M&A Deal Summary

UI Gestion SA Acquires Forex Finance

On September 9, 2024, private equity firm UI Gestion SA acquired financial services company Forex Finance from Andera Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is UI Gestion SA’s 1st transaction in the Financial Services sector.
  • This is UI Gestion SA’s 84th transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2024-09-09
Target Forex Finance
Sector Financial Services
Buyer(s) UI Gestion SA
Sellers(s) Andera Partners
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Forex Finance

Paris, France
Forex Finance is a financial consulting firm specializing in treasury, financing, and risk management solutions for businesses and public clients. Forex Finance was founded in 1989 and is based in Paris, France.

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Buyer(S) 1

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 84 of 84
Sector: Financial Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 11 of 11
Country: France M&A 84 of 84
Year: 2024 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-09-12 Physitek Devices

Voisins-le-Bretonneux, France

Physitek Devices is a manufacturer and distributor of portable and laboratory equipment used for the analysis and control of materials. The products are marketed to property diagnosticians, manufacturers, laboratories, and environmental control professionals. Physitek Devices was founded in 1982 and is based in Voisins-le-Bretonneux, France.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Andera Partners

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2001
PE ASSETS 3.7B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Andera Partners is a private investment firm focused on several strategies. The Firm invests in life science opportunities through its BioDiscovery group. The Firm invests in Western European small to mid-sized companies (€30 to €300 million of revenue) through its Winch Capital group. Andera invests in small to mid-sized French companies (€10 to €100 million of revenue) through its Cabestan Capital team. Andera invests in €5 to €45 million of mezzanine capital to support small to mid-sized French companies. Andera Partners was established in 2001 and is headquartered in Paris.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 46 of 52
Sector: Financial Services M&A 1 of 2
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 15 of 16
Country: France M&A 35 of 40
Year: 2024 M&A 5 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-07-26 Tecnikabel

Volpiano, Italy

Tecnikabel designs and manufactures electrical and optical cables for sectors including automation, transport, energy, telecom, marine, and defence. The company delivers bespoke and certified cable solutions tailored for railways, oil & gas, renewables, avionics, and submarine systems. Tecnikabel was founded in 1978 and is based in Volpiano, Italy.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-10-10 TXCube

Paris, France

TXCube is an industrial partner specializing in the design, industrialization, and contract manufacturing of complete electronic products, supporting clients from concept to volume production. TXCube was founded in 2009 and is based in Paris, France.

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