M&A Deal Summary

Siparex and Bpifrance Investissement Acquire Brifer

On October 16, 2025, private equity firm Siparex and Bpifrance Investissement acquired transportation company Brifer

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Siparex’s 7th and Bpifrance Investissement’s 9th transaction in the Transportation sector.
  • This is Siparex’s 95th and Bpifrance Investissement’s 114th transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2025-10-16
Target Brifer
Sector Transportation
Buyer(s) Siparex
Bpifrance Investissement
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Brifer

La Houssaye en Brie, France
Brifer is specializing in the installation and maintenance of railway branch lines (ITE) in their entirety (terminals, railway tracks, gantries, overhead cranes, level crossings). Brifer founded in 1988 and is headquartered in La Houssaye-en-Brie, France.

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Buyer

Siparex

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1977
PE ASSETS 4.0B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Siparex is a French private equity firm that looks to invest mezzanine or equity capital in companies at all stages of development. The Firm separates its investment activity into mid-market, mezzanine, and small-cap. Within mid-market, Siparex looks to invest €2.5 to €40 million in companies with at least €15 million in sales. Prospective transaction situations include buyouts, shareholder liquidity events, and growth capital financings. The Firm will consider all business sectors. Within its mezzanine group, Siparex looks to invest €2 to €10 million to support growth, acquisitions, refinancings, and restructurings. The small-cap group seeks investments starting at €300K in early-stage companies as well as those undergoing expansion or being sold. Siparex was formed in 1977 and is based in Paris.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 102 of 102
Sector: Transportation M&A 7 of 7
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 33 of 33
Country: France M&A 95 of 95
Year: 2025 M&A 7 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-10-07 Serapid

Martin Eglise, France

Serapid specializes in the vertical and horizontal movement of loads for industry, quick die change and stage engineering. Serapid was founded in 1972 and is based in Martin Eglise, France.

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DESCRIPTION


DEAL STATS #
Overall 115 of 115
Sector: Transportation M&A 9 of 9
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 33 of 33
Country: France M&A 114 of 114
Year: 2025 M&A 4 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-04-23 NOOUS

Labege, France

NOOUS provides human-resources consulting, externalisation and digital-tools services for organizations internationally. The Company supports clients across sectors in areas such as HR strategy, training and compliance, alternance and internships, and software solutions for HR management. NOOUS was founded in 1999 and is based in Labege, France.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-10-22 Imcheck Therapeutics

Marseilles, France

ImCheck Therapeutics is a new generation of immunotherapeutic antibodies targeting butyrophilins, a novel superfamily of immunomodulators. Its clinical-stage program, ICT01, has been advancing to late-stage trials, demonstrating a unique mechanism of action that modulates both innate and adaptive immunity. These “first-in-class” activating antibodies may deliver superior clinical outcomes compared to first-generation immunotherapy approaches, in particular in rational combinations with immune checkpoint inhibitors and immunomodulatory anti-cancer drugs. Imcheck Therapeutics was founded in 2015 and is based in Marseilles, France.

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