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Activa Capital and CAPZA Acquire Nexeya SAS

On July 30, 2013, private equity firms Activa Capital and CAPZA acquired test/measurement equipment company Nexeya SAS

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Activa Capital’s 1st and CAPZA’s 1st transaction in the Test/Measurement Equipment sector.
  • This is Activa Capital’s 18th and CAPZA’s 38th transaction in France.
Investment Fate
  • Nexeya SAS was sold to a strategic buyer in 2019.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2013-07-30
Target Nexeya SAS
Sector Test/Measurement Equipment
Buyer(s) Activa Capital
CAPZA
Deal Type Going Private
Advisor(s) Edmond de Rothschild (Financial)

Target

Nexeya SAS

Chatenay-Malabry, France
NEXEYA is an engineering company which designs, manufactures, tests and maintains critical electronic systems. NEXEYA supplies products and solutions to aircraft OEMs, both civil and military, as well as their equipment manufacturers. The company is involved in all stages of development and life cycle of an aircraft, from the design and validation of prototypes to their maintenance.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

Activa Capital

Paris, France

Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2000
PE ASSETS 400M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Activa Capital is a private equity investment firm that seeks to acquire and invest in mid-market French businesses operating in the industrial products, consumer goods, food and drink, pharmaceutical, business services, and financial services sectors. Activa looks to invest in companies with an enterprise value of €20 to €100 million and will consider majority investments in buyout situations as well as non-control positions in businesses looking for growth funding. Activa can commit in the range of €10 to €30 million per transaction and up to €60 million with co-investment. Target companies typically lead their sector or market and have positive/stable cash flow. Activa Capital was formed in 2000 and is based in Paris.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 19 of 33
Sector (Test/Measurement Equipment) 1 of 1
Type (Going Private) 1 of 1
Country (France) 18 of 31
Year (2013) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-02-19 Logitrade

Castelnau-le-Lez, France

Logitrade is a french outsourcing specialist focused on non-strategic industrial purchasing. Logitrade was founded in 1994 and is based in Castelnau-le-Lez, France.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-12-11 Gaz de Paris SAS

Paris, France

Gaz de Paris SAS (Gaz Européen) is an independent alternative gas distributor supplying the collective residential B2B market.

Buy -
Buyer

CAPZA

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2004
PE ASSETS 9.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

CAPZA is a provider of equity and junior capital to small and medium-sized unlisted French companies. CAPZA does not have any sector preferences and looks to invest in companies valued from €20 to €400 million. CAPZA was formed in 2004 and is based in Paris.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 40 of 116
Sector (Test/Measurement Equipment) 1 of 2
Type (Going Private) 1 of 1
Country (France) 38 of 101
Year (2013) 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-06-01 Kopram

Grenoble, France

Kopram is a distributor of accessories and consumables for manual cutting tools and band saw blades for machines. Kopram was founded in 1987 and is based in Grenoble, France.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-10-01 Le Belier

Verac, France

Le Belier is a specializing in the production of cast aluminium safety components (mainly parts for braking and suspension systems) for the automotive industry. Le Belier is based in France, Verac.

Buy -
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