Divestiture • Consumer Products

CoBe Capital Acquires Bourrelier Éducation

On December 1, 2011, private equity firm CoBe Capital acquired consumer products company Bourrelier Éducation from Lagardere

Acquisition Context
  • This is CoBe Capital’s 1st transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is CoBe Capital’s 1st transaction in France.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date December 1, 2011
Target Bourrelier Éducation
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) CoBe Capital
Sellers(s) Lagardere
Deal Type Divestiture

Target Company

Bourrelier Éducation

Amiens, France
Bourrelier Éducation is a designer and distributor of pedagogical materials intended for primary school-age children. Bourrelier offers over 5,000 products, including instructional materials, books, games, and other learning tools.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

CoBe Capital

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1994
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

CoBe Capital is a private equity firm focused on acquiring underperforming businesses as well as new platform companies (up to $1 billion in revenue) with good management. Sectors of interest include manufacturing, value-added distribution, and retail. Prospective companies generally have attractive gross margins, stable customers, under-utilized operating capacity, and significant competitive advantages. CoBe Capital was formed in 1994 and is based in New York City.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 7 of 16
Sector: Consumer Products 1 of 3
Type: Divestiture 6 of 14
Country: France 1 of 1
Year: 2011 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-11-11 Resilion

San Ramon, California, United States

Resilion is an internet ad network based on a unique direct navigation network model. Resilion provides a robust solution for E-commerce advertisers to reach new customers and to generate incremental revenue. Resilion was founded in 2006 and is based in San Ramon, California.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-12-31 Warendorfer Küchen

Warendorf, Germany

Warendorfer Küchen GmbH is a provider of kitchen furniture products.

Buy -

Seller Profile 1

SELLER

Lagardere

Paris, France

Category Company
Founded 1826
Sector Media
Employees33,000
Revenue 9.0B EUR (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Lagardere is a diversified media group which operates through four divisions. These include Lagardere Publishing, Lagardere Services, Lagardere Active, and Lagardere Unlimited. Lagardere was founded in 1826 and is based in Paris, France.


Deal Context for Seller #
Overall 3 of 11
Sector: Consumer Products 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture 3 of 11
Country: France 2 of 7
Year: 2011 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-10-21 Stadia Consulting Group SAS

Boulogne-Billancourt, France

Stadia Consulting Group SAS specialises in development consulting and management of sports arenas.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-01-06 Gaylord Sports Management

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

Gaylord Sports Management provides golf services.

Buy -

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