Quilvest Private Equity Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

Quilvest Private Equity’s most common sectors for investment arebusiness services (14%) and restaurants (8%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (29%) and stake purchase (22%). In total, Quilvest Private Equity has invested in 16 US states and 16 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2011 when it acquired Big Heart Pet Brands for $5.3B.

In the last 3 years, Quilvest Private Equity has exited 12 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (40%). Quilvest Private Equity’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2015 when it sold Big Heart Pet Brands for $5.8B.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity152
    • M&A Buy Activity89
    • M&A Sell Activity63
  • Total Sectors Invested 32
  • Total Countries Invested 16
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 93
  • M&A Advisors 9

Quilvest Private Equity

243 boulevard Saint Germain,
Paris, 75 007
France
+33 1 40 62 07 62
www.quilvestprivateequity.com
quilvestprivateequity@quilvest.com

Quilvest SA is an investment management firm comprised of two units, one focused on wealth management and the other focused on private equity. Quilvest Private Equity invests in funds as well as makes direct investments. The direct investment group looks for opportunities in the US, Europe, and 'opportunistically' in Asia with a preference for buyout, growth capital, and venture transactions. Quilvest Private Equity will consider both minority and majority positions. Quilvest Private Equity was established in 1972 and is based Paris with additional offices in Luxembourg, Paris, Zurich, Montevideo, Hong Kong, Singapore, New York City and London.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Apparel/Textiles, Building Materials, Business Services, Construction, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Distribution, Education, Electrical Equipment, Energy Services and Equipment, Environmental, Financial Services, Food, Furniture, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Internet Software and Services, Leisure, Life Science, Manufacturing, Marketing, Media, Medical Products, Oil/Gas Exploration, Plastics, Restaurants, Retail, Safety/Security, Semiconductors, Software, Technology Hardware

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

Geographic Preferences: East US, Midwest US, South US, West US, Canada, United Kingdom, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, Asia/Pacific

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value - -

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 88 1 - - - - 89
vol $18.6B $18.6B
Sell (3.6/yr) # 45 6 3 4 2 3 63
vol $18.0B $1.1B $1.1B $161M $20.4B
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Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Eudonet SAS 2021-11-03 - Secondary Buyout
Courbevoie, France · www.eudonet.fr
Anthony's coal fired pizza 2021-10-11 161M USD Add-on Acquisition
Fort Lauderdale, Florida · www.acfp.com
Crown Health Care Laundry Services LLC 2021-03-09 - Secondary Buyout
Pensacola, Florida · www.crownlaundry.com
Royalty Pharma Plc 2020-06-15 - IPO
New York, New York · www.royaltypharma.com
Command Alkon, Inc. 2020-03-31 - Secondary Buyout
Birmingham, Alabama · www.commandalkon.com
Radiation Therapy Services, Inc. 2019-12-13 1.1B USD Add-on Acquisition
Fort Myers, Florida · www.21co.com
UTL Trust Management Services Ltd 2019-10-13 - Unknown
Lagos, Nigeria · www.uniontrusteeslimited.com
Vyve Broadband LLC 2019-07-30 - Add-on Acquisition
Purchase, New York · www.vyvebb.com
P.F. Chang’s China Bistro, Inc. 2019-03-01 - Secondary Buyout
Scottsdale, Arizona · www.pfchangs.com
ST Products LLC 2018-11-16 - Add-on Acquisition
Duncansville, Pennsylvania · www.smalltubeproducts.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Business Services - - 12 (13%) -
Restaurants - - 7 (8%) 4.3B (19%)
Information Technology - - 6 (7%) 7.5B (33%)
Financial Services 2 (29%) - 6 (7%) -
Internet Software and Services - - 5 (6%) -
Life Science 1 (14%) - 5 (6%) -
Food 1 (14%) - 4 (4%) 5.3B (23%)
Distribution - - 4 (4%) 1.6B (7%)
Consumer Products 1 (14%) - 4 (4%) 31M (< 1%)
Retail - - 3 (3%) 340M (1%)
Furniture - - 3 (3%) 177M (1%)
Apparel/Textiles - - 2 (2%) 177M (1%)
Plastics - - 2 (2%) 163M (1%)
Building Materials - - 2 (2%) -
Communications - - 2 (2%) -
Consumer Services - - 2 (2%) -
Energy Services and Equipment - - 2 (2%) -
Manufacturing - - 2 (2%) -
Medical Products - - 2 (2%) -
Safety/Security - - 2 (2%) -
Semiconductors - - 2 (2%) -
Electronics - - 1 (1%) 1.2B (5%)
Healthcare Services - - 1 (1%) 1.1B (5%)
Software - - 1 (1%) 1.1B (5%)
Education 1 (14%) 3M (100%) 1 (1%) 3M (< 1%)
Agriculture 1 (14%) - 1 (1%) -
Electrical Equipment - - 1 (1%) -
Environmental - - 1 (1%) -
Leisure - - 1 (1%) -
Marketing - - 1 (1%) -
Media - - 1 (1%) -
Oil/Gas Exploration - - 1 (1%) -
Total 7 $3M 90 $23.0B

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 3 (43%) - 41 (46%) 20.7B (90%)
  New York 1 (14%) - 8 (9%) 7.5B (33%)
  California 1 (14%) - 8 (9%) 5.3B (23%)
  Florida - - 6 (7%) 4.3B (19%)
  Texas 1 (14%) - 3 (3%) -
  Virginia - - 3 (3%) 2.5B (11%)
  Illinois - - 2 (2%) 30M (< 1%)
  Alabama - - 2 (2%) -
  Arizona - - 1 (1%) 1.1B (5%)
  Minnesota - - 1 (1%) -
  Michigan - - 1 (1%) -
  Massachusetts - - 1 (1%) -
  Kansas - - 1 (1%) -
  Georgia - - 1 (1%) -
  Colorado - - 1 (1%) -
  Wisconsin - - 1 (1%) -
  Pennsylvania - - 1 (1%) -
France - - 21 (23%) 1.5B (7%)
United Kingdom - - 6 (7%) 340M (1%)
Spain 1 (14%) - 4 (4%) -
  Arkansas 1 (14%) - 1 (1%) -
Switzerland - - 3 (3%) 31M (< 1%)
Malaysia 2 (29%) 3M (100%) 2 (2%) 3M (< 1%)
Germany - - 2 (2%) 177M (1%)
India - - 2 (2%) -
Italy - - 2 (2%) -
Brazil 1 (14%) - 1 (1%) -
Netherlands - - 1 (1%) 163M (1%)
Australia - - 1 (1%) -
Belgium - - 1 (1%) -
Luxembourg - - 1 (1%) -
Nigeria - - 1 (1%) -
United Arab Emirates - - 1 (1%) -
Domestic - - 21 (23%) 1.5B (7%)
Cross-border 7 (100%) 3M (100%) 69 (77%) 21.4B (93%)
Total 7 $3M 90 $23.0B

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 4 (57%) 3M (100%) 26 (29%) 550M (3%)
Stake Purchase 1 (14%) - 19 (21%) -
Secondary Buyout 1 (14%) - 17 (19%) 7.9B (38%)
Venture 1 (14%) - 12 (13%) -
Going Private - - 6 (7%) 11.0B (53%)
Growth Capital - - 6 (7%) -
Recapitalization - - 2 (2%) 163M (1%)
Divestiture - - 1 (1%) 1.2B (6%)
PIPE - - 1 (1%) -
Total 7 $3M 90 $20.8B

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 24 (38%) 7.4B (36%)
Trade Sale 16 (25%) 2.6B (13%)
Trade Sale - Public Company 8 (13%) 10.4B (51%)
IPO 6 (10%) -
Unknown 4 (6%) -
Bankruptcy 2 (3%) -
Merger 2 (3%) -
Stake Sale 1 (2%) -
Total 63 $20.4B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Credit Suisse Investment Banking
 1
Goldman Sachs Investment Banking Division
 1
Arlington Capital Advisors LLC
 1
Legal Deals
Lenz & Staehelin
 1
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
 1
Dechert LLP
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 9 $21.9B
$100M to $1B 5 $1.0B
< $100M 3 $64M
TOTAL $23.0B
Largest Big Heart Pet Brands
$5.3B (2011-03-08)
sell # Total
> $1B 6 $16.2B
$100M to $1B 11 $4.2B
< $100M 1 $14M
TOTAL $20.4B
Largest Big Heart Pet Brands
$5.8B (2015-02-03)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
19%
17 (19%)
Strategic(s)
1%
1 (1%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
40%
25 (40%)
Strategic(s)
43%
27 (43%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Mega

PE Assets

5.0B USD

Established

1972

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Ali Al-Husseini

Partner

Guy Zarzavatdjian

Senior Partner

Frances Madrid

Head of Operations

Rosalie Bacou

Head of Operations

Catherine Shih

Partner

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