M&A Deal Summary

Seven2 Acquires Opteven

On July 19, 2022, private equity firm Seven2 acquired insurance company Opteven from Ardian

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Seven2’s 2nd transaction in the Insurance sector.
  • This is Seven2’s 22nd transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2022-07-19
Target Opteven
Sector Insurance
Buyer(s) Seven2
Sellers(s) Ardian
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Opteven

Villeurbanne, France
Opteven is an insurance company specializing in mechanical breakdown cover, maintenance contracts and assistance. Opteven was founded in 1985 and is based in Villeurbanne, France.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Seven2

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1972
PE ASSETS 4.8B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Seven2 is a private equity firm focused on investments in listed and unlisted small and midcap companies located in Continental Europe. The Firm targets growing businesses in the tech and telecom, consumer, and healthcare services sectors valued between €10 million and €1 billion. Seven2 generally has a five year investment horizon and considers minority and majority positions. Seven2 was established in 1972 and is headquartered in Paris, France.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 29 of 33
Sector (Insurance) 2 of 2
Type (Secondary Buyout) 13 of 14
Country (France) 22 of 26
Year (2022) 5 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-07-12 Vitaprotech

Vaulx-en-Velin, France

Vitaprotech is an electronic security player providing a full suite of coherent and complex software and hardware solutions focusing on medium to high security sites (including regulated and sensitive sites). Vitaprotech was founded in 2012 and is based in Vaulx-en-Velin, France.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-09-12 Mailinblack

Marseille, France

Mailinblack is a SaaS provider of email security (anti-spam / malware / phishing) and cybersecurity awareness solutions (phishing campaigns, e-learning). Mailinblack was founded in 2003 and is based in Marseille, France.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Ardian

Paris, France

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1996
PE ASSETS 125.0B 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 €150 million 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 208 of 222
Sector (Insurance) 3 of 3
Type (Secondary Buyout) 79 of 89
Country (France) 102 of 106
Year (2022) 3 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-06-22 Trustteam

Kortrijk, Belgium

Trustteam is an IT partner for SMEs, focusing on cloud solutions, hardware, and networks, software, VoIP telephony, and support. Trustteam was founded in 2002 and is based in Kortrijk, Belgium.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-07-28 GreenYellow

La Défense, France

GreenYellow is involved in the energy transition in France and abroad and is a true ally of companies and communities in this field. As an expert in decentralized solar photovoltaic production, energy efficiency projects, and energy services, The company offers its customers a unique and global platform to make their energy transition a beneficial and committed reality. Operating in 16 countries on 4 continents, GreenYellow is constantly enriching its offer, through innovation, to meet the needs of private and public actors and accompany them in reducing their ecological footprint. GreenYellow is based in La Défense, France.

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