M&A Deal Summary

Montagu Acquires IMV Technologies

On January 20, 2021, private equity firm Montagu acquired life science company IMV Technologies from Qualium Investissement

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Montagu’s 5th transaction in the Life Science sector.
  • This is Montagu’s 17th transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2021-01-20
Target IMV Technologies
Sector Life Science
Buyer(s) Montagu
Sellers(s) Qualium Investissement
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

IMV Technologies

Normandy, France
IMV Technologies engages in the areas of animal and human-assisted reproduction technologies and veterinary imaging. IMV Technologies provides customers with solutions for animal artificial insemination; its human division, Cryo Bio System, offers solutions for human assisted reproduction including human embryo vitrification, human sperm freezing, and preservation, and other assisted reproduction technologies. IMV Technologies was founded in 1963 and is based in Normandy, France.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Montagu

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1968
PE ASSETS 11.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Montagu is an independent private equity firm focused on European management buyouts and growth capital transactions. The Firm seeks opportunities valued between €100 million and €1 billion. Sectors of interest include healthcare, medical products, financial services, software, IT, information services, and education. Montagu dates back to 1968 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 106 of 115
Sector (Life Science) 5 of 6
Type (Secondary Buyout) 24 of 29
Country (France) 17 of 21
Year (2021) 2 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-01-20 ITRS Group

London, United Kingdom

ITRS Group is an international software vendor to the financial services sector, offering real-time monitoring and analytics software. The company provides solutions to transform masses of business and machine data into actionable insights, supporting better systems and business performance. ITRS serves more than 170 global clients, including 9 out of the top 10 investment banks, as well as exchanges and trading venues, hedge funds, and brokers and vendors. ITRS Group was founded in 1997 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-07-01 Waystone

Dublin, Ireland

Waystone is a provider of institutional governance, risk and compliance services to the asset management industry. Waystone was founded in 2000 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.

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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 34 of 38
Sector (Life Science) 2 of 2
Type (Secondary Buyout) 23 of 26
Country (France) 32 of 36
Year (2021) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-12-10 ProEngin

Saint Cyr l’Ecole, France

ProEngin is involved in manufacturing chemical and biological warfare agent detection systems. ProEngin is based in Saint-Cyr-l'Ecole, France.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-07-02 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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