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Qualium Investissement and UI Gestion SA Acquire Acolad

On August 28, 2019, private equity firms Qualium Investissement and UI Gestion SA acquired business services company Acolad from Naxicap Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Qualium Investissement’s 4th and UI Gestion SA’s 4th transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Qualium Investissement’s 40th and UI Gestion SA’s 49th transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2019-08-28
Target Acolad
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Qualium Investissement
UI Gestion SA
Sellers(s) Naxicap Partners
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Acolad

Boulogne-Billancourt, France
Acolad provides a wide range of language services, for all industries and sectors, including translation, localization, and interpretation. The group has a presence in 14 countries and on 3 continents and distinguishes itself by its multi-local market approach. Acolad was founded in 1995 and is based in Boulogne-Billancourt, France.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

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 42 of 49
Sector: Business Services M&A 4 of 5
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 10 of 12
Country: France M&A 40 of 47
Year: 2019 M&A 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-06-17 Early Makers Group

Ecully, France

Early Makers Group is a holding company of French business school EM Lyon. Early Makers Group is based in Ecully, France.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-09-12 Magnolia

Mont-Saint-Aignan, France

Magnolia is a broker specialized in personal insurance and mainly home loan insurance in both B2C and B2B. Magnolia is based in Mont-Saint-Aignan, France

Buy -
Buyer

UI Gestion SA

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
PE ASSETS 600M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

UI Gestion SA is a private equity firm focused on acquiring and investing in small to mid-sized French companies. UI Gestion seeks businesses with up to €50 million in revenue and is a generalist investor with no sector preferences. UI Gestion SA is based in Paris.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 49 of 83
Sector: Business Services M&A 4 of 7
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 6 of 10
Country: France M&A 49 of 83
Year: 2019 M&A 5 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-07-22 Chesneau

Sarrey, France

Chesneau is a specialist in the manufacture of aircraft engine parts and aircraft engine polishing and adjustment service, provider. Chesneau was founded in 1999 and is based in Sarrey, France.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-11-20 Routin

La Motte Servolex, France

Routin is specialised in production of flavoring syrups and beverages. Routin is recognized for the quality and naturalness of its products and benefits from a portfolio of strong brands. Routin was founded in 1883 and is based in La Motte Servolex, France.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Naxicap Partners

Paris, France

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2005
PE ASSETS 6.7B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Naxicap Partners is a private equity firm focused on leveraged buyouts and growth capital investments in small to medium-sized businesses in France, the Benelux, Spain, and Germany. Naxicap invests in a variety of sectors including business services, technology, healthcare, food, real estate, and consumer products. Naxicap Partners was established in 2005 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 41 of 65
Sector: Business Services M&A 5 of 6
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 20 of 31
Country: France M&A 40 of 63
Year: 2019 M&A 6 of 11
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-08-02 Moria

Antony, France

Moria is a Manufacturer of ophthalmic surgery equipment. Moria offers the finest range of medical devices such as hand-held instrumentation and equipments for refractive and corneal transplant surgeries. Moria was founded in 1820 and is based in Antony, France.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-09-27 Clinique Internationale du Parc Monceau

Paris, France

Clinique Internationale du Parc Monceau is a provider of anesthesia, internal medicine, cardiology, rhythmology, hypertension, pneumology services. Clinique Internationale du Parc Monceau was founded in 1968 and is based in Paris, France.

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