M&A Deal Summary

Webhelp S.A. Acquires FDI group

On September 1, 2014, Webhelp S.A. acquired financial services company FDI group from Parquest Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Webhelp S.A.’s 1st transaction in the Financial Services sector.
  • This is Webhelp S.A.’s 1st transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-09-01
Target FDI group
Sector Financial Services
Buyer(s) Webhelp S.A.
Sellers(s) Parquest Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

FDI group

France
FDI group is a payment institution specialized in the management of international clients’ financial relations, particularly in the fashion industry.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Webhelp S.A.

Paris, France

Category Company
Founded 2000
Sector Business Services
DESCRIPTION

Webhelp S.A.is a global business process outsourcer (BPO), specializing in customer experience and payment services in addition to sales and marketing services across voice, social and digital channels.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 16
Sector: Financial Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 14
Country: France M&A 1 of 4
Year: 2014 M&A 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-02-07 SNT Nederland B.V.

Amersfoort, Netherlands

SNT Nederland B.V. is one of the Netherland’s major customer experience management companies, which employs over 3,500 people across eight sites.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-12-10 R Systems Europe

Enschede, Netherlands

R Systems Europe is a provider of knowledge intensive technical support, innovative support in logistics processes and CRM solutions. The company is headquartered in Enschede, Netherlands with a branch office in Metz (France), providing customer contact solutions in more than eighteen languages to international customers.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Parquest Capital

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2002
PE ASSETS 610M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Parquest Capital is a private equity firm focused on acquiring and investing in mid-sized French companies. The Firm pursues companies with €20 to €150 million in revenue and is capable of committing up to €100 million per transaction. Sectors of interest include business services, consumer products, retail, and healthcare. Parquest Capital was originally established in 2002 as a unit of ING Insurance's French practice. Parquest Capital is based in Paris, France.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 21
Sector: Financial Services M&A 1 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 4
Country: France M&A 9 of 20
Year: 2014 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-06-18 Polyexpert SAS

Paris, France

Polyexpert SAS is a loss-adjusters and claims management service providers, serving insurance companies, brokers and corporates. Polyexpert SAS was founded in 1997 and is based in Paris, France.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-01-24 Safic-Alcan

La Defense, France

Safic-Alcan is a distributor of specialty chemicals, develops and provides a large range of polymers, materials and additives for the rubber, coatings, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics industries. Safic-Alcan was founded in 1847 and is based in La Defense, France.

Sell €250M