M&A Deal Summary

L-GAM Advisers Acquires Amplitude Laser Group

On April 5, 2019, family office L-GAM Advisers acquired electrical equipment company Amplitude Laser Group from Cathay Capital Private Equity

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is L-GAM Advisers’ 1st transaction in the Electrical Equipment sector.
  • This is L-GAM Advisers’ 4th transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2019-04-05
Target Amplitude Laser Group
Sector Electrical Equipment
Buyer(s) L-GAM Advisers
Sellers(s) Cathay Capital Private Equity
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Amplitude Laser Group

Pessac, France
Amplitude Laser Group is a producer of ultrafast lasers for scientific, medical and industrial applications. To its scientific customers, Amplitude offers ultra-high power, PetaWatt class ultrafast lasers for fundamental physics, as well as medical research in the field of radiography and cancer treatment by protontherapy. Amplitude also provides industrial ultrafast lasers for ophthalmology, semi-conductor and microelectronics, medical device manufacturing, among other industrial and medical applications. Amplitude Laser Group is based in Pessac, France.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

L-GAM Advisers

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Family Office
Founded 2013
PE ASSETS 1.0B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

L-GAM Advisers is an investment firm established in partnership with the Princely Family of Liechtenstein. L-GAM looks to commit €40 to €150 million per transaction in companies with €50 to €300 million of revenue. Sectors of interest include apparel/textiles, automotive, business services, healthcare services, IT, and retail. L-GAM Advisers was formed in 2013 and is based in Luxembourg.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 17
Sector: Electrical Equipment M&A 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 4 of 8
Country: France M&A 4 of 7
Year: 2019 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-01-01 AltéAd

Cedex, France

AltéAd is a provider of complex integrated industrial logistics services, including abnormal load transport, heavy lifting, industrial packing, onsite logistics and other services. Altead is present in France, Europe and certain African countries. The company is headquartered in Nantes France.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-11-28 Roberto Cavalli

Milan, Italy

Roberto Cavalli is a manufacturer of apparel and accessories for men and women. Cavalli has also distributed under the “Just Cavalli” designer brand and through perfume, eyewear, jewellery and hospitality licenses.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Cathay Capital Private Equity

Paris, France

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2006
PE ASSETS 5.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Cathay Capital Private Equity SAS is a French Chinese private equity firm focused on acquiring businesses in France, Hong Kong, and China. Cathay looks to help Western companies leverage opportunities in China and help Chinese companies leverage Western best practices and partnerships. The Firm looks to invest in businesses generating €5 to €150 million in revenues. Areas of interest include retail, consumer goods, electrical equipment, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, animal healthcare, translation, food, consumer services, and software. Cathay Capital Private Equity SAS was formed in 2007 and is based in Paris. The firm has additional offices in New York and Shanghai.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 12 of 31
Sector: Electrical Equipment M&A 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 6 of 15
Country: France M&A 7 of 21
Year: 2019 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-02-06 Descartes Underwriting

Paris, France

Descartes Underwriting is an InsurTech company specialized in climate risk modeling and data-driven risk transfer. Descartes Underwriting is scaling up parametric insurance, leveraging new technologies, and data science to challenge traditional insurance models. Descartes Underwriting is based in Paris, France.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-05-01 YIQI Exchange

Suzhou, China

YIQI Exchange is an electric bicycle charging solution and battery swapping service operator in China. YIQI Exchange was founded in 2015 and is based in Suzhou, China.

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