M&A Deal Summary

AlpInvest Partners Acquires Sicame

On July 4, 2022, private equity firm AlpInvest Partners acquired electrical equipment company Sicame from Equistone and SES Iberia Private Equity SA

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is AlpInvest Partners’ 1st transaction in the Electrical Equipment sector.
  • This is AlpInvest Partners’ 1st transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2022-07-04
Target Sicame
Sector Electrical Equipment
Buyer(s) AlpInvest Partners
Sellers(s) Equistone
SES Iberia Private Equity SA
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Sicame

Pompadour, France
Sicame designs, manufactures and sells a complete range of specialised electrical equipment and accessories for transmission and distribution networks. Sicame was founded in 1955 and is based in Pompadour, France.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

AlpInvest Partners

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2000
PE ASSETS 42.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

AlpInvest Partners is a global asset manager principally focused on private equity fund investments as well as acquiring secondary positions. In addition to fund investing, AlpInvest also looks to co-invest with GPs in a variety of direct transactions. AlpInvest Partners was established in 2000 and is headquartered in New York, New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector (Electrical Equipment) 1 of 1
Type (Secondary Buyout) 1 of 1
Country (France) 1 of 1
Year (2022) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-02-18 RSA Security

Bedford, Massachusetts, United States

RSA Security is a provider of intelligence-driven security solutions. RSA enables customers to cost-effectively secure critical information assets and online identities wherever they live and at every step of the way, and manage security information and events to ease the burden of compliance. RSA Security was established in 1982 and is based in Bedford, Massachusetts.

Buy $2.1B

Seller(S) 2

SELLER

Equistone

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1997
PE ASSETS 9.6B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Equistone is a private equity firm that invests in small to mid-sized companies valued from €50 to €500 million. Equistone targets companies operating in the fields of services, healthcare, financial services, and consumer/travel. The Firm looks to invest €25 to €200 million in a variety of transactions, including buyouts, growth capital financings, recapitalizations, and take privates. Equistone was formed in 1997 and is based in London, England.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 182 of 194
Sector (Electrical Equipment) 9 of 10
Type (Secondary Buyout) 88 of 91
Country (France) 56 of 61
Year (2022) 5 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-06-24 Safic-Alcan

La Defense, France

Safic-Alcan is a distributor of specialty chemicals, develops and provides a large range of polymers, materials and additives for the rubber, coatings, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics industries. Safic-Alcan was founded in 1847 and is based in La Défense, France.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-07-05 Virgin Experience Days

Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom

Virgin Experience Days offers consumers unique, personal and exciting gift options. With a wide range of experiences from classics like track days, flying lessons and spas, to new trends such as learning new arts and crafts skills. Virgin Experience Days operates D2C and B2B divisions. The D2C offering provides customers with access to leisure experiences via branded vouchers and gift cards. Virgin Incentives, the B2B division, offers experience days for employee rewards and recognition programmes, with clients such as Barclaycard and Samsung. Virgin Experience Days was founded in 2001 and is based in Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom.

Buy -
SELLER
DESCRIPTION

SES Iberia Private Equity SA is a Spanish private equity firm that targets small and mid-sized Iberian companies, as well as French companies with interest in Spain or Portugal. SES looks to invest minimum of €3 million in companies with revenues of €20 to €50 million. The Firm will consider opportunities in a broad range of industries, however the Firm will not invest in financial services and real estate. Prospective transaction situations include buyouts, shareholder restructurings, and growth capital financings. SES Iberia Private Equity SA was formed in 2004 by Espirito Santo Capital and the Siparex group. The Firm is based in Madrid with additional offices in Lyon, France and Lisbon, Portugal.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Electrical Equipment) 1 of 1
Type (Secondary Buyout) 1 of 1
Country (France) 1 of 1
Year (2022) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-07-04 Great Lorry & Transport S.L.

Oyarzun, Spain

Great Lorry And Transport Group, which was incorporated in 1998 in Oyarzun (Spain), is specialized in rendering international road transportation services between Morocco and Europe. In order to always enhance the service quality, the Group incorporated subsidiaries in Andalusia, Portugal and Morocco. In the Moroccan market, the Group provides not only road transportation services, but also custom management services and carries out repairs of its own fleet. The Group has a turnover of €25M (+39%), the bigger part of it generated abroad (France, United Kingdom, Belgium, Germany, Czech Republic, Morocco,..). It counts with a fleet of more than 200 trailers, 40 trucks and around 135 employees.

Buy €16M