Eduardo J. Fernandez

Private Equity 

Representations of:

• Ardian on
  • the sale of Solina, the leading European manufacturer of ingredient and seasoning blends for the food industry, to Astorg
  • its acquisition of a majority stake in AD Education, a European education platform specialized in arts, digital and audiovisual, and bolt on acquisitions of Oktogone Group, the European operations of SAE Institute, and Pôle Léonard de Vinci
• Eurazeo and IK Partners on the acquisition by portfolio company Questel, an end-to-end intellectual property technology based solutions provider, of NovumIP
• IK Partners on numerous transactions (across different investment strategies), including most recently
  • its acquisition of a minority stake in Seventeen Group, a leading independent insurance and risk management organization in the UK
  • the sale of Ascentiel Groupe, a leading digital insurance brokerage platform, to Cobepa
  • the sale of Domia group, a French leading provider of services to individuals focusing on private tutoring and home cleaning, to Cinven
  • the sale of Mademoiselle Desserts, a leading European manufacturer of frozen pastries, to the Emmi Group
  • (in consortium with interalia Nextstage AM) on its voluntary tender offer for all the outstanding shares of Eurobio Scientific, an Euronext Growth listed specialist of in vitro diagnostics
  • its acquisition of a minority stake in A-SAFE, a leading manufacturer and distributor of industrial polymer safety barrier systems
  • the acquisition of Eurofeu Group, a leading French fire safety company, from CAPZA
  • the sale of Exxelia, a global leader in the design, manufacture and sale of high-reliability ("Hi-Rel"), complex, passive electronic components and rotary joint assemblies for mostly aerospace and defense applications, to HEICO Corporation
  • the sale of Linxis Group, a leading global supplier of industrial equipment and automation solutions for the food, pharma and cosmetic industries, to Hillenbrand, Inc.
  • (in consortium with Five Arrows Principal Investments) the sale of a minority stake in i@d, a leading French digital network of real estate agents, to Insight Partners
  • the sale of a significant stake in Questel, a major worldwide technology player in the area of intellectual property management, to Eurazeo
  • its acquisition of a majority stake in Batisanté, a leading compliance and safety services provider, primarily servicing residential buildings and professional customers in France, from LGT Capital
  • its acquisition of a majority stake in Kersia, a global leader in biosecurity and food safety from Ardian
  • its acquisition of a majority stake in LSA Courtage, a platform for acquiring, distributing and managing non-life insurance policies for individuals and professionals
  • its investment in Vivalto Santé, a leading provider of private hospital services in France
  • its investment in IM Global, a worldwide asset management network providing access to high-quality investment firms
  • its investment in Safic-Alcan, an independent distributor of specialty chemicals
• Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) on
  • the sale of Etanco, the leading European designer, manufacturer and distributor of building fasteners and fixing systems, to Simpson Strong-Tie Company, Inc.
  • its acquisition of a controlling stake in Circet, the leading telecommunications network service provider in Europe, from Advent
  • its investment in Biogroup, a leading French operator of medical diagnostic laboratories
• PAI Partners on numerous transactions, including most recently
  • the sale of a majority stake in Amplitude Surgical to Zydus Lifesciences Limited
  • its acquisition of Nutripure, a holistic sports and wellness platform, from Ardian Growth
  • the sale of ELITech Group, a global manufacturer of in-vitro diagnostics, to Bruker Corporation
  • the sale of Novastep, a subsidiary of portfolio company Amplitude Surgical, to Enovis Corporation
  • its acquisition of a majority stake in La Compagnie de Desserts, a leading producer of frozen desserts and ice cream for the B2B channel, from Argos Wityu and Credit Mutuel Equity
  • its acquisition of a majority stake in Euronext listed Amplitude Surgical, a French leader on the global surgical technology market for lower-limb orthopedics, from Apax Partners
  • the sale of a majority stake in leading retirement and nursing home operator DomusVi to Intermediate Capital Group and Sagesse Retraite Santé
• 73 Strings, a financial intelligence platform in the alternative asset management space, in a $55m Series B
• TA Associates on its acquisition of a 25% stake in Foncia, a major provider of residential property management services in Europe, majority owned by Partners Group

Family Owned Investor Transactions:

Representations of: 

• Compagnie Nationale à Portefeuille, on its acquisition of a majority stake in CLS, a global leader in satellite based monitoring and surveillance solutions 
• Mousse Partners, on its investment in a consortium led by Concordia, holding company of the Rothschild family, in furtherance of the simplified tender offer and delisting of Rothschild & Cie 

M&A

Representations of: 

• A world-renowned luxury brand and fashion house on
  
  • its acquisition of Orlebar Brown, a clothing brand specializing in tailored men's swim short 
  • its acquisition of a minority stake in, and strategic commercial alliance with, Farfetch, an online luxury fashion retail platform, and
  • the sale of its historic cosmetics business, Bourjois, to Coty Inc.
• Bonduelle on numerous transactions, including most recently
  
  • the sale of a 65% stake in Bonduelle Americas Long Life to Fonds de solidarité FTQ and Caisse de Depot et placement du Québec (CDPQ)
  • its acquisition of Ready Pac Foods, the U.S. market leader in single-serve salad bowls, from H.I.G. Capital
• Cérélia on numerous transactions, including
  
  • a number of acquisitions, notably: of General Mills' Knack & Back brand dough business, US Waffle, Wewalka's North American pizza dough business, English Bay Batter Inc. and De Bioderij
  • the sale of certain assets comprising its North American Canned Refrigerated Dough and Pie Crust business to TreeHouse
• ISS A/S on numerous transactions, including 
  
  • the sale of its remaining cleaning, logistics and facility management activities in France (excluding Global Key Accounts) to Onet SA
  • the sale of its "ISS Hygiène et Prévention" subsidiary to Weinberg Capital Partners 
  • the sale of its French waste management business unit, ISS Environnement, to Paprec Group
  • the sale of its French landscaping business subsidiary, Espaces Verts, to Chequers Capital
• La Martinière Groupe and its main shareholders in connection with the combination with Média-Participations creating the third-largest publishing group in France 
• Mailjet and its shareholders, including Alven Capital, Iris Capital, Seventure Partners, on its acquisition by Mailgun, a leading email delivery platform backed by Thoma Bravo 
• Plan B Entertainment, an award-winning production company co-founded and led by Brad Pitt, on the sale of a significant stake therein to Mediawan, a leading independent premium content studio in Europe 
• Regate, a finance automation software provider for SMEs, in its acquisition by Qonto
• Technip Energies (and predecessor companies) on numerous transactions, including
  
  • an investment in McPhy Energy's €180 million capital increase, to fund global scale-up of zero-carbon hydrogen
  • the sale of Technip Benelux NV to Ludancom
  • the sale of Technip Germany GmbH to ATOP 
  • its acquisition of the Zimmer polymer technology business of Air Liquide
• Unipex, a leading French life science ingredients distributor, and its founders and management team, on its spin-off from Lucas Meyer Cosmetics and subsequently in the sale thereof to Barentz International
• Vilmorin & Cie, one of the world’s leading seed companies, on numerous transactions, including most recently 
  
  • on the successful simplified public tender offer from Limagrain
  • the acquisitions of two independent South American seed companies, Sursem (Argentina) and Geneze (Brazil)