Investment Summary

Cobalt Capital SAS Exit Eurodommages

On June 13, 2018, private equity firms M80 Partners, Qualium Investissement and Arkea Capital invested in insurance company Eurodommages from Cobalt Capital SAS

Investment Highlights
  • This is M80 Partners’ 1st, Qualium Investissement’s 1st and Arkea Capital’s 1st transaction in the Insurance sector.
  • This is M80 Partners’ 1st, Qualium Investissement’s 36th and Arkea Capital’s 44th transaction in France.

Investment Summary

Date 2018-06-13
Target Eurodommages
Sector Insurance
Investor(s) M80 Partners
Qualium Investissement
Arkea Capital
Sellers(s) Cobalt Capital SAS
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

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.

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Investor(S) 3

DESCRIPTION

M80 Partners is a private equity firm focused on acquiring and investing in companies across France and the Benelux. The Firm targets companies valued from €25 to €250 million where it can commit €10 to €60 million equity. Broad areas of interest include consumer, healthcare, business services, and manufacturing. M80 Partners was established in 2018 and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 11
Sector: Insurance M&A 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 1 of 2
Country: France M&A 1 of 5
Year: 2018 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-05-10 Le Pain Quotidien

Brussels, Belgium

Le Pain Quotidien is an operator of both restaurant and bakery. Le Pain Quotidien was founded in 1990 and is based in Brussels, Belgium.

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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-02-01 Gandi

Paris, France

Gandi is an internet registrar. It provides domain names registration and management, web hosting services, cloud, as well as web security services, with over two million domain names serviced in Europe, the US and Asia. Gandi was founded in 1999 and is based in Paris, France.

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Investor

Qualium Investissement

Paris, France

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1998
PE ASSETS 1.6B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Qualium Investissement is a large private equity firm focused on acquiring and investing in French companies. The Firm does not have any sector preferences and prefers buyouts of family-owned or closely held companies that are seeking a change of ownership. Qualium's looks to invest €20 to €75 million in transactions valued up to €250 million. Qualium Investissement is based in Paris.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 38 of 49
Sector: Insurance M&A 1 of 2
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 9 of 12
Country: France M&A 36 of 47
Year: 2018 M&A 2 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-04-04 Sogal

Chemille in Anjou, France

Sogal is a manufacturer of custom-made sliding doors and wardrobe and storage spaces. Sogal was founded in 1982 and is based in Chemille in Anjou, France.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-09-18 Parella

Paris, France

Parella is a provider of highly specialized, independent, and exclusively tenant-orientated advisory services in the corporate real estate sector. Parella helps organizations of all sizes and sectors to deploy effective real estate strategies and inspiring workspaces: strategy and opportunity study in the context of real estate projects or workspaces development, research and negotiation of premises, renegotiation of leases, transfers and sale&lease back, building development or construction projects, evaluations, park and lease management, support for change and social dialogue. Parella was founded in 2009 and is based in Paris, 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 44 of 111
Sector: Insurance M&A 1 of 2
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 6 of 12
Country: France M&A 44 of 108
Year: 2018 M&A 9 of 16
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-05-15 Fellmann Cartonnages

Guebwiller, France

Fellmann Cartonnages engages in supply of compact cardboard packaging for the food industry. Fellmann Cartonnages was founded in 1947 and is based in Guebwiller, France.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-07-01 Bruce

Paris, France

Bruce is a staffing and recruitment platform. Bruce is using technology and human expertise to simplify the recruitment process for some and the job search for others. Bruce was founded in 2016 and is based in Paris, France.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Cobalt Capital SAS

Paris, France

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2004
PE ASSETS 150M EUR
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

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 11 of 11
Sector: Insurance M&A 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 5 of 5
Country: France M&A 10 of 10
Year: 2018 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-01-26 Sterne

Bordeaux, France

Sterne is a provider of courier and delivery services and engages in the collection, sorting, transport and distribution of documents and mail for companies. Sterne was founded in 1972 and is based in Bordeaux, France.

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