell | - |
