Private Equity

Recent 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
  • its acquisition of Oktogone Group, a leader in digital education and training (via portfolio company AD Education)
  • its acquisition of the European operations of SAE Institute, a leader in audiovisual and creative media higher education (via portfolio company AD Education)
• IK Partners on
  • the contemplated 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 contemplated sale of Linxis Group, a leading global supplier of industrial equipment and automation solutions for the food, pharma and cosmetic industries, to Hillenbrand, Inc.
  • its acquisition of a majority stake in Batisanté, a leading compliance and safety services provider, primarily servicing residential buildings and professional customers in France
  • its investment in Safic-Alcan is a French independent distributor of specialty chemicals
  • its acquisition of a majority stake in Kersia, a global leader in biosecurity and food safety from Ardian
  • the acquisition of Vivalto Santé, a leading provider of private hospital services in France (as member of an investor consortium)
  • the investment by Insight Partners in i@d, the leading French digital network of real estate agents (in consortium with Five Arrows Principal Investments)
  • the sale of a significant stake in Questel, a major worldwide technology player in the area of intellectual property management, to Eurazeo
• Intermediate Capital Group on
  • the sale of Etanco, the leading European designer, manufacturer and distributor of building fasteners and fixing systems
  • its acquisition of a controlling stake in Circet, the leading telecommunications network service provider in Europe
  • its investment in Biogroup, a leading French operator of medical diagnostic laboratories
• PAI Partners on
  • its acquisition of a majority stake in Euronext listed Amplitude Surgical, a French leader on the global surgical technology market for lower-limb orthopedics
  • the sale of a majority stake in leading retirement and nursing home operator DomusVi to Intermediate Capital Group and Sagesse Retraite Santé
• 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
• Vaultier7 on
  • the sale of its participation in Axel Arigato, a cult sneaker brand
  • its investment in Joone, a French-based company specializing in eco-conscious baby and mother-care products
  • its investment in Vestiaire Collective, a leading global platform for desirable pre-owned fashion

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 to Coty Inc.
• Bonduelle on
  • the sale of a 65% stake in Bonduelle Americas Long Life to Fonds de solidarité FTQ and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec
  • its acquisition of Ready Pac Foods, the U.S. market leader in single-serve salad bowls
• Cérélia on
  • its acquisition of General Mills’ European dough businesses,
  • its acquisition of US Waffle, a privately-held frozen foods manufacturing company based in South Carolina
  • its acquisition of Wewalka's North American pizza dough business
  • the disposal of certain assets of Cérélia's North American Canned Refrigerated Dough and Pie Crust business
  • its acquisition of North American cookie specialist English Bay Batter
  • its acquisition of De Bioderij, manufacturer of ready-to-use pancakes and Dutch poffertjes
• Ethypharm (backed by PAI Partners) on the acquisition of Altan Pharma Ltd
• ISS A/S on
  • 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
• Mademoiselle Desserts (backed by IK Partners) on
  • its acquisition of Les Délices des 7 Vallées, a French-based producer of frozen industrial cakes and pastries, from Sagard
  • its acquisition of the French bakery, Patisserie Michel Kremer (MK Patisserie)
• 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
• Pomona on its acquisition of eight concession holders within the Relais d'Or Miko network (exclusive distributor of Unilever premium brand ice creams in France)
• Technip Energies (and predecessor companies) on
  • 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, and
  • its acquisition of the Zimmer polymer technology business of Air Liquide
• TRACE, the leading African music and entertainment company, and its founder and management team, in the sale thereof to TPG Growth
• Questel (backed by Eurazeo, IK Investment Partners and Raise Investissement) on the acquisition of NovumIP from Paragon Partners
• Unipex, a leading French life science ingredients distributor, and its founders and management team, in the sale thereof to Barentz International
• Vilmorin & Cie, one of the world's leading seed companies, on its acquisition of two independent South American seed companies, Sursem (Argentina) and Geneze (Brazil) from Pampa Capital