M&A Deal Summary

Infopro Digital Acquires Companeo

On January 11, 2018, Infopro Digital acquired information services company Companeo from The Carlyle Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Infopro Digital’s 1st transaction in the Information Services sector.
  • This is Infopro Digital’s 2nd transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2018-01-11
Target Companeo
Sector Information Services
Buyer(s) Infopro Digital
Sellers(s) The Carlyle Group
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Companeo

Suresnes, France
Companeo is a European player in online business lead generation. The company offers an online marketplace, assisting marketing and sales departments attract new clients. The company is present in 17 European countries and serves more than 5,000 B2B companies.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Infopro Digital

Gentilly, France

Category Company
Founded 2001
Sector Information Services
Revenue 300M EUR (2015)
DESCRIPTION

Infopro Digital is a business-to-business (“B2B”) professional information services provider. The Company is active in three divisions: (i) Software, Data & Leads, which provides tailor-made information and decision-making tools delivered through software packages and digital platforms; (ii) Knowledge & Networking, which produces and delivers industry-specific content and solutions (subscriptions, training, events, etc.); and (iii) Global Trade Shows, which organises industry-specific exhibitions for professionals. Infopro Digital was founded in 2001 and is based in Gentilly, France.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 3
Sector: Information Services M&A 1 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 2
Country: France M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2018 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-01-01 Moniteur

Saint-Denis, France

Moniteur is an information provider for construction and local authority sectors in France, providing quality and value added content (via 25 publications), classified and display advertising, online services (via 30 websites), databases, exhibitions and training courses. Moniteur was founded in 1903 and is based in Saint-Denis, France.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-01-29 Docu Group

Munich, Germany

Docu Group is a provider of data and information as the basis of better business decisions and is effective, multimedia information services in the construction industry. The company is a specialist information group focus on the fields of architecture, construction and real estate business. Docu Group was founded in 2001 and is based in Munich, Germany.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

The Carlyle Group

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1987
PE ASSETS 435.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.

The Carlyle Group is a global investment firm that pursues private equity, credit, and real estate investments worldwide. Carlyle's private equity practice practice pursues buyouts, strategic minority equity investments, equity private placements, consolidations and buildups, and growth capital financings. With offices in 19 countries, Carlyle can easily target opportunities throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East/North Africa and Latin America. Broad sectors of interest include aerospace, defense, automotive and transportation, consumer, retail, energy and power, financial services, healthcare, industrial, infrastructure, technology services, business services, telecommunications and media. The Carlyle Group was formed in 1987 and is based in Washington DC.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 344 of 488
Sector: Information Services M&A 4 of 5
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 148 of 202
Country: France M&A 18 of 23
Year: 2018 M&A 1 of 15
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-01-01 Yes Bank

Mumbai, India

Yes Bank is a new private sector bank. The Bank is focused on high-growth, knowledge sectors such as life sciences, media/entertainment, business services, skills-based manufacturing and agribusiness. Yes Bank was founded in 2004 and is based in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-01-19 SBI ARUHI

Tokyo, Japan

SBI ARUHI operates as a mortgage bank. SBI ARUHI was founded in 2000 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

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