M&A Deal Summary

Equistone Acquires Groupe Zannier S.A.

On December 1, 2002, private equity firm Equistone acquired apparel/textiles company Groupe Zannier S.A. for 629M EUR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Equistone’s 3rd transaction in the Apparel/Textiles sector.
  • This is Equistone’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Equistone’s 21st transaction in France.
Investment Fate
  • Groupe Zannier S.A. was sold to management in 2005.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2002-12-01
Target Groupe Zannier S.A.
Sector Apparel/Textiles
Buyer(s) Equistone
Deal Type Going Private
Deal Value 629M EUR

Target

Groupe Zannier S.A.

Saint Chamond, France
Groupe Zannier S.A. is a developed European leader in the creation, design, sourcing and marketing of children?s clothing

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Equistone

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1997
PE ASSETS 9.6B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Equistone is a private equity firm that invests in small to mid-sized companies valued from €50 to €500 million. Equistone targets companies operating in the fields of services, healthcare, financial services, and consumer/travel. The Firm looks to invest €25 to €200 million in a variety of transactions, including buyouts, growth capital financings, recapitalizations, and take privates. Equistone was formed in 1997 and is based in London, England.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 68 of 253
Sector (Apparel/Textiles) 3 of 5
Type (Going Private) 3 of 5
Country (France) 21 of 74
Year (2002) 9 of 9
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 55
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2002-11-08 Direct Group

Doncaster, United Kingdom

Direct Group Ltd. provides a range of value-added services to insurers and corporate partners, including policy administration and fulfilment, commission management, premium collection, claims handling and performance reporting.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2003-03-19 Lasercom

United Kingdom

Lasercom is the European systems integrator and Application Service Provider (ASP) specialising in customer communications.

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