M&A Deal Summary

L Capital Management and Paladin Capital Group Acquire Cigierre

On July 23, 2012, private equity firm L Capital Management and growth capital firm Paladin Capital Group acquired restaurant Cigierre

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is L Capital Management’s 2nd and Paladin Capital Group’s 1st transaction in the Restaurants sector.
  • This is L Capital Management’s 8th and Paladin Capital Group’s 1st transaction in Italy.
Investment Fate
  • Cigierre was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2015 for 300M EUR.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2012-07-23
Target Cigierre
Sector Restaurants
Buyer(s) L Capital Management
Paladin Capital Group
Deal Type Joint Venture

Target

Cigierre

Tavagnacco, Italy
Cigierre is a provider of causal dining segment. Its network of 130 directly owned or franchised restaurants. Cigierre was founded in 1995 and is based in Tavagnacco, Italy.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

L Capital Management

Paris, France

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2001
PE ASSETS 1.0B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

L Capital Management is a private equity firm that focuses on acquiring businesses primarily in Europe and also look for potential opportunities in North America and Asia. It looks to invests €15 - €60 million in companies with revenues of €30 - €400 million. The firm seeks to hold both minority and majority stake in portfolio companies along with co-investors. Specific areas of interest include personal care and well-being, personal equipment, home and family equipment and selective retailing. Types of transaction include LBO’s and growth capital financing. L Capital is sponsored by the LVMH Group and Groupe Arnault. L Capital was formed in 2001 and is based Paris, France with additional offices in Milan, Italy and Madrid, Spain.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 20 of 26
Sector: Restaurants M&A 2 of 2
Type: Joint Venture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Italy M&A 8 of 8
Year: 2012 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-02-01 Groupe Bertrand

Paris, France

Groupe Bertrand is a independent restaurant groups in France.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-11-29 PVR INOX

Gurugram, India

PVR INOX is a cinema entertainment company. PVR INOX was founded in 1995 and is based in Gurugram, India.

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Buyer

Paladin Capital Group

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 2001
PE ASSETS 1.5B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Paladin Capital Group is a growth capital firm focused on early and expansion stage businesses related to homeland security, defense, and business continuity. Specific areas of interest include identity management, antimicrobial solutions, mesh networks, IT services, data storage, business process software, network management software and detection, biometrics, and protective equipment. Paladin Capital Group was formed in 2001 and is headquartered in Washington DC.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 45 of 62
Sector: Restaurants M&A 1 of 1
Type: Joint Venture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Italy M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2012 M&A 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-07-18 Racemi

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Racemi, Inc. is a provider of image based provisioning software for data center consolidation and disaster recovery. Racemi, Inc. was established in 2000 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-10-12 DigitalBridge Communications

Ashburn, Virginia, United States

DigitalBridge Communications Corp. is a telecommunications service provider focused on using WiMAX to deliver broadband services to underserved communities nationwide.

Sell -