Investment Summary

Azulis Capital, BIP Investment Partners, BNP Paribas Developpement, Arkea Capital and CAPZA Invest In La BoutiqueOfficielle

On October 7, 2016, private equity firm Azulis Capital, private equity firm BIP Investment Partners, growth capital firm BNP Paribas Developpement, private equity firm Arkea Capital and private equity firm CAPZA invested in e-commerce company La BoutiqueOfficielle

Investment Highlights
  • This is Azulis Capital’s 1st, BIP Investment Partners’ 1st, BNP Paribas Developpement’s 1st, Arkea Capital’s 1st and CAPZA’s 1st transaction in the E-Commerce sector.
  • This is Azulis Capital’s 63rd, BIP Investment Partners’ 2nd, BNP Paribas Developpement’s 6th, Arkea Capital’s 30th and CAPZA’s 52nd transaction in France.

Investment Summary

Date 2016-10-07
Target La BoutiqueOfficielle
Sector E-Commerce
Investor(s) Azulis Capital
BIP Investment Partners
BNP Paribas Developpement
Arkea Capital
CAPZA
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

La BoutiqueOfficielle

Chaponost, France
La BoutiqueOfficielle is an online store selling urban ready-to-wear collections (“streetwear” / “urban wear”). La BoutiqueOfficielle specializes in sale of clothing, shoes, and accessories (caps, watches, sunglasses) with the target audience of men aged 15-25. La BoutiqueOfficielle was founded in 2006 and is based in Chaponost, France.

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Investor(S) 5

Investor

Azulis Capital

Paris, France

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2000
PE ASSETS 1.0B EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Azulis Capital is a private equity investment firm that targets buyout, recapitalization, and growth capital investments in France. Azulis looks to invest in mid-sized businesses with €20 to €120 million in enterprise value. Sectors of interest include consumer products and services, manufacturing, communications, healthcare, and chemicals. Azulis generally seeks to commit between €7 and €30 million per transaction. Azulis Capital was formerly known as Banexi Capital and is based in Paris.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 63 of 79
Sector: E-Commerce M&A 1 of 1
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 17 of 19
Country: France M&A 63 of 78
Year: 2016 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-09-15 Lagarrigue

Toulouse, France

Lagarrigue is a designer and distributor of prosthetic and orthotic devices. Lagarrigue was founded in 1976 and is based in Toulouse, France.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
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2017-08-30 Lampe Berger SA

Bourgtheroulde, France

Lampe Berger SA provider of an air care products for houses and hospitals worldwide. Lampe Berger was founded in 1888 and is based in Bourgtheroudle, France.

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Investor
DESCRIPTION

BIP Investment Partners is a private equity firm firm focused on a variety of long-term investments including buyouts, growth capital financings, sale of minority stakes, successions, and corporate spin-offs. BIP prefers opportunities in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands, and Switzerland and generally looks to commit €10 to €25 million per transaction. Sectors of interest include technology, media, telecom, industrial, consumer, retail, business services, and healthcare. BIP investment Partners is headquartered in Luxembourg.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 12 of 22
Sector: E-Commerce M&A 1 of 2
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 4 of 6
Country: France M&A 2 of 4
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-04-29 O3b Networks

St Helier, Cayman Islands

O3b Networks Ltd. is a satellite service provider building a next-generation satellite network for telecommunication operators, internet service providers, enterprise and government customers in emerging and insufficiently connected markets.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-10-21 Utimaco

Aachen, Germany

Utimaco is a global provider of specialist professional cybersecurity and compliance solutions, offering hardware-based, high-security appliances (hardware security modules) and compliance solutions for telecommunication provider regulations (lawful interception and data retention). Utimaco was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Aachen, Germany, and has around 170 employees worldwide.

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DESCRIPTION

BNP Paribas Developpement is the growth-oriented development arm of financial services firm and bank BNP Paribas. BNP Paribas Developpement supports a range of lower middle-market companies and looks to invest in minority positions to support growth. BNP Paribas Developpement was formed in 1988 and is based in Paris, France.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 31
Sector: E-Commerce M&A 1 of 1
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 3 of 9
Country: France M&A 6 of 27
Year: 2016 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-06-25 LuxCarta

Valbonne, France

LuxCarta provides digital map data and related geospatial software, products and services to customers around the world operating in several vertical markets. LuxCarta was founded in 1989 and is based in Valbonne, France.

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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-09-25 Thiot Ingenierie

Puybrun, France

Thiot Ingenierie engages in design and manufacture of fast dynamics equipment. The company has diversified and offers numerous special machines: single-stage launchers, double-stage launchers, firing chambers, detonation chambers, explosion containment chambers , Hopkinson bars in compression or tension, acceleration generators, weapons tube autofrettage machines, etc. Thiot Ingenierie was founded in 1988 and is based in Puybrun, France.

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Investor

Arkea Capital

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2011
PE ASSETS 1.3B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Arkéa Capital is the private equity investment arm of diversified financial services company Crédit Mutuel Arkéa. Arkéa Capital looks to make long-term investments in established, market leading companies. The Group does not have any sector preferences. Arkéa Capital does not have any sector preferences and is headquartered in Brest.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 30 of 111
Sector: E-Commerce M&A 1 of 1
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 6 of 38
Country: France M&A 30 of 108
Year: 2016 M&A 4 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-09-29 MS Vacances

Longeville-sur-Mer, France

MS Vacances is a provider of upscale outdoor hotels in the Atlantic and Mediterranean. MS Vacances was founded in 1998 and is based in Longeville-sur-Mer, France.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-10-25 Oxatis

Montpellier, France

Oxatis has developed a software/SaaS platform for the creation and administration of merchant websites targeting SMEs. It offers a broad range allowing for the management of all services needed to set up and run an e-commerce website, including online software, shopping baskets, hosting, secure payment, order management, inventory management, domain names and links to the main market players. Oxatis was founded in 2001 and is based in Montpellier, France.

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Investor

CAPZA

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


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 55 of 118
Sector: E-Commerce M&A 1 of 1
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 5 of 14
Country: France M&A 52 of 102
Year: 2016 M&A 6 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-06-25 LuxCarta

Valbonne, France

LuxCarta provides digital map data and related geospatial software, products and services to customers around the world operating in several vertical markets. LuxCarta was founded in 1989 and is based in Valbonne, France.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-01-05 EduServices

Levallois-Perret, France

EduServices is a provider of private higher education, that operates on a network basis and brings together a set of skills, competencies and resources to serve the schools’ needs (R&D, certifications, partnership ecosystem and even training academies for employees). EduServices was established in 2010 and is based in Levallois-Perret, France.

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