M&A Deal Summary

EPF Partners and Andera Partners Acquire Globe Group

On April 16, 2012, private equity firms EPF Partners and Andera Partners acquired marketing company Globe Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is EPF Partners’ 2nd and Andera Partners’ 1st transaction in the Marketing sector.
  • This is EPF Partners’ 25th and Andera Partners’ 14th transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-04-16
Target Globe Group
Sector Marketing
Buyer(s) EPF Partners
Andera Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Globe Group

Paris, France
Globe Group is a non-media communications company specialising in below the line and direct consumer marketing (‘street marketing’, events organisation, point of sale marketing, sales force outsourcing and free press distribution). Globe Group was founded in 2002 and is based in Paris, France.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

EPF Partners

Paris, France
Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1996
PE ASSETS 400M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

EPF Partners is a private equity group focused on making minority growth capital investments. EPF generally looks to invest €3 to €20 million in businesses generating up to €100 million in revenue. EPF was formed in 1996 and is based in Paris.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 26 of 31
Sector (Marketing) 2 of 2
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 19 of 21
Country (France) 25 of 30
Year (2012) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-09-04 Locarest SAS

Cedex, France

Locarest SAS manufactures and markets heavy industrial machinery and machinery components. The company was incorporated in 1958 and is based in Strasbourg, France.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-07-02 Acrotec

Develier, Switzerland

Acrotec is an independent group created by micromechanics professionals. Its main objective is to be a reference subcontractor by offering a wide range of manufacturing processes for precision components. Its strategy is both to provide "Swiss Made" quality products to the entire watch industry as well as to the automotive, electronics, medical, jewelry, and aeronautics industries. Acrotec is based in Develier, Switzerland.

Sell Fr.30M
Buyer

Andera Partners

Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2001
PE ASSETS 3.7B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Andera Partners is a private investment firm focused on several strategies. The Firm invests in life science opportunities through its BioDiscovery group. The Firm invests in Western European small to mid-sized companies (€30 to €300 million of revenue) through its Winch Capital group. Andera invests in small to mid-sized French companies (€10 to €100 million of revenue) through its Cabestan Capital team. Andera invests in €5 to €45 million of mezzanine capital to support small to mid-sized French companies. Andera Partners was established in 2001 and is headquartered in Paris.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 20 of 105
Sector (Marketing) 1 of 2
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 4 of 17
Country (France) 14 of 69
Year (2012) 1 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-01-01 Marco Polo Production

Paris, France

Marco Polo Production is a production and distribution of films. Marco Polo Production was founded in 2001 and is based in Paris, France.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-06-01 Edimark

Paris, France

Edimark publishes medical journals written by medical specialists for specialists. The objective of Edimark publications is to allow effective, fast and practical reading of scientifically validated content, rigorously checked and developed in a concise, precise style, and presented in an attractive way. . Edimark was founded in 2006 and is based in Paris, France.

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