M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2011-09-05 |
| Target | Mertz SAS |
| Sector | Transportation |
| Buyer(s) | Cobalt Capital SAS |
| Sellers(s) | Argos Wityu |
| Deal Type | Secondary Buyout |
| Deal Value | 50M EUR |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2004 |
| PE ASSETS | 150M EUR |
| Size | Small |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Cobalt Capital SAS is a private equity firm specializing in middle market Leverage buyouts in France. The Firm invests €7 - €30 million of equity per transaction and in conjunction with co-investors can invest up to larger transactions. Prospective businesses typically generate revenues of between €20 - €300 million. It prefers to be the lead investor and take controlling position in its portfolio companies. Specific areas of interest include leisure, consumer goods, business services and general industrials. Cobalt Capital SAS was a spun out of Legal and General Ventures (LGV) and became independent in 2004. Cobalt Capital SAS is based in Paris.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 14 of 15 |
| Sector: Transportation M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals | 4 of 4 |
| Country: France M&A | 13 of 14 |
| Year: 2011 M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 1 of 2 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-09-01 |
Gentleman Farmer SA
France Gentleman Farmer is a French menswear designer and retailer, set up in 1989 by Franck Zeitoun, ex-designer for Daniel Hechter and Yves-Saint-Laurent. Collections develop two lines of products, casual and city, intended for men aged above thirty. The brand is mostly distributed through multi-brand retailers and corners in major high street department stores such as Galeries Lafayette. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-06-16 |
Eurodommages
Bruges, France Eurodommages is a wholesale broker specializing mostly in non-standard vehicle risk insurance. The company designs underwrite and manage insurance contracts for SMEs (fleet), higher risk, and young drivers, backed by prime insurance and re-insurance companies. Eurodommages was founded in 1995 and is based in Bruges, France. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1989 |
| PE ASSETS | 1.8B EUR |
| Size | Large |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Argos Soditic is a private equity firm that seeks majority or minority investments in small to medium sized companies headquartered throughout Europe. Argos Soditic will consider investments in public or private companies generating revenue of €20 to €600 million. The Firm's target investment size is €10 to €100 million. Funds are typically used to support management buyouts/buy-ins, divestitures, and growth capital needs. Argos Soditic is a generalist investor with interest in aerospace, manufacturing, distribution, business services, chemicals, marketing, industrial products, packaging, staffing, medical products, and healthcare services. Argos Soditic was formed in 1989 and is headquartered in Paris.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 16 of 41 |
| Sector: Transportation M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals | 9 of 20 |
| Country: France M&A | 9 of 26 |
| Year: 2011 M&A | 2 of 3 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 1 of 2 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-05-17 |
Sapore di Mare
Corridonia, Italy Sapore di Mare is a specialized Italian retail chain offering a wide range of frozen and fresh seafood products. Sapore di Mare was founded in 1992 and is based in Corridonia, Italy. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-09-21 |
Sitour merchandising
Argenteuil, France Sitour merchandising is a provider of linear equipment is composed of three product families: merchandising solutions and organization of the radius, the labeling media and dressing tools and linear dramatization. |
Sell | - |
