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ActoMezz, Tikehau Capital and Bpifrance Investissement Acquire Ellisphere

On July 15, 2019, mezzanine finance firm ActoMezz, asset manager Tikehau Capital and Bpifrance Investissement acquired information services company Ellisphere from AnaCap

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is ActoMezz’s 1st, Tikehau Capital’s 1st and Bpifrance Investissement’s 1st transaction in the Information Services sector.
  • This is ActoMezz’s 18th, Tikehau Capital’s 21st and Bpifrance Investissement’s 48th transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2019-07-15
Target Ellisphere
Sector Information Services
Buyer(s) ActoMezz
Tikehau Capital
Bpifrance Investissement
Sellers(s) AnaCap
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Ellisphere

Puteaux, France
Ellisphere is a provider of a comprehensive range of business and marketing information services, which allow its clients to develop their portfolio of customers, manage risk and monitor client exposure. Ellisphere collects and processes data to provide high quality, tailored solutions to support clients’ decision-making processes. Ellisphere was founded in 2014 and is based in Puteaux, France.

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Buyer(S) 3

Buyer

ActoMezz

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Mezzanine Finance Firm
PE ASSETS 711M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

ActoMezz is a mezzanine finance firm focused on small to mid-sized French companies. ActoMezz invests between €5 and €100 million and looks to work with sponsored and sponsorless investment groups and provide other financing needs. ActoMezz is based in Paris.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 18 of 42
Sector: Information Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 14 of 23
Country: France M&A 18 of 40
Year: 2019 M&A 3 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-04-03 Tournus Equipement

Tournus, France

Tournus Equipement designs, manufactures, and sells stainless steel kitchen equipment (fittings, tables, trolleys, cupboards, shelves: “the stainless steel set”) for the catering & the food trade. The company also makes self-service lines equipment and fish counters for supermarkets. Tournus Equipement was founded in 1910 and is based in Tournus, France.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-07-26 Travelsoft

Paris, France

Travelsoft is a travel SaaS company. Travelsoft operates the orchestra software platform, which allows tourism professionals to manage a complete offer in real time: stays, hotel nights, activities, plane tickets, dynamic packages, à la carte, etc. Travelsoft was founded in 2005 and is based in Paris, France.

Buy -
Buyer

Tikehau Capital

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Asset Manager
Founded 2004
PE ASSETS 7.8B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Tikehau Capital is a global alternative asset management firm with with a variety of investing strategies including private debt, real assets, private equity, and capital markets strategies. The Firm's private equity group looks to invest directly in companies, private equity funds, as well as minority co-investments with other partners. For direct investments, Tikehau sees to partner with management in companies generating €20 million to €1 billion in revenue. Tikehau Capital was formed in 2004 and is based in Paris, France.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 27 of 54
Sector: Information Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 10 of 18
Country: France M&A 21 of 31
Year: 2019 M&A 5 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-05-15 Spherea

Wimborne, United Kingdom

Spherea offers modular technology solutions for the entire lifecycle of electronic systems. An integrator, which has developed a wide range of products dedicated to electronic tests, such as the ATEC Series automatic test benches used in maintaining most Airbus and Boeing aircraft, the group relies on the synergy of its professional expertise in the fields of electronics, microwave, optronics, and power electronics. Spherea was founded in 1965 and is based in Wimborne, United Kingdom.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-07-25 Centauro Rent-A-Car S.L.

Alicante, Spain

Centauro Rent-A-Car S.L. is a provider of low-cost car rental services in the Iberian Peninsula, with 15 rental offices across Spain and Portugal. Centauro operates primarily through off-airport locations in the major touristic destinations in the Mediterranean and Portuguese coast. Centauro Rent-A-Car S.L. was founded in 1973 and is based in Alicante, Spain.

Sell €130M
Buyer

Bpifrance Investissement

Category Private Equity Firm
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

DEAL STATS #
Overall 48 of 115
Sector: Information Services M&A 1 of 2
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 10 of 26
Country: France M&A 48 of 114
Year: 2019 M&A 12 of 20
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-07-11 Microphyt

Baillargues, France

Microphyt's research laboratories have been developing specialty ingredients derived from microalgae. Enabled by avant-garde sustainable production processes, Microphyt want to offer a new generation of eco-efficient natural bioactives. Microphyt was founded in 2009 and is based in Baillargues, France.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-07-26 Travelsoft

Paris, France

Travelsoft is a travel SaaS company. Travelsoft operates the orchestra software platform, which allows tourism professionals to manage a complete offer in real time: stays, hotel nights, activities, plane tickets, dynamic packages, à la carte, etc. Travelsoft was founded in 2005 and is based in Paris, France.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

AnaCap

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2005
PE ASSETS 2.7B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

AnaCap Financial Partners is a specialist private equity firm focused on credit and direct investments in the financial services sector. AnaCap will consider opportunities throughout Europe and looks to partner with to build scalable and efficient businesses. Areas of interest include mortgage products, small-medium sized enterprise loans, insurance, factoring, healthcare receivables, debt collections, consumer credit, auto loans, and asset management. The Firm will consider funding both start-ups as well as existing businesses. AnaCap Financial Partners was formed in 2005 and is headquartered in London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 15
Sector: Information Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 2 of 4
Country: France M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2019 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-05-21 Dansk Sundhedssikring

Herlev, Denmark

Dansk Sundhedssikring is a provider of health insurance and claims management services to clients’ employees and has built a market-leading technological infrastructure that also white labels to other providers in adjunct insurance areas. Dansk Sundhedssikring was founded in 2012 and is based in Herlev, Denmark.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-08-04 Unzer

Heidelberg, Germany

Unzer is a full-service PSP that facilitates payment acceptance on behalf of online merchants. The platform is 100% proprietary, serving more than 14,500 primarily online businesses across the DACH and Benelux regions, and processes transactions across more than 200 payment methods, covering online, mobile and point-of-sale channels. Unzer was founded in 2003 and is based in Heidelberg, Germany.

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