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Eurazeo PME Acquires Orolia

On February 11, 2016, private equity firm Eurazeo PME acquired aerospace company Orolia for 100M EUR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Eurazeo PME’s 1st transaction in the Aerospace sector.
  • This is Eurazeo PME’s 13th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Eurazeo PME’s 26th transaction in France.
Investment Fate
  • Orolia was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2021.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2016-02-11
Target Orolia
Sector Aerospace
Buyer(s) Eurazeo PME
Deal Type Going Private
Deal Value 100M EUR

Target

Orolia

Les Ulis, France
Orolia provides resilient positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) solutions which improve the reliability, performance, and safety of critical civilian, military and space operations, including in harsh or altered Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) environments. The company has a broad portfolio of technologies across the Resilient PNT value-chain with full system capabilities, and is a provider of PNT equipment, simulation and test solutions. It is also providing emergency locator beacons for commercial aviation and military applications. Orolia was formed in 2006 and is based in Les Ulis, France.

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Eurazeo PME

Paris, France

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1997
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Eurazeo PME, formerly known as OFI Private Equity Capital. Eurazeo PME invests equity and mezzanine capital in secondary buyout transactions of unlisted French companies. The Firm looks for opportunities valued between €50 and €250 million. Areas of interest include chemicals, financial services, consumer services, retail, manufacturing, distribution, and life science. Eurazeo PME was formed in 1997 and is based in Paris.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 32 of 85
Sector: Aerospace M&A 1 of 1
Type: Going Private M&A Deals 1 of 2
Country: France M&A 26 of 57
Year: 2016 M&A 2 of 6
Size (of disclosed) 13 of 18
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-01-01 Sommet Education

Clarens, Switzerland

Sommet Education is an education group specializing in hospitality management, committed to offering an exceptional student experience and to developing the leaders of tomorrow. Its institutions, Glion and Les Roches, welcome students from over 100 countries for both Bachelors and Masters programs, offering an educational approach based on academic discipline and hands-on learning within a multicultural environment. Sommet Education is based in Clarens, Switzerland.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-03-21 Seqens

Ecully, France

Seqens is a global diversified chemicals Group that produces and distributes essential chemicals that are used in everyday products. Seqens offers a broad portfolio of active ingredients, pharmaceutical intermediates, and specialty ingredients, develops and industrializes the most demanding molecules, and relies on its ability to innovate, develop and implement the best available technologies. Seqens was founded in 2003 and is based in Ecully, France.

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