Branded consumer and retail

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The most recent transactions in branded consumer and retail

Client : FOUNDERS

Sector : Branded consumer and retail

LBO France, alongside the management and the founders, leads an LBO on Size Factory

LEADING FRENCH RETAILER OF PLUS-SIZE MEN’S APPARELS

Client : FOUNDERS

Sectors : Branded consumer and retail, Tech

Disposal of Belisoft to Lovehoney Group.

FRENCH LEADING ONLINE DISTRIBUTOR OF SEXUAL WELLNESS PRODUCTS

Client : PROVIDENCE EQUITY

Sectors : Media and communication, Tech

LBO of Providence on Groupe La Centrale (La Centrale, Promoneuve, Caradisiac, maVoitureCash) disposed by Axel Springer

LEADING ONLINE CAR CLASSIFIEDS IN FRANCE

Client : FOUNDERS, LE WAGON

Sectors : Education , Tech, Sustainable development

Le Wagon opens its capital to Cathay Capital and Africinvest

LEADER IN CODING BOOTCAMP

The founders of Le Wagon opened up their capital to boost the company’s growth mainly through external growth, new verticals development (with a focus on data science) and expanding its international footprint. PE funds Cathay and AfricInvest have invested €17 million. Le Wagon is one of the leading independent players in the sector of bootcamps (accelerated training) dedicated to digital and technology fields. It is present in Europe and Asia, with campuses in many countries.

Client : FOUNDERS / INVESTORS INCLUDING ALVEN AND FA DIÈSE

Sectors : Tech, Business Services

Disposal of SoCloz to Savoye/ Noblelift

POINT-OF-SALES DIGITALISATION SAAS SOLUTIONS

Client : FOUNDERS, INVESTORS

Sectors : Media and communication, Tech

Disposal of Temelio to RedPill/ Ermes

Data marketing specialist

Client : ERGON CAPITAL

Sector : Branded consumer and retail

Primary LBO of Ergon Capital on family-owned Haudecoeur

French leader in the distribution of ethnic food through traditional channels and large retailers

Client : KUJTEN

Sector : Branded consumer and retail

Kujten opens its capital to private individuals

Cashmere brand apparel

Client : WEAVING GROUP

Sector : Branded consumer and retail

Acquisition of the family group La Chambre aux Confitures by Weaving Group.

MANUFACTURING AND RETAILING OF FINE JAM

Client : FOUNDERS / INVESTORS

Sectors : Business Services, Tech

Disposal of WayKonect to Total Group

Fleet management solutions (SaaS)

Raphaël advises founders and investors of WayKonect (Partech, Breega Capital, 360 Capital Partners and business angels including Olivier Mathiot and Thierry Petit) regarding sale of the company to Total Group. WayKonect develops B2B SaaS solutions for intelligent and connected fleet management. With the backing of Total Marketing services, WayKonect will be able to accelerate its development

Client : FOUNDERS / MANAGEMENT AND INVESTORS

Sector : Media and communication

Disposal of Digiteka to Rossel and Sipa-Ouest-France

Online video advertising platform

Digiteka, an ad tech/ video technology company that helps publishers and media companies generate and monetize premium and contextualized instream video inventory, has been sold to media groups Rossel and Ouest France. Set up in 2017, Digiteka had closed several funding rounds with VCs and business angels

Client : Carré d'Artistes

Sector : Branded consumer and retail

Reset of the shareholding and fund raising around Laurent Dassault, sofipaca (Crédit Agricole) and BPI

Network of accessible contemporary art galleries

The group of contemporary accessible art galleries with presence in Europe, the US and Asia raises money from Laurent Dassault, Sofipaca (Crédit Agricole) and BPI to finance the opening of new galleries and the digitalization of the group. One of the 2 co-founders exits.

Client : Founders / Management

Sectors : Travel and leisure, Tech

Disposal of Gekko (HCorpo / Teldar) to Accor Group

Hotel booking platform

Raphaël advises the founders of Gekko in the sale of their company to Accor group; the founders remain shareholders with an exit formula; Raphaël had previously advised the founders in their LBO transaction with private equity investor HLD ; Gekko in an innovative B to B hotel booking platform for corporates (HCorpo) and travel agencies (Teldar).

Client : MINUTEBUZZ, SEVENTURE PARTNERS, BUSINESS ANGELS

Sectors : Media and communication, Tech

Sale to TF1 of a majority stake in MinuteBuzz

SPECIALIST DIGITAL MEDIA IN SOCIAL NETWORKS

Advised by Raphaël, the founders and their venture capital partners sell a large controlling stake to TF1; this transaction will also allow MinuteBuzz to accelerate its development ; the founders remain shareholders with an exit formula; MinuteBuzz is one of the leading video media on social networks and dedicated to millenials in France

Client : Céréa,family members

Sector : Branded consumer and retail

Disposal of Céréa and family members' stake to Idinvest

Worldwilde n°4 gelatine producer

Advised by Raphaël, some family shareholders and Céréa Capita sell their stake to Idinvest; this transaction is the outcome of a competitive sale process towards priovate equity investors

Client : AMS Industries

Sector : Branded consumer and retail

Acquisition of Tara Jarmon by AMS Industries, the family group of Jean-Paul Bize

Women's wear

AMS Industries, the holding company of Jean-Paul Bize, acquired 100% of the accessible luxury fashion brand Tara Jarmon, created by David Jarmon. Jean-Paul Bize added Tara Jarmon to his newly created luxury already including Poiray (watches) and Aurélie Bidermann (Jewlery)

Client : Private individuals

Sector : Branded consumer and retail

Disposal of Antoine & Lili to an outside management (MBI) and the family holding Dzeta

Ready to wear

Client : Family shareholders, Management, MCB

Sector : Branded consumer and retail

Disposal of Speedy to Bridgestone

Auto parts and car repair chain

Auto parts and car repair chain Speedy (close to 500 outlets) joins Bridgestone Group, after a restricted sale process conducted by Raphael and very selective sale process restricted to a handfull of large international strategic buyers. In 2011, Speedy had been acquired by its management team led by Jacques Le Foll

Client : Family shareholders of Group Cerise

Sectors : Media and communication, Tech

Disposal of Group Cerise to Prisma (Bertelsmann Group)

Specialist digital media in social networks

Advised by Raphaël, the founders and their family parners sell Cerise Media , a high-growth video and digital media group, to Prisma, a subsidiary of Bertelsmann Group, after a very competitive sale process conducted towards large international strategic buyers in the media sector

Client : HLD, Management

Sectors : Travel and leisure, Tech

Secondary LBO by the management and HLD

Hotel booking platform

Advised by Raphël, the founders and their venture capital partners sell part of their stake through a LBO transaction with private equity investor HLD; venture capital investors exit ; founders cash out partially and reinvest partially; this transaction follows a tailor-made sale pocess