Investment Summary

Finco Invests In Lumière

On July 14, 2014, private equity firm Finco invested in media company Lumière

Investment Highlights
  • This is Finco’s 1st transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is Finco’s 5th transaction in Belgium.

Investment Summary

Date 2014-07-14
Target Lumière
Sector Media
Investor(s) Finco
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target

Lumière

Ghent, Belgium
Lumière is a distributor and producer of films and series and an operator of movie theatres. Lumière multimedia ecosystem includes production, distribution, fundraising, streaming platforms, four movie theatres, and two animation studios. Lumière is based in Ghent, Belgium.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Finco

Antwerp, Belgium

Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1998
PE ASSETS 160M EUR
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Finco is an investor in small and mid-sized public and private companies based in the Benelux. Within private investments, Finco invests in growth businesses that serve B2B markets. The Firm looks to commit €2 to €10 million to help fund LBOs, MBIs, recapitalizations, and growth capital financings. For listed investments, Finco will consider a variety of businesses valued up to €2.5 billion. Finco was formed in 1998 and is based in Antwerp.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 12
Sector: Media M&A 1 of 1
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 1 of 3
Country: Belgium M&A 5 of 11
Year: 2014 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-12-16 NHV

Oostende, Belgium

NHV is a helicopter services company active in the transport of sea- and coast pilots, offshore transport to oil and gas platforms, search and rescue operations, hospital emergency medical services, and passenger & freight transport. NHV was founded in 1997 and is based in Oostende, Belgium.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-11-13 ARGON

Leuven, Belgium

ARGON Measuring Solutions is a provider of measurement services and automated inspections solutions. ARGON was founded in 2004 and is based in Leuven, Belgium.

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