M&A Deal Summary

Sparring Capital and Omnes Capital Acquire Genie Flexion

On May 19, 2022, private equity firms Sparring Capital and Omnes Capital acquired business services company Genie Flexion

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Sparring Capital’s 4th and Omnes Capital’s 12th transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Sparring Capital’s 34th and Omnes Capital’s 118th transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2022-05-19
Target Genie Flexion
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Sparring Capital
Omnes Capital
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Genie Flexion

Villepinte, France
Genie Flexion is a provider of on-site hydraulic hose repair services. Genie Flexion has built its development around a dual model, combining fourteen centres and a fleet of over one hundred intervention vans. Genie Flexion was founded in 2001 and is based in Villepinte, France.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

Sparring Capital

Paris, France

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2002
PE ASSETS 850M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Sparring Capital is a private equity firm focused on acquiring majority positions in private medium-sized French companies. Pragma looks to fund leveraged buyouts and development capital financings of businesses with high barriers to entry and that lead their respective market niches. The Firm typically seeks companies with at least €10 million in revenue and at least €1.5 million of EBITDA. Sparring Capital was formed in 2002 and is based in Paris.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 36 of 40
Sector: Business Services M&A 4 of 4
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 17 of 20
Country: France M&A 34 of 38
Year: 2022 M&A 4 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-04-28 Praticima

Villefranche-sur-Saone, France

Praticima designs and manufactures medical equipment, elaborated in partnership with healthcare professionals and designed by an integrated engineering department. Praticima is based in Villefranche-sur-Saone, France.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-06-13 IMX Distribution Group

Pantin, France

IMX Distribution Group is an international delivery platform. IMX offers a wide variety of delivery services (parcels, letters, press publications, tracked shipments, delivery with signature, return goods, etc.) at optimized cost from the very first shipment. IMX Distribution Group was established in 1989 and is based in Pantin, France.

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Buyer

Omnes Capital

Paris, France

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2004
PE ASSETS 5.7B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Omnes Capital formerly known as Credit Agricole Private Equity (CAPE) is the investment arm of financial services group Credit Agricole. Omnes Capital looks to invest in a range of investment stages and transaction types, including LBO/expansion, venture capital, mezzanine, renewable energy, co-investment, infrastructure, and special situations. The Firm's LBO/expansion group looks to invest €25 to €80 million to support growth initiatives and buyouts of small and mid-cap businesses operating in a variety of industries. Omnes Capital generally invests in businesses operating in France and Italy. Omnes Capital's mezzanine area was formed in 2002 and looks to provide €5 to €30 million of junior capital to similar sized established businesses. In addition to Omnes Capital's traditional equity and subordinated debt investment arm, the Firm also invests in infrastructure projects as well as provides capital for distressed businesses with €10 to €150 million in revenue. Omnes Capital was formed in 2004 and is based in Paris.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 162 of 162
Sector: Business Services M&A 12 of 12
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 74 of 74
Country: France M&A 118 of 118
Year: 2022 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-04-19 TagEnergy

Lisboa, Portugal

TagEnergy is a fast growing global IPP formed to accelerate the energy transition by developing and investing in competitive and clean power stations (wind, solar and battery storage) in order to compete directly and actively on the energy markets. TagEnergy was formed in 2019 and is based in Lisboa, Portugal.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-06-09 Dispam

Le Pontet, France

Dispam is a temperature-controlled transportation company. Dispam was founded in 1970 and is based in Le Pontet, France.

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