M&A Deal Summary

Credit Mutuel Equity Acquires Groupe Claire

On September 18, 2023, asset manager Credit Mutuel Equity acquired electrical equipment company Groupe Claire from GIMV

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Credit Mutuel Equity’s 1st transaction in the Electrical Equipment sector.
  • This is Credit Mutuel Equity’s 154th transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2023-09-18
Target Groupe Claire
Sector Electrical Equipment
Buyer(s) Credit Mutuel Equity
Sellers(s) GIMV
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Groupe Claire

Paris, France
Groupe Claire designs, manufactures, and supplies flow-control and smart equipment for water distribution networks. Groupe Claire was founded 2001 and is based in Paris, France.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer
DESCRIPTION

CM-CIC Investissement is a financing and advisory group focused on supporting a variety of small to mid-sized companies operating in Western Europe. The Firm looks to fund businesses at all investment stages including venture, growth, and buyout situations. In addition to providing financing, CM-CIC also offers M&A advisory services. CM-CIC Investissement is based in Paris.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 179 of 188
Sector: Electrical Equipment M&A 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 21 of 21
Country: France M&A 154 of 161
Year: 2023 M&A 6 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-07-05 Dimotrans Group

Pusignan, France

Dimotrans Group develops multimodal transport solutions for global supply chain management. It also offers specific solutions for business sectors with special demands such as events, aviation, industrial projects and customs engineering. Dimotrans Group was founded in 1980 and is based in Pusignan, France.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-10-16 Nating

France

Nating is a food-industry company specializing in the design and formulation of ingredients and customized solutions for the bakery, pastry, and food service sectors. The company focuses on natural ingredients with a low carbon footprint.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

GIMV

Antwerp, Belgium

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1980
PE ASSETS 2.0B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

GIMV is a Belgium based public investment company focused on private equity and venture capital investments in tech-based businesses. GIMV's private equity practice operates through its Corporate Investment unit and targets management buyouts, buy-ins, and growth capital financings of companies with annual sales between EUR15 and EUR150 million. For buyout opportunities GIMV generally takes a majority stake in businesses and for growth capital needs, GIMV takes a minority position. GIMV does not invest in publicly held companies or turnaround situations. GIMV's geographic focus is within Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, and France. GIMV also invests in Russia through Eagle Capital Partners, a partnership with KBC Private Equity. GIMV was formed in 1980 and is headquartered in Antwerp with additional offices in The Hague, Frankfurt, Munich, and Paris.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 104 of 111
Sector: Electrical Equipment M&A 3 of 3
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 30 of 30
Country: France M&A 20 of 21
Year: 2023 M&A 5 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-08-16 Coolworld Rentals

Waalwijk, Netherlands

Coolworld Rentals is an international full-service rental specialist in cooling and heating equipment. Wide range of solutions, products, and services permits Coolworld to respond adequately and flexibly to the increasingly variable demand for cooling and heating solutions to cover, for example, capacity problems, the renovation or overhaul of permanent equipment, test setups, seasonal peaks or calamities. Coolworld Rentals was founded in 1993 and is based in Waalwijk, Netherlands.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-12-08 WEMAS

Gutersloh, Germany

WEMAS is a manufacturer of products for mobile passive security of construction sites mainly in public road traffic situations. The company supplies both wholesalers as well as roadsafety service providers responsible for the road safety of highway construction sites, infrastructure and construction sites, predominantly in the DACH region and adjacent markets. WEMAS was founded in 1971 and is based in Gutersloh, Germany.

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