Investment Summary

CDPQ Invests In Delachaux Group

On June 14, 2018, asset manager CDPQ invested in engineering company Delachaux Group from CVC Capital Partners

Investment Highlights
  • This is CDPQ’s 2nd transaction in the Engineering sector.
  • This is CDPQ’s 6th transaction in France.

Investment Summary
Date 2018-06-14
Target Delachaux Group
Sector Engineering
Investor(s) CDPQ
Sellers(s) CVC Capital Partners
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target

Delachaux Group

Colombes, France
Delachaux Group designs and manufactures high value-added products, systems and services critical to the safety, reliability and efficiency of its customers’ equipment and infrastructure. The Delachaux teams’ commitment and know-how reflect their passion for their customers’ businesses. The Delachaux Group provides solutions to half of the world’s railways, two thirds of the world’s seaports and half of the planes flying. It mainly serves the rail infrastructure, port, aeronautics, logistics and mining sectors. The Group has developed an undisputed know-how and renowned innovation capabilities. Delachaux Group was founded in 1902 and is based in Colombes, France.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

CDPQ

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Asset Manager
Founded 1965
PE ASSETS 80.0B CAD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

CDPQ is a global asset management firm focused on a variety of investing strategies including fixed income, real estate, infrastructure, private equity, venture capital, and public equities. Within private equity, CDPQ looks to acquire significant minority stakes in businesses operating in a variety of sectors and seeks to commit $250 million to $1 billion per transaction. CDPQ was established in 1965 and is headquartered in Montreal, Quebec.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 50 of 101
Sector (Engineering) 2 of 3
Type (Stake Purchase) 9 of 17
Country (France) 6 of 9
Year (2018) 7 of 13
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-05-25 Techem

Eschborn, Germany

Techem specializes in smart and sustainable solutions for the real estate industry, focusing on energy efficiency and decarbonization. Techem provides digital services that help reduce energy consumption, improve water management, and increase resource conservation across properties. Techem's comprehensive offerings include remote monitoring systems for heating and water, wireless smoke detectors, and solutions for enhancing energy efficiency in buildings. Techem was founded in 1952 and is based in Eschborn, Germany.

Buy €4.6B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-08-24 Avison Young

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Avison Young is a full-service commercial real estate services company. Avison Young provides value-added, client-centric investment sales, leasing, advisory, management, financing, and mortgage placement services to owners and occupiers of office, retail, industrial and multi-residential properties. Avison Young was established in 1978 and is based in Toronto, Ontario.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

CVC Capital Partners

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1981
PE ASSETS 177.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

CVC Capital Partners is a global private equity firm focused on investments in large companies located in Europe, North America, and Asia. CVC looks for opportunities with stable cash flows and talented management, and will consider businesses in a variety of industries. Target sectors include textiles, industrial products, waste management, building materials, energy/utilities, business services, financial services, distribution, healthcare, media, semiconductors, and gaming. CVC can handle transactions valued from €200 million to €10 billion. CVC Capital Partners was formed in 1981 and is based in Luxembourg.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 138 of 173
Sector (Engineering) 1 of 1
Type (Stake Purchase) 4 of 6
Country (France) 6 of 10
Year (2018) 3 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-06-12 GarudaFood

South Jakarta, Indonesia

GarudaFood is a seller of branded consumer food products. The company has four main product categories: biscuits, snacks, instant beverages and chocolate confectionery which it produces across its five production facilities.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-06-27 Wireless Logic Group

Berkshire, United Kingdom

Wireless Logic Group is a machine-to-machine (M2M) managed services provider combining infrastructure, platforms and connectivity. Wireless Logic Group was founded in 2000 and is based in Berkshire, United Kingdom.

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