M&A Deal Summary

Sparring Capital Acquires Sandaya

On October 4, 2010, private equity firm Sparring Capital acquired leisure company Sandaya

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Sparring Capital’s 1st transaction in the Leisure sector.
  • This is Sparring Capital’s 14th transaction in France.
Investment Fate
  • Sandaya was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2016.
  • Sandaya was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2021.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2010-10-04
Target Sandaya
Sector Leisure
Buyer(s) Sparring Capital
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Sandaya

Mauguio, France
Sandaya is an outdoor accommodation group with 11 four- and five-star campgrounds of more than 300 pitches each in France and Spain. Sandaya was founded in 2010 and is based in Mauguio, France.

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Buyer

Sparring Capital

Paris, France

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2002
PE ASSETS 850M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Sparring Capital is a private equity firm focused on acquiring majority positions in private medium-sized French companies. Pragma looks to fund leveraged buyouts and development capital financings of businesses with high barriers to entry and that lead their respective market niches. The Firm typically seeks companies with at least €10 million in revenue and at least €1.5 million of EBITDA. Sparring Capital was formed in 2002 and is based in Paris.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 15 of 40
Sector: Leisure M&A 1 of 2
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 7 of 20
Country: France M&A 14 of 38
Year: 2010 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-09-29 IMV Technologies

Normandy, France

IMV Technologies engages in the areas of animal and human-assisted reproduction technologies and veterinary imaging. IMV Technologies provides customers with solutions for animal artificial insemination; its human division, Cryo Bio System, offers solutions for human assisted reproduction including human embryo vitrification, human sperm freezing, and preservation, and other assisted reproduction technologies. IMV Technologies was founded in 1963 and is based in Normandy, France.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-03-11 Groupe France Agricole

Paris, France

Groupe France Agricole is a French leader in agricultural publications. It issues the only general weekly with a national distribution that targets all agricultural workers, 7 monthly and one specialized weekly, professional newsletters, a bulletin division, organizes tradeshows, and offers information on a website.

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