M&A Deal Summary

Sofipaca Capital Investissement and IDIA Capital Investissement Acquire Keep Cool

On August 22, 2017, private equity firm Sofipaca Capital Investissement and corporate investor IDIA Capital Investissement acquired consumer services company Keep Cool

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Sofipaca Capital Investissement’s 1st and IDIA Capital Investissement’s 1st transaction in the Consumer Services sector.
  • This is Sofipaca Capital Investissement’s 12th and IDIA Capital Investissement’s 42nd transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-08-22
Target Keep Cool
Sector Consumer Services
Buyer(s) Sofipaca Capital Investissement
IDIA Capital Investissement
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Keep Cool

Eguilles, France
Keep Cool owns and operates gyms and fitness centers. Keep Cool was founded in 2002 and is based in Eguilles, France.

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Buyer(S) 2

DESCRIPTION

Sofipaca Capital Investissement is a private equity firm focused on minority investments (up to 30% equity) in small, growth-oriented French companies. The Firm targets profitable companies operating in traditional industries and looks to invest up to €3 million per transaction. Sofipaca Capital Investissement was established in 1984 and is headquartered in Aix-en-Provence.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 12 of 33
Sector: Consumer Services M&A 1 of 2
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 1 of 4
Country: France M&A 12 of 33
Year: 2017 M&A 3 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-06-28 SPhere Group

Paris, France

SPhere Group is an independent manufacturer and seller of refuse bags, freezer bags, plastic films and food papers, aluminium food trays and foil rolls and industrial films. SPhere was founded in 1976 and is based in Paris, France.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-10-19 FizFab

La Roque-d'Anthéron, France

FizFab is a French designer and manufacturer of technical equipment for sports halls and medical practitioners. FizFab was founded in 1993 and is based in La Roque-d'Anthéron, France.

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Buyer

IDIA Capital Investissement

Paris, France

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Corporate Investor
Founded 1980
PE ASSETS 2.9B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

IDIA Capital is a long-term agroindustry investor. Specific areas of interest include sectors related to the food industry, wine, agriculture production, and forestry. IDIA typically provides growth capital and can commit €1 to €50 million per transaction. IDIA is a unit of Credit Agricole Group’s Private Equity & Finance Division. The Firm is based in Paris.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 43 of 114
Sector: Consumer Services M&A 1 of 2
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 8 of 15
Country: France M&A 42 of 112
Year: 2017 M&A 5 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-06-28 SPhere Group

Paris, France

SPhere Group is an independent manufacturer and seller of refuse bags, freezer bags, plastic films and food papers, aluminium food trays and foil rolls and industrial films. SPhere was founded in 1976 and is based in Paris, France.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-09-04 Ocealia

Cognac, France

Ocealia is an operator of an agricultural cooperative. Rich in the diversity of its productions, plant crops, livestock, viticulture, Ocealia Group also has various subsidiaries: garden centers for the general public, long-haul transport, production and marketing of popcorn and dried fruits, bottling and marketing of local wines. , cognac and pineau, animal feed. Ocealia was founded in 2002 and is based in Cognac, France.

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