M&A Deal Summary

IDI, Bpifrance Investissement, Tikehau Capital and RAISE France Acquire Atelier Meriguet-Carrere

On December 7, 2017, private equity firm IDI, Bpifrance Investissement, asset manager Tikehau Capital and growth capital firm RAISE France acquired business services company Atelier Meriguet-Carrere from Qualium Investissement

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is IDI’s 1st, Bpifrance Investissement’s 1st, Tikehau Capital’s 2nd and RAISE France’s 1st transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is IDI’s 3rd, Bpifrance Investissement’s 25th, Tikehau Capital’s 8th and RAISE France’s 6th transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2017-12-07
Target Atelier Meriguet-Carrere
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) IDI
Bpifrance Investissement
Tikehau Capital
RAISE France
Sellers(s) Qualium Investissement
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Atelier Meriguet-Carrere

Paris, France
Atelier Meriguet-Carrere is a provider of paints and high-end decorative arts. The Group is structured around four major skill sets: decorative painting and gilding, stonework and masonry, locksmithing and ironwork, and woodwork. Atelier Meriguet-Carrere was founded in 1960 and is based in Paris, France.

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Buyer(S) 4

Buyer

IDI

Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1970
PE ASSETS 900M EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

IDI Investment is a publicly traded private equity firm focused on direct and fund investments throughout Europe and emerging markets. IDI's core investment business looks to make direct control or minority investments in Western European companies valued up to €250 million. IDI Emerging Markets manages a pool of assets and looks to invest in 3rd party funds focused on expansion investments in emerging economies (India, China, and the Middle East). IDI Investment was formed in 1970 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 16
Sector (Business Services) 1 of 3
Type (Secondary Buyout) 2 of 4
Country (France) 3 of 16
Year (2017) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-02-02 Dubbing Brothers

Saint-Denis, France

Dubbing Brothers provides dubbing services for cinema (very mainly American blockbusters) and television (series and animations), as well as subtitling, audio description, and video laboratory services. Dubbing Brothers clients include the major US production studios, distribution companies, television channels, as well as online streaming platforms. Dubbing Brothers was established in 1989 and is based in Saint-Denis, France.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-02-28 Institut de Formation à la Sophrologie

Paris, France

Institut de Formation à la Sophrologie is entirely dedicated to the professional training of sophrologists. It offers the widest range of training to become sophrologist or to specialize.

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Buyer

Bpifrance Investissement

Category Private Equity Firm
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

DEAL STATS #
Overall 25 of 94
Sector (Business Services) 1 of 8
Type (Secondary Buyout) 5 of 25
Country (France) 25 of 93
Year (2017) 9 of 9
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-10-24 Theradial

Orvault, France

Théradial is a distributor of high-added-value medical devices mainly single use and drugs used in nephrology for hemodialysis. Théradial was founded in 1998 and is based in Orvault, France.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-01-01 Infraneo

Pantin, France

Infraneo is an engineering group specialized in infrastructure management that provides inspection, diagnostic and consulting solutions to optimize the management of infrastructure throughout its lifecycle. Infraneo was founded in 1997 and is based in Pantin, France.

Sell -
Buyer

Tikehau Capital

Investor Investor

Category Asset Manager
Founded 2004
PE ASSETS 7.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Tikehau Capital is a global alternative asset management firm with with a variety of investing strategies including private debt, real assets, private equity, and capital markets strategies. The Firm's private equity group looks to invest directly in companies, private equity funds, as well as minority co-investments with other partners. For direct investments, Tikehau sees to partner with management in companies generating €20 million to €1 billion in revenue. Tikehau Capital was formed in 2004 and is based in Paris, France.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 11 of 24
Sector (Business Services) 2 of 4
Type (Secondary Buyout) 5 of 8
Country (France) 8 of 17
Year (2017) 5 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-07-06 ECF Group

Grigny, France

ECF Group is a supplier of small equipment, hygiene products, furniture, and heavy equipment for food service professionals. The Group operates in France (with its brands Chomette, Ecotel, Noveo, Cobal and Coldis), Australia (Reward Hospitality), Italy (CHS), and the United Arab Emirates (Restofair). ECF Group founded in 1880 and is based in Grigny, France.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-04-05 Filiassur

Le Havre, France

Filiassur is an insurance broker which originates and distributes personal insurance solutions. The group is a direct distribution specialist of personal insurance solutions in France. Filiassur provides outstanding management service quality to its 300,000 clients, recording average claims processing times of 5 days. Filiassur was founded in 2007 and is based in Le Havre, France.

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Buyer

RAISE France

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 2013
PE ASSETS 510M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

RAISE France is a private investment firm focused on investing in growth-oriented French companies with €30 to €500 million of revenue. Raise looks for situations where its capital and expertise can increase opportunities for expansion as well as further internal development. RAISE France was formed in 2013 and is based in Paris.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 22
Sector (Business Services) 1 of 4
Type (Secondary Buyout) 3 of 6
Country (France) 6 of 22
Year (2017) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-08-01 La Maison du Whisky

Clichy, France

La Maison du Whisky is a distributor of more than 3,000 references of whiskeys and spirits in its various distribution networks. La Maison du Whisky was founded in 1956 and is based in Clichy, France.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-03-23 LMB Fans & Motors

Malemort-sur-Correze, France

LMB Fans & Motors is a provider of Military & Aerospace grade AC/DC fans, blowers, motors, and specialized rotating machines. LMB Fans & Motors was founded in 1941 and is based in Malemort-sur-Correze, France.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Qualium Investissement

Paris, France

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1998
PE ASSETS 1.6B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Qualium Investissement is a large private equity firm focused on acquiring and investing in French companies. The Firm does not have any sector preferences and prefers buyouts of family-owned or closely held companies that are seeking a change of ownership. Qualium's looks to invest €20 to €75 million in transactions valued up to €250 million. Qualium Investissement is based in Paris.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 31 of 38
Sector (Business Services) 2 of 2
Type (Secondary Buyout) 20 of 26
Country (France) 29 of 36
Year (2017) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-10-17 Vulcanic

Neuilly sur Marne, France

Vulcanic is a designer and manufacturer of low and medium-volume series of electrical heating and cooling solutions for the industry (heating elements, industrial radiators, thermo regulators, etc. Vulcanic was founded in 1956 and is based in Neuilly Sur Marne, France.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-01-11 Labelium

Paris, France

Labelium provides implementation of digital strategies and improving the online presence of its clients. In addition to its wide experience in audit, consulting and natural and paid search engine referencing (SEO/SEM), the group provides services across all areas of performance-based online marketing (Youtube, mobile, and main social media platforms). Labelium was founded in 2001 and is based in Paris, France.

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