M&A Deal Summary

Omnes Capital and Bpifrance Investissement Acquire UNITe

On December 19, 2018, private equity firm Omnes Capital and Bpifrance Investissement acquired renewable energy company UNITe from Societe Generale

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Omnes Capital’s 12th and Bpifrance Investissement’s 2nd transaction in the Renewable Energy sector.
  • This is Omnes Capital’s 109th and Bpifrance Investissement’s 36th transaction in France.
Investment Fate
  • UNITe was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2024.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2018-12-19
Target UNITe
Sector Renewable Energy
Buyer(s) Omnes Capital
Bpifrance Investissement
Sellers(s) Societe Generale
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

UNITe

Lyon, France
UNITe is an independent electricity producer and operates a portfolio of 21 hydroelectric facilities. The entity has 42 MW in installed capacity and generates 148 GWh in electricity from renewable sources. UNITe was founded in 1985 and is based in Lyon, France.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

Omnes Capital

Paris, France

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2004
PE ASSETS 5.7B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

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 141 of 162
Sector: Renewable Energy M&A 12 of 16
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 5 of 6
Country: France M&A 109 of 119
Year: 2018 M&A 10 of 11
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Aix-en-Provence, France

Captain Tortue is a provider of direct selling women's ready-to-wear clothing. It designs around 330 models through its four brands: Trend (trendy collection, urban chic), Miss (classic and casual collection), Little Miss (children's collections, teenagers and small sizes) and Java (home wear comfort-casual). Captain Tortue was founded in 1993 and is based in Aix-en-Provence, France.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-12-20 ABMI

Guyancourt, France

ABMI is a consulting company in human engineering and proximity. The company offers its services across various sectors: aeronautics and defense, energy, capital goods, and transport. ABMI was formed in 1984 and is based in Guyancourt, France.

Buy €11M
DESCRIPTION


DEAL STATS #
Overall 36 of 115
Sector: Renewable Energy M&A 2 of 3
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 2
Country: France M&A 36 of 114
Year: 2018 M&A 11 of 11
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-10-26 Mariton

Saint Chamas, France

Mariton is an industrial, family company, specializing in the manufacture of tailor-made blinds and mosquito nets for individual homes, businesses, administrations and communities. Mariton was founded in 1949 and is based in Saint Chamas, France.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-01-23 Sabena Technics

Paris, France

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Societe Generale

Paris, France

Category Company
Founded 1864
Sector Financial Services
Employees111,754
Revenue 52.5B EUR (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Societe Generale is a provider of retail banking, insurance, private banking, investment management, and corporate and investment banking services. Societe Generale was founded in 1864 and is based in Paris, France.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 4
Sector: Renewable Energy M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 2 of 3
Country: France M&A 1 of 2
Year: 2018 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Dublin, Ireland

we.trade Innovation DAC is a digital trade platform based on the Linux Foundation's Hyperledger Fabric and runs on the IBM Blockchain Platform. We .trade digital platform delivers global trade transactions across trade finance, insurance, and logistics. we.trade Innovation was founded in 2017 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-03-28 Inora Life DAC

Dublin 1, Ireland

Inora Life DAC is a life insurer domiciled in Ireland which provides a high level of customer service to all policyholders.

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