MediaSchool pursues its development by joining forces with Groupe IFC, one of the main players in private Higher Education in South-East France
Founded in 1990 in Avignon, IFC is a French Higher Education group that has successfully developed its initial training offer (short professional training at Bac+2 level) with trainings at Bac+5 level. Eric Dupressoire acquired the Group in 2011 and iXO Private Equity took a majority stake into the company in 2014. The Group’s strategy consists in developing additional training levels to retain its students throughout their course (the launch of apprenticeship in 2019 has significantly accelerated its development). Thanks to its know-how and its 30-year relationship with local companies in the Southeast France, Groupe IFC has now more than 2,500 students in 8 cities. The Group is on track to reach a +€17m turnover in FY2022.
Eric Dupressoire (Chairman of the Group), together with his son Mathieu and his team, will remain in charge of the Group’s development. As part of this transaction, he became a shareholder of the MediaSchool Group while iXO Private Equity, the Group's majority shareholder since 2014, sold 100% of its shares.
The Education Team at Financière de Courcelles is delighted to have supported IFC Group in this sell-side transaction, thus emphasising its general expertise and leadership in Education.
List of advisors:
Sell-side:
- M&A:Financière de Courcelles
- Legal:BBLM Avocats, Sextant Avocats
- Financial due diligence:Mortier & Associés
Buy-side:
- Legal:De Pardieu Brocas Maffei
- Financial due diligence:D’Ornano + Co.
- Legal, tax and social due diligence:D’Ornano + Co.
- Debt advisory:Volt Associés
Financing: CIC Private Debt & Eurazeo Private Debt
- Legal:Nabarro Béraud Avocats
WebForce3, a key player in digital training, opens its capital to Weinberg Impact Dev
Paris (France), October 12th, 2021,
Financière de Courcelles advised the shareholders of WebForce3 – Alain Assouline (Founder & Chairman), Nicolas Chagny (CEO), the Management team and the PE funds Impact Partners & Odyssée Venture – in the sale of a minority stake to Weinberg Capital Partners.
Founded in 2014 by Alain Assouline, WebForce3 tackles challenges related to the digital transformation of companies through a network of more than 50 schools in France and 750 professional trainers.
WebForce3 offers training in digital professions based on innovative and physical or digital learning courses. The Group offers intensive, short, diploma and job-oriented training to all audiences regardless of background, age or diploma, and especially to so-called "vulnerable" groups or employees who need to acquire new skills to access to, retain or switch jobs. Historically based on a 100% bootcamp model (accelerated training), the Group has been offering work-study training since the end of 2020, with the ambition to quickly reach 50% of learners in apprenticeship.
The activity tackles major societal challenges that are at the heart of the current priorities of public policies in terms of integration and job retention.
"85% of jobs in 2030 do not yet exist and nearly 80,000 jobs in digital professions are vacant today in France due to a lack of suitable profiles. WF3's goal is to put people at the heart of these issues. Our training courses are for everyone. Digital technology is a real lever for inclusion, integration and employment.", declares Alain Assouline, CEO of WebForce3.
The Education Team at Financière de Courcelles is delighted to have supported WebForce3 in this growth capital transaction, thus strengthening its general expertise in Education and more specifically in the field of bootcamps.
List of advisors:
On the Sell-side:
- Company: Alain Assouline, Nicolas Chagny, Sylviane Peretz
- Sellers: Impact Partners (Thomas Delalande, Juliette Both), Odyssée Venture (Matthieu Boillet, Pierre Vandame)
- M&A: Financière de Courcelles (Martine Depas, Ambroise Boissonnet, Antoine Mainini)
- Legal: Cygler & Avocats (Steve Cygler, Olivier Coste, Vincent Houang), Backbone Avocats (Sébastien Burget, Olivier Betin)
- Financial VDD: Exelmans (Eric Guedj, Benjamin Le Gal)
On the Buy-side:
- Funds: Weinberg Capital Partners (WCP IMPACT DEV) - Sacha Talmon, Aude Wathier, Thomas Hélias
- Legal: MBA Avocats (Igor Doumenc, Dorothée Traverse, Julien Brouwer, Alexandre Malek)
- DD:
- PWC TS (Philippe Serzec, Guillaume de Rancourt)
- PWC Avocats (Nicolas Arfel, Eric Hickel, Aurélie Cluzel d'Andlau, Michael Chan, Fanny Marchiset, Sarah Dezes, Claire Pascal-Oury, Emily Davis de Courcy, Marie Diderotto, Léa Rudloff, Joanna Wereda)
- PMSI (Rémi de Guilhermier, Aline Maresquier)
- Digital4Better (Frédérick Marchand)
- Tenzing (François André, Nicolas Vauclin, Sophie Boullais)
CITY-DROP, LA STARTUP FRANÇAISE DE LOCATION EN ALLER SIMPLE D’UTILITAIRES CONNECTÉS, RÉALISE UNE LEVÉE DE FONDS DE 3 MILLIONS D’EUROS AUPRÈS D’INTER INVEST CAPITAL
Paris, 7 October 2021,
"One-way van hire is too expensive! It was with this in mind that we decided to change things. Compressing costs by making the user responsible was the "win-win" solution!" Félix Nguyen, CEO and co-founder of City-Drop with Christophe Gerbeaud and Frédéric Dubois.
Founded in 2015, City-Drop's ambition is to transform the rental of commercial vehicles thanks to a model without a physical agency and completely digitalized, eliminating the "traditional counter steps" such as signing the contract or inspecting the vehicle. The entire customer journey is carried out in total autonomy via the company's website and mobile application, which allows the customer to geolocate, open and start the vehicle using their smartphone. This flexible model, adapted to medium and long distance journeys, allows City-Drop to offer ultra-competitive prices from 1€ and on average 30% cheaper than its main competitors, a better service as it is no longer necessary to bring the vehicle back to its point of departure, and therefore to reduce CO2 emissions by half.
City-Drop has rapidly recorded strong growth in its activity and more than 50,000 customers have already placed their trust in the company for the transport of goods on one-way journeys in France and Europe.
Today, the company is present in more than 50 cities, has a staff of around 20 and has doubled its turnover each year while remaining profitable since its creation.
Already present in France, the service will be exported to Spain at the end of this year, to Germany and Portugal by the end of 2022, and to ten European countries by 2025. At the same time, City-Drop's ambition is to electrify a quarter of its fleet by 2024 and reach 50% by 2026. This capital increase will enable the company to accelerate its growth so that it can establish itself on the French and European removal and mobility market. This investment will notably finance the fleet of connected vehicles, recruitment and the launch of new innovative services.
"The historical shareholders and the entire City-Drop team are delighted that Inter Invest Capital is supporting us and sharing our vision. We will go even faster and even further while preserving our DNA", says Frédéric Dubois.
"We very quickly embraced City-Drop's project. The company has developed an intelligent algorithm that makes the solution easy, economical and eco-responsible. We are particularly proud to help them deploy it as widely as possible in France and Europe" adds Julien Hugot, partner at Inter Invest Capital.
The participants in the CITY-DROP transaction
Capital Innovation / 1er tour
- Target company CITY-DROP
- Purchaser or Investor INTER INVEST CAPITAL, Julien Hugot
- Purchaser Corporate lawyer NAXOS AVOCATS, Guillaume Rémy
- Company Corporate Lawyer YDÈS AVOCATS
- Fundraising Counsel FINANCIERE DE COURCELLES, Michael Petit
Groupe Atlantic, leader in thermal comfort acquires Hautec Wärmepumpen
Paris (France), 12 July 2021,
Groupe Atlantic, leader in thermal comfort acquires Hautec Wärmepumpen
Hautec, which was founded more than 40 years ago, is a German SME specializing in the design and the manufacturing of brine/water heat pumps for both residential (individual and collective housing) and industrial markets. The company’s headquarters and plant are based in Bedburg-Hau (North Rhine-Westphalia), a few kilometers away from the Dutch border.
Groupe Atlantic, which is headquartered in La Roche-sur-Yon (Vendée), is an innovative industrial large-cap company driven by strong family values. Atlantic is a leading supplier of boilers, water heaters, renewable energy-based equipment (heat pumps, solar and heat pump water heaters etc.), radiators, air conditioning and ventilation equipment. The Group serves both residential and industrial markets with reputed global and local brands such as Atlantic, Ideal, Thermor, Sauter, etc. Thanks to its 10,300 employees and its 28 industrial sites worldwide, the Group generated more than €2.2 bn in revenues in 2020. International development, especially in the DACH region, is a key strategic priority for Group Atlantic.
The Hautec Group has a very valuable position in the German brine/water heat pumps market. With this acquisition, Groupe Atlantic strengthens its position in this booming market with a bright future.
Financière de Courcelles has initiated the discussions with the target and advised Group Atlantic during the whole transaction process. This transaction confirms Financière de Courcelles’ ability to support its clients in their cross-border transactions with country-specific regulations. With its Augmented M&A® offer, FDC is one of the only French investment banks able of setting up tailor-made solutions (multi-country and multi-expertise) to support SMEs and large companies in their international growth.
TSG, the European leader of solutions and services to public and private energy distribution infrastructures for mobility, acquires Kälte Klimatechnik Manfred Wegner, a company based in Wismar, Germany
Paris (France), the 9th of July 2021,
TSG, the European leader of solutions and services to public and private energy distribution infrastructures for mobility, acquires Kälte Klimatechnik Manfred Wegner, a company based in Wismar, Germany.
Wegner operates in Germany where it offers a complete range of maintenance and installation services in the refrigeration and air conditioning business. The footprint of the company mainly covers Northern and Eastern Germany with a strong market focus on food retail chains. Therefore, Wegner is an ideal partner for TSG in Germany to further develop its HVAC business.
In 2020, Wegner generated a 13 million EUR turnover with 98 people. With the acquisition of Wegner, TSG pursue its development and diversification strategy to offer a one-stop shop of innovative energy and retail solutions by supporting its historical customers expanding consumer offerings beyond refueling.
The acquisition of successful companies like Wegner is part of TSG Strategy to become the reference technical services provider to energy distribution networks, offering development opportunities to foster their local implantations while reinforcing their teams’ strengths with technically skilled people.
Both members of the international network Global M&A Partners “GMAP”, Financière de Courcelles in France and IOM in Germany, are very proud to advise TSG on this cross-border transaction and allow TSG to strengthen its footprint in Germany. FDC supports TSG in its European external growth roadmap, through FDC’s multi-buy-side advisory offer.
About Financière de Courcelles (FDC)
Financière de Courcelles is an independent investment bank specialising in Mergers and Acquisitions. Founding member of the Global M&A Partners network (more than 400 M&A professionals and more than 35 countries covered), FDC has a strong capability to support its clients internationally. FDC advises companies on mid-cap transactions in all sectors of the economy thanks to its dedicated teams of specialists.
About IOM
IOM is a leading independent M&A boutique focused on small and medium-sized companies with an enterprise value between 10 mEUR and 300 mEUR. The majority of its clients are entrepreneurs advised regarding corporate succession, while private equity clients and international strategic buyers constitute typical buy-side projects. The main sectors covered are Aerospace & Defense, Business Services, Chemicals, Consumer & Leisure, Food & Beverage, Healthcare, Industrial and TMT.
About Global M&A Partners (GMAP)
Established in 1999, Global M&A Partners is a leading international partnership of investment bankers specializing in mid-market transactions. We provide sector expertise, international scope, and deep local market knowledge and execution capabilities for our clients. We operate with local offices across 4 continents and have completed over 1,500 transactions during the last ten years, typically ranging from 50 mEUR to 500 mEUR.
About TSG
Located in 30 countries, TSG is the European leading provider of services and solutions for public and private mobility-related energy networks. The TSG Group achieved a turnover of €650 million in 2020 and currently employs more than 4,000 people whose technical skills in energy and innovative technological solutions help its clients to design, build, maintain, manage, optimize and develop their energy distribution networks dedicated to mobility. With its recognized expertise in new mobility energies (electricity, natural gas, hydrogen and bio-fuels), TSG's mission is to support its clients in the transformation and maintenance of their energy distribution networks and to actively participate in the development of green and sustainable mobility.
Sale of DEVAN company to the German group Pulcra Chemicals
Paris (France), the 1st of July of 2021,
Financière de Courcelles (FDC) advised the Belgian private equity fund Pentahold on the sale of their shares in Devan Group, a specialist in innovative and sustainable solutions for the textile world, to the German group Pulcra Chemicals.
Devan is notably known for its numerous innovations in anti-microbial and anti-viral solutions under the brand name BI-OME, as well as its strong expertise in the field of thermoregulation, flame retardants and probiotics-based products. Over the past years, Devan has strongly invested in the development of bio-based and sustainable solutions for the textile sector.
Headquartered in Ronse, Belgium, Devan also operates offices in Portugal, United Kingdom, USA and a team in Shanghai (China) and realised more than € 15 m of turnover.
FDC organized and managed the M&A process and assisted Pentahold and Devan Management in the selection of Pulcra Chemicals’ industrial project, one of the European leaders in textile chemicals.
The merger of the two companies will appropriately position Pulcra Chemicals to address the customers’ constant evolving needs thanks to Devan innovative and sustainable solutions and hence accelerate Devan development in global textile markets.
Headquartered near Munich (Germany), Pulcra Chemicals employs approximately 1,000 people at 13 global sites and serves more than 3,000 customers in the field of textiles, fibers and leather processing products.
With Devan Group, Pulcra Chemicals has achieved its first-ever acquisition.
Sellers and advisors:
- Company: Pentahold (Geert Vanderstappen, Karel Gielen), Devan Chemicals (Sven Ghyselinck, CEO ; Olivier Kiekens, CFO),
- Lawyer: Argo Law (Bert Van Ingelghem, Mattias Verbeeck)
- M&A: Financière de Courcelles (Audrey Gennequin), Capstan Corporate Finance (Serge Capier)
Acquiror and advisors:
- Company: Pulcra Chemicals (Ümit Yaldiz)
- Lawyer: PwC Legal (Pierre Queritet)
Quantum Capital Partners / Aviagroup Industries acquire CPP France
Paris (France), The 10th of June 2021,
Aviagroup Industries SAS, a company owned by funds managed by Quantum Capital Partners, has acquired 100% of the shares in CPP France SAS from the US-based aerospace company Consolidated Precision Products Corp. CPP France will be renamed into Aerocast SAS, its former company name.
Aerocast, located in Montierchaume, France, is a leading aluminium casting company to the aerospace & defense industry specialized in the so-called lost-wax or investment casting technology. The product portfolio comprises various structural parts for the application in civil and military aircrafts and helicopters and is key to the Aerospace supply-chain. The customer base consists of renown OEMs und Tier-1 suppliers from the aerospace industry.
Aviagroup is an international group of aerospace companies (Secan, Aviatube, Indraero Siren and SAM) with production sites in France and Morocco and around 1,000 employees in total. Aviagroup actively supports a close cooperation between the group members on operational, commercial and administrative level. As a consequence, Aviagroup is able to provide its customers complete and complex solutions in the areas of Thermal Management, Aluminum Tubes and Aerostructures. Aerocast will become part of the Aerostructures division and will complement the product offerings in terms of technology and application.
FDC advised Quantum Capital Partners / Aviagroup in this transaction, which secures the Aerospace supply-chain in the manufacturing of aluminum casting parts. The deal demonstrates FDC’s deep knowledge of the Aerospace sector, and strong commitment to the supply-chain consolidation process.
Aria Finance acquires its competitor SAH LEDUC to form a European leader in hydraulic cylinders
Paris (France), 29 April 2021,
Financière de Courcelles (FDC) advised the shareholders of SAH LEDUC – the Leduc family and BNP Paribas Développement – on the divestment of 100% of the shares to Aria Finance, owner of SAHGEV, another major industrial player in the hydraulic cylinders sector.
Founded in 1945, SAH LEDUC is family-owned company based in Ligné near Nantes in France. With more than 300 employees on 2 industrial sites, the company produces more than 230,000 cylinders per year and acts as an OEM for leading European manufacturers.
FDC organized and managed the M&A process and assisted Joël Leduc – CEO and majority shareholder – in the selection of Aria Finance’s industrial project. The acquiring company is owned and managed by the Quivogne family and is based in the East of France. The group owns SAHGEV (70), SOGRAYDIS (70) and VRH (38), 3 industrial companies that are all operating on the hydraulic cylinders sector. This acquisition enables Aria Finance– which has a strong historical presence in the agricultural market – to diversify its range of products with larger cylinders and to target new sectors such as construction, building and public works, industrial handling, etc. The combination of these two complementary, medium-sized, family-owned groups will create a European industrial champion in hydraulic cylinders with a production capacity of more than €100 million in turnover.
This transaction confirms Financière de Courcelles’ ability to assist shareholders in the transmission of their family industrial groups and reinforces its renowned expertise in the hydraulic cylinders segment. With more than 10 deals in the West of France since 2015, this transaction also highlights the regional footprint of FDC.
List of the other advisors:
Advisors to sellers:
- Legal: Valther law firm (Bruno Fiacre, Matthieu Labat-Labourdette)
Advisors to buyers:
- Legal: BPS law firm (Olivier Pittet, Remy Tromenschlager)
- Audit: Gamet audit firm (Emilie Moutaud)
Financière de Courcelles advises TSG, the European leader of solutions and services for energy distribution networks, in the acquisition of SITIM in Croatia, expert of infrastructures’ management and technical maintenance
Paris (France), the 26th of April 2021,
TSG, the European leader of solutions and services to public and private energy distribution infrastructures for mobility, acquires SITIM, a company based in Zagreb / Croatia.
SITIM offers complete management, maintenance and support to infrastructures, integrating all engineering professions to enable the development and the implementation of concepts for technical Facility Management according to customers’ needs.
This acquisition is part of TSG strategy to become the referent technical services provider to energy distribution networks, offering development opportunities to foster its local implantations while reinforcing its teams with technical skilled people.
Financière de Courcelles team is very proud to have advised this international transaction, which allows TSG to strengthen its footprint in Central Europe, and to support TSG in its European external growth roadmap, thanks to its multi-buy-side offer.
About TSG
Located in 30 countries, TSG is the European leading provider of services and solutions for public and private mobility-related energy networks. The TSG Group achieved a turnover of €650 million in 2020 and currently employs more than 4,000 people whose technical skills in energy and innovative technological solutions help its clients to design, build, maintain, manage, optimize and develop their energy distribution networks dedicated to mobility. With its recognized expertise in new mobility energies (electricity, natural gas, hydrogen and bio-fuels), TSG's mission is to support its clients in the transformation and maintenance of their energy distribution networks and to actively participate in the development of green and sustainable mobility.
Financière de Courcelles advises Sommet Education in the acquisition of Invictus Education Group, leading private education and training operator in South Africa
Paris (France), April 22nd, 2021,
Sommet Education, the worldwide network of first-class higher education hospitality and culinary arts schools, is acquiring a majority stake in Invictus Education Group, South African leading private education operator, alongside its historical shareholders. The signing of this transaction marks the start of a rapid expansion plan in South Africa and further African developments.
Sommet Education (Les Roches, Glion Institute of Higher Education, Ecole Ducasse) continues to consolidate its position as the leading network in hospitality education, with the acquisition of the Invictus Education Group. A new step forward for Sommet Education which is doubling its worldwide footprint bringing the number of its campuses worldwide from nine currently to seventeen and from 6,000 to 9,000 students. Sommet Education’s strategy leverages on expansion to support its growth through various types of opportunities, from acquisitions of local and regional hospitality education brands to investment in adjacent business lines or asset-light models.
Invictus Education is a leading private education network in South Africa, with four schools within the field of Hospitality Education and Training: International Hotel School, HS Gaming, Summit, SAE Institute Africa.
Financière de Courcelles team is very proud to have advised this international transaction which allows Sommet Education to consolidate its leading position in the Education Market while doubling its global footprint.
GEMA franchit une nouvelle étape avec Eureka Education
Paris (France), le 25 février 2021 - GEMA franchit une nouvelle étape avec Eureka Education
Eureka Education, soutenu par Naxicap Partners, prend le relai d’UI Investissement et de Quadia pour poursuivre le développement de GEMA (Grandes Ecoles des Métiers d’Avenir) aux côtés de son fondateur David Derkx.
Un pure player de la formation aux métiers d’avenir
Fondé en 2017 par David Derkx, GEMA (Grandes Ecoles des Métiers d’Avenir) est un Groupe
d’enseignement supérieur privé, proposant des formations allant du Bachelor au Mastère (en formation
initiale ou en alternance) et certifiées par des Titres RNCP. Spécialisé dans la formation aux métiers
d’avenir, GEMA forme des étudiants à une double compétence managériale et technique dans les
secteurs du développement durable et de l’intelligence artificielle. GEMA devrait réaliser sur l’exercice
en cours un CA de 12 M€.
En proposant des cursus dédiés aux grands enjeux de demain, GEMA se démarque et répond aux
aspirations d’une génération sensible aux problématiques environnementales et aux évolutions
technologiques. Le Groupe ambitionne de former une nouvelle génération de managers engagés et
désirant avoir un impact positif grâce à ses deux écoles :
- L’ESI Green & Social Business School (développement durable) ;
- L’IA School (intelligence artificielle).
Accélérer le développement territorial et renforcer l’offre pédagogique
GEMA a accéléré son développement et doublé le nombre d’inscrits pour l’année scolaire en cours avec
plus de 1 400 étudiants, atteignant ainsi son objectif avec 3 ans d’avance sur son plan de
développement.
Aux côtés de David Derkx, UI et Quadia ont soutenu la dynamique de croissance et le développement
régional du Groupe avec notamment l’ouverture, pour la rentrée 2021, de deux nouveaux campus :
- à Lyon (150 étudiants sont déjà inscrits pour la rentrée prochaine),
- à Bordeaux.
En complément, la crise sanitaire a accéléré la digitalisation du Groupe avec la mise à disposition
d’outils numériques permettant de garantir la continuité des enseignements à distance.
La communication autour du Groupe, son positionnement différenciant ainsi que l’ouverture
programmée du campus lyonnais ont conduit plusieurs acteurs majeurs de l'enseignement supérieur à
proposer au Groupe GEMA un rapprochement. Afin d’accélérer le développement en régions, UI et
Quadia ont soutenu la volonté du dirigeant d’intégrer GEMA dans le Groupe Eureka Education.
Avec cette acquisition, le Groupe Eureka Education, soutenu par son actionnaire majoritaire Naxicap
Partners, poursuit sa stratégie de croissance externe et de diversification et confirme ses ambitions
dans les métiers à impact et sous tension. GEMA va constituer la 4ème verticale « métier » du Groupe
Eureka aux côtés du pôle « esthétique coiffure » (au travers de ses écoles Sylvia Terrade), celui de la
vente complexe (Groupe Euridis) ainsi que celui des métiers de l’immobilier (Groupe Suptertiaire).
Avec l’acquisition de GEMA, Eureka Education forme désormais plus de 17.500 étudiants par an et est
présent en France et en Suisse à travers près d’une centaine d’implantations. Le Groupe vise un chiffre
d’affaires de plus de 100 millions d’euros sur l’année 2021 et se positionne comme un acteur majeur de
l’enseignement professionnel et supérieur privé en France.
Bernard de Sagazan, Président d’Eureka Education déclare : « Nous sommes très fiers d’accueillir dans
le groupe Eureka Education deux nouvelles spécialités : le développement durable et l’intelligence
artificielle. Ces deux spécialités sont parfaitement complémentaires avec la stratégie d’Eureka
Education, à savoir proposer des formations professionnalisantes dans des métiers en forte tension ou
en forte mutation. »
Données clés
• 2 écoles : ESI Green & Social Business School / IA School
• 3 campus : Boulogne Billancourt / Lyon / Bordeaux
• Près de 1 500 étudiants
• 90% des étudiants trouvent un emploi 6 mois avant la fin de leur cursus
Intervenants
Acquéreurs
Eureka Education (Bernard de Sagazan, Louis de Baudus)
Naxicap Partners (Eric Aveillan, Laurent Salle, Simon Ricque, Mouncef Daifallah)
Cédants
GEMA (David Derkx)
UI Investissement (Stéphanie Pépineau, Solène Olivier, Olivier Jarrousse)
Quadia (Guilhem Ricci, Josep Segarra)
Conseils Acquéreur
Financier : KPMG (Sophie Dervain)
Juridique corporate : Dune (Olivier Hugot, Farrah Ducher), EDGE (Claire Baufine Ducrocq)
Juridique dette : Mayer Brown (Patrick Teboul, Marion Minard, Antoine Buisson)
Conseils Cédants
Financier : KPMG (Damien Moron)
Juridique : Orsan (David Sebban)
Conseils GEMA
M&A : Financière de Courcelles (Martine Depas)
Juridique : Lamy Lexel (Arnaud Lafarge, Maïté Massoma)
Financement
Barings (Alice Foucault, Benjamin Gillet, Rana Misirlizade)
Juridique : Nabarro Beraud (Jonathan Nabarro, Anthony Minziere)
A propos d’UI Investissement
Spécialiste du développement des entreprises françaises non cotées, UI s’engage et s’investit, depuis
plus de 50 ans, aux côtés de dirigeants de PME et d’ETI en croissance pour faire émerger et développer
des entreprises économiquement et durablement performantes.
Depuis sa prise d’indépendance en 2004, UI Investissement a levé 1,5 milliard d’euros autour de trois
plateformes d’investissement (régionale, nationale, sectorielle) et investi dans plus de 150 entreprises,
principalement dans les secteurs de la santé, de l’agro-business et des services. Suite à l’intégration
d’Invest PME, UI accompagne aujourd’hui près de 110 entreprises en s’appuyant sur une trentaine de
salariés et des implantations régionales à Nantes, Rennes, Reims, Strasbourg, Dijon, Besançon et Lille
en complément de ses équipes basées à Paris.
Contact presse : Simon Clément – 01 42 56 77 08 - simon.clement@ui-investissement.fr
Pour plus d’informations : www.ui-investissement.fr
À propos d’Eureka Education
Eureka Education est aujourd’hui un acteur majeur de l’enseignement professionnel privé en France et
en Suisse, à travers un réseau de près d’une centaine d’implantations accueillant plus de 17 500 élèves
par an au sein de formations de niveau CAP à BAC+5. Le Groupe emploie plus de 1 500 collaborateurs.
Fort de cette position solide et diversifiée et du renforcement de ses capacités de financement, Eureka
Education souhaite continuer à se positionner comme une plateforme de consolidation de référence
des écoles professionnalisantes à forte employabilité en France et en Europe.
www.eureka-education.fr
À propos de Naxicap Partners
Acteur de référence du capital investissement en France, Naxicap Partners – affilié de Natixis
Investment Managers - dispose de 3,7 milliards d’euros de capitaux sous gestion. Investisseur impliqué
et responsable, Naxicap Partners construit aux côtés des entrepreneurs avec lesquels il s’associe, un
partenariat solide et constructif pour la réussite de leur projet. La société compte près de 39
professionnels de l'investissement sur 5 bureaux implantés à Paris, Lyon, Toulouse, Nantes et
Francfort.
Pour plus d’informations : www.naxicap.fr
Eureka Education acquires Groupe Icadémie, a leading French awarding e-learning expert
Paris (France), Dec 14th 2020 - Eureka Education acquires Groupe Icadémie, a leading French awarding e-learning expert.
Three months after Naxicap Partners took a majority shareholding of Eureka Education, one of the main market players in Higher Education and Professional Education, Eureka Education acquires Groupe Icadémie, a leading French awarding e-learning expert.
Founded in 2006, Icadémie is an Education group specialised in e-learning with a large panel of Undergraduate and Graduate programs in various areas: Human Resources, Marketing & Communication, Management, Finance, Real Estate, IT, Web Development, Languages, Sport, Wellness, Fashion, Design… Icadémie trains more than 4,000 students per year through its fully integrated platform using more than 87,000 pedagogic videos. Icadémie has 6 campus in France (Paris, Lille, Aix en Provence, Toulon, Toulouse and Angers) and realises a turnover of €17m.
Eureka Education, a group organised in three divisions: Silvya Terrade (aesthetics, cosmetics schools), Euridis Business School (Sales and Business Development) and SupTertiaire (Real Estate), continues to expand through M&A, confirming its ambition in the digitalisation of its degrees. Eureka Education is now having more than 16,000 students, with 70 locations in France and Switzerland. The group is about to reach €80m revenues in 2021 and becomes a leading market player in Higher Education in France.
Financière de Courcelles team is proud to have advised this transaction which allows Groupe Icadémie to accelerate its development, joining a leading Higher Education group, providing its Digital Learning expertise, a major challenge for Education.
Advisors to the transaction:
Icadémie: Jean-Luc Codaccioni
- M&A : Financière de Courcelles (Martine Depas, Ambroise Boissonnet, Romain Maini)
- Lawyer - Corporate: Cygler & Avocats (Steve Cygler)
Eureka Education: Bernard de Sagazan, Louis de Baudus
- Lawyer - Corporate: Hugot Avocats (Olivier Hugot, Farrah Ducher)
- Financial Due Diligence: KPMG (Damien Moron)
Naxicap Partners: Eric Aveillan, Laurent Sallé, Aurélien Dorkel, Simon Ricque, Mouncef Daifallah
- Lawyer Financing: Mayer Brown (Patrick Teboul, Marion Minard, Julien Leris)
- Financing: Barings (Alice Foucault, Benjamin Gillet, Rana Misirlizade)
- Lawyer Barings: Nabarro & Hinge (Jonathan Nabarro, Anthony Minziere).