M&A Deal Summary

Sagard Acquires Stokomani

On May 3, 2012, asset manager Sagard acquired retailer Stokomani from Advent International and Ardian

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Sagard’s 1st transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is Sagard’s 17th transaction in France.
Investment Fate
  • Stokomani was sold to a strategic buyer in 2022.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2012-05-03
Target Stokomani
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) Sagard
Sellers(s) Advent International
Ardian
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Stokomani

Creil, France
Stockomani is a “soft-discount” retailer with a network of supermarket stores outside urban cities. The group offers a diversified range of 25,000 products in segments such as clothing, house equipment, personal care and food. Stokomani was founded in 1962 and is based in Creil, France.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Sagard

Paris, France

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Asset Manager
Founded 2001
PE ASSETS 2.0B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Sagard is a multi-strategy alternative investment manager that invests across a variety of asset classes. These include private equity, public equity, private credit, royalties, and venture capital. Prospective transactions typically include buyouts or growth capital financings, where Sagard will consider either majority or minority positions. Sagard was formed in 2001 and is based in Montreal, Quebec.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 20 of 41
Sector: Retail M&A 1 of 2
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 9 of 17
Country: France M&A 17 of 34
Year: 2012 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-11-08 Eurodough SAS

Lievin, France

EuroDough is a manufacturer of ready-to-use dough sold in hypermarkets and supermarkets, and used to make pies, pizza, cakes and pastries.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-12-01 Eurodough SAS

Lievin, France

EuroDough is a manufacturer of ready-to-use dough sold in hypermarkets and supermarkets, and used to make pies, pizza, cakes and pastries.

Sell -

Seller(S) 2

SELLER

Advent International

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1984
PE ASSETS 91.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Advent is a global private equity firm that targets investments in North America, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Advent's emerging market efforts are concentrated in Central Europe and Latin America. Advent seeks transactions valued between $50 million and $5 billion and can commit up to $2 billion of equity capital per investment. Broad areas of interest include business & financial services, retail & consumer, technology, media, & telecoms, healthcare & life sciences, and industrial. Prospective transaction types include buyouts, growth capital financings, take privates, and recapitalizations. Advent was formed in 1984 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 130 of 235
Sector: Retail M&A 10 of 17
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 30 of 61
Country: France M&A 9 of 11
Year: 2012 M&A 5 of 9
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-04-02 Quality CARE India Limited

Hyderabad, India

The CARE Hospitals Group is a multispecialty healthcare provider, with 16 hospitals serving 9 cities across 7 states of India. The regional leader in tertiary care in South/Central India and among the top 4 pan-Indian hospital chains, CARE Hospitals delivers comprehensive care in more than 30 specialties in tertiary care settings.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-05-10 WageWorks

San Mateo, California, United States

WageWorks is a provider of consumer-driven tax-advantaged spending accounts for health and dependent care and commuting. Products include flexible spending (FSA), health reimbursement (HRA), health savings (HSA), COBRA and commuter accounts. WageWorks, Inc. was formed in 2000 and is based in San Mateo, California.

Sell -
SELLER

Ardian

Paris, France

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1996
PE ASSETS 127.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Ardian is a mega-sized diversified investment group focused on opportunities worldwide. Ardian invests across and manages funds focused on small and mid-sized buyouts, growth capital financings, mezzanine, infrastructure, real estate, and co-investment opportunities. Ardian's small-buyouts group targets controlling interests in French, German, and Italian businesses valued up to €100 million. It's mid-sized buyout group seeks businesses valued up €1.5 billion and does not have any geographic limitations. The Infrastructure team looks for European opportunities and can commit up to €1 billion per transaction. The Mezzanine group supports junior capital commitments of €5 to €80 million. In addition to direct investing, Ardian also manages various private equity fund-of-funds. Ardian was founded in 1996 and is based in Paris.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 51 of 248
Sector: Retail M&A 3 of 9
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 18 of 94
Country: France M&A 27 of 117
Year: 2012 M&A 5 of 14
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-04-12 Externis

Paris, France

Externis is a provider of global management of promotional marketing for major consumer companies. It offers the first web On Demand software platform (eCos) for point-of-sale advertising management. Externis was founded in 2001 and is based in Paris, France.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-05-09 Enovos

Strassen, Luxembourg

Enovos is an integrated utility company focused on electricity and gas transmission and supply as well as power generation including renewables. Enovos is based in Strassen, Luxembourg.

Buy -