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USHOPAL Acquires Payot

On March 5, 2025, USHOPAL acquired consumer products company Payot from LBO France

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is USHOPAL’s 1st transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is USHOPAL’s 1st transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2025-03-05
Target Payot
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) USHOPAL
Sellers(s) LBO France
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Payot

Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Payot is a cosmetics company selling skin care references to consumers and beauty professionals. Payot products are mainly distributed through beauty salons and spas and also through selective perfumeries and more recently through pharmacies. Payot was founded in 1920 and is based in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

USHOPAL

Shanghai, China
Category Company
Sector Consumer Products
DESCRIPTION

USHOPAL is a luxury beauty group originating from China, with a balanced strategy focused on both international and China market growth. USHOPAL's expertise lies in building long-term brand equity, innovative consumer engagement, and online-offline luxury experiences. USHOPAL was founded in 2017 and is based in Shanghai, China.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Consumer Products) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
Country (France) 1 of 1
Year (2025) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

LBO France

Paris, France

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Asset Manager
Founded 1985
PE ASSETS 5.4B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

LBO France is an independent private equity group focused on acquiring majority stakes in French firms, or companies with French management. LBO France manages several funds, each targeting different types of businesses. The Firm's mid-market fund looks to acquire majority or minority stakes in companies valued from €100 million to €2.5 billion. The mid-market fund generally looks at companies with predictable sales, profits and cash flow, but will also consider businesses with under-utilized assets. LBO France's small cap fund targets majority stakes in smaller, profitable businesses valued from €10 to €100 million, with strong potential for growth or consolidation. In addition to its equity funds, LBO France also invests in real estate and provides LBO loans issued by medium-sized European companies (enterprise value between €150m and €2bn). LBO France was formed in 1985 and is based in Paris.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 56 of 56
Sector (Consumer Products) 3 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 16 of 16
Country (France) 48 of 48
Year (2025) 1 of 1
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Roissy, France

Infodis is a specialist in facilities management and systems and network engineering. Infodis was established in 1985 and is headquartered in Roissy, France.

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