Deal Different
Our mission at
Raphaël Advisory
We don’t follow the beaten path—we forge our own. We design tailor-made solutions, sometimes bold ones, where others stick to conventional methods. Under the leadership of Benoît O’Mahony and Florent Haïk, we have developed a distinctive approach to financial transactions, where agility, analytical acumen and creativity come together to deliver genuine deal-making expertise.
Raphaël Advisory advised Redspher and its shareholders on the evolution of its capital structure. This transaction opens a new chapter of the group with the management becoming the main shareholder of Redspher and its President Philippe Higelin, the majority shareholder .
As the European leader in time-critical and ad-hoc logistics, Redspher continues to set the standard for operational excellence and innovation in the industry. This move reinforces its position and prepares the group for its next chapter of development.
Primary LBO with Raise Invest. SPARTEO is an Adtech ranked in the top 3 in its segment by the Financial Times.
Disposal of Tiempo Secure, a hardware cybersecurity solutions specialist, to Qualcomm, semiconductors world leader.
The founding shareholders of Chenue, the world leader of the fine art logistics, sell a minority stake to Andera. Pemberton finances the LBO.
Hivest Capital Partners leads an LBO on SPHERE GROUP, an household packaging european leader.
LBO by LFPI and a continuation fund managed by Apheon on Haudecoeur, the French leader in the distribution of ethnic food through traditional channels and large retailers.
Disposal of Skills & Affinity, an IT Services specialist company, to Scalian.
Andera Acto, alongside the founders and the management, leads a sponsorless LBO on Gosto Group, a leading French distributor of professional furniture and equipment.
Raphaël acted as M&A advisor to Firmenich, the world’s largest privately-owned perfume and taste company (€3.7bn turnover) based in Switzerland, in its acquisition of DRT (€550m turnover) from private equity fund Ardian. DRT is a world leading producer of plant-based, renewable ingredients. On this landmark transaction (1,7 billions of euros), Firmenich leveraged on Raphaël insight on the company and expertise on the sector to rapidly enter into one-to-one discussions despite the launch of an auction process.