M&A Deal Summary

bpost Acquires IMX Distribution Group

On June 13, 2022, bpost acquired transportation company IMX Distribution Group from Sparring Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is bpost’s 3rd transaction in the Transportation sector.
  • This is bpost’s 2nd transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2022-06-13
Target IMX Distribution Group
Sector Transportation
Buyer(s) bpost
Sellers(s) Sparring Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

IMX Distribution Group

Pantin, France
IMX Distribution Group is an international delivery platform. IMX offers a wide variety of delivery services (parcels, letters, press publications, tracked shipments, delivery with signature, return goods, etc.) at optimized cost from the very first shipment. IMX Distribution Group was established in 1989 and is based in Pantin, France.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

bpost

Brussels, Belgium
Category Company
Founded 1830
Sector Consumer Services
Employees35,382
Revenue 4.3B EUR (2023)
DESCRIPTION

bpost is a modern, efficient postal company with a network of 670 post offices and 670 PostPoints that provides the universal service in Belgium, serving every letterbox five days per week and delivering around 10 million letters and 100,000 parcels on a daily basis. bpost was founded in 1830 and is based in Brussels, Belgium.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 5
Sector (Transportation) 3 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 5 of 5
Country (France) 2 of 2
Year (2022) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-08-05 Mail Group

Elk Grove Village, Illinois, United States

Mail Group is a full-service mail delivery provider handling business-critical mail, packets, parcels, and publications from customers located throughout North America and elsewhere. With extensive postal resources, experienced staff, and a variety of in-house services, TMG provides creative, customized, cost-effective delivery solutions with personalized customer care. Mail Group was founded in 1981 and is based in Elk Grove Village, Illinois.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Sparring Capital

Paris, France

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2002
PE ASSETS 850M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Sparring Capital Capital is a private equity firm focused on acquiring majority positions in private medium-sized French companies. Pragma looks to fund leveraged buyouts and development capital financings of businesses with high barriers to entry and that lead their respective market niches. The Firm typically seeks companies with at least €10 million in revenue and at least €1.5 million of EBITDA. Sparring Capital was formed in 2002 and is based in Paris.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 19 of 21
Sector (Transportation) 4 of 4
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 3
Country (France) 18 of 20
Year (2022) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-05-19 Genie Flexion

Villepinte, France

Genie Flexion is a provider of on-site hydraulic hose repair services. Genie Flexion has built its development around a dual model, combining fourteen centres and a fleet of over one hundred intervention vans. Genie Flexion was founded in 2001 and is based in Villepinte, France.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-01-17 Afitexinov

Champhol, France

Afitexinov produces and markets geosynthetic materials for the construction, public works, environment and mining sectors. Afitexinov is based in Champhol, France.

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