Investment Summary

PAI Partners Invests In Apave

On May 25, 2021, private equity firm PAI Partners invested in business services company Apave

Investment Highlights
  • This is PAI Partners’ 6th transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is PAI Partners’ 35th transaction in France.

Investment Summary
Date 2021-05-25
Target Apave
Sector Business Services
Investor(s) PAI Partners
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target

Apave

Courbevoie, France
Apave is an independent risk management company with 130 agencies in France, 170 training sites in France and abroad and 18 testing centres. The company services include inspection and technical support, civil engineering building, tests and measurement, and QSSE management. Apave has an international presence in over 45 countries. Nearly 500,000 customers already place their trust in Apave in France and abroad. Apave was founded in 1867 and is based in Courbevoie, France.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

PAI Partners

Paris, France

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1998
PE ASSETS 16.2B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

PAI Partners is a European private equity firm that makes controlling equity investments in buyout transactions valued in excess of €300 million. PAI is particularly interested in 'investing in consolidating sectors and in markets where growth can be sustained through economic and financial market cycles.' Sectors of interest include consumer retail, professional distribution, building materials, infrastructure and utilities, media, IT, communications, food, consumer goods, healthcare, chemicals, automotive, aeronautics, paper & packaging, electrical appliances, and household equipment (heating, air-conditioning, security). The firms invest in the range of €100 - €300 million transaction. PAI was formed in 1998 and is based in Paris with additional offices in Madrid, Milan, Munich, Luxembourg, Copenhagen, and London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 74 of 92
Sector (Business Services) 6 of 7
Type (Stake Purchase) 4 of 4
Country (France) 35 of 41
Year (2021) 1 of 9
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-12-23 Interflora

Lyon, France

Interflora is a flower and gift digital platform that operates a portfolio of complementary gifting brands including Interflora, the iconic European flower and gift brand in France, Denmark, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Luxembourg, Iceland, and Romania. MyFlower is the holding company of the Interflora France group operating the Interflora brand, a leader in floral transmission in Europe, which also owns the online pure-player “Bebloom”, as well as “Renaud Distribution”, a leader in distributing supplies to florists, and cadeaux.com, the leader in online distribution of personalized gifts. Interflora was formed in 1991 and is based in Lyon, France.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-06-16 SGD Pharma

Paris, France

SGD Pharma is a network of five industry-reference plants located in France, Germany, China, and India. It supplies Type I, II, and III, molded and tubular, amber, and flint glass packaging to a wide range of customers including international pharma laboratories, generics manufacturers, CDMOs, biotechs, and wholesalers. SGD Pharma was formed in 1896 and is based in Paris, France.

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