Parquest Capital Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Parquest Capital has acquired 1 company.

Parquest Capital’s most common sectors for investment arefood (10%) and healthcare services (10%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include secondary buyout (47%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (34%). In total, Parquest Capital has invested in 2 different countries.

In the last 3 years, Parquest Capital has exited 1 company. The Firm’s most common exit type is secondary buyout (70%). Parquest Capital’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2005 when it sold Groupe B&B Hotels Sas for $434M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity48
    • M&A Buy Activity28
    • M&A Sell Activity20
  • Total Sectors Invested 19
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 11
  • M&A Advisors 3

Parquest Capital

19, Avenue de l'Opéra,
Paris, 75001
France
+01 70 08 60 90
www.parquest.fr
contact@parquest.fr

Parquest Capital is a private equity firm focused on acquiring and investing in mid-sized French companies. The Firm pursues companies with €20 to €150 million in revenue and is capable of committing up to €50 million per transaction. Sectors of interest include business services, consumer products, retail, and healthcare. Parquest Capital was originally established in 2002 as a unit of ING Insurance's French practice. Parquest Capital is based in Paris, France.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Apparel/Textiles, Building Materials, Business Services, Chemicals, Consumer Products, Distribution, Education, Electrical Equipment, Electronics, Financial Services, Food, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Insurance, Leisure, Life Science, Machinery, Manufacturing, Media, Restaurants, Retail, Software

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Secondary Buyout, Stake Purchase

Geographic Preferences: Western Europe

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - 50
Enterprise Value 20 150
values in millions of EUR

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.4/yr) # 26 2 - - - - 28
Sell (0.2/yr) # 19 - 1 - - - 20
vol $876M $876M
  48

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Laboratoire Unither Amiens 2022-10-26 - Secondary Buyout
Amiens Cedex 2, France · www.unither-pharma.com
Advens 2021-10-01 - Growth Capital
Paris, France · www.advens.fr
Tediber 2021-09-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Paris, France · www.tediber.com
Homeperf SAS 2020-05-15 - Add-on Acquisition
Aix-En-Provence, France · www.homeperf.com
Acces Industrie SAS 2020-02-25 - Secondary Buyout
Tonneins, France · www.acces-industrie.com
5 Santé 2020-02-25 - Add-on Acquisition
Toulouges, France · www.5-sante.fr
Agence pour la Diffusion de l'Information Technologique (ADIT SA) 2019-10-04 - Secondary Buyout
Paris, France · www.adit.fr
Eres Group 2019-02-20 - Secondary Buyout
Paris, France · www.eres-group.com
Sopral SA 2018-11-30 - Divestiture
Guichen, France · www.sopral.com
Polyexpert SAS 2018-11-07 - Sold to Management
Paris, France · www.polyexpert.fr
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Consumer Products 1 (10%) - 3 (10%) -
Food 2 (20%) - 3 (10%) -
Healthcare Services - - 3 (10%) -
Life Science 1 (10%) - 3 (10%) -
Business Services 1 (10%) - 2 (7%) -
Financial Services - - 2 (7%) -
Information Technology 2 (20%) - 2 (7%) -
Building Materials - - 1 (3%) -
Chemicals - - 1 (3%) -
Consumer Services - - 1 (3%) -
Education 1 (10%) - 1 (3%) -
Electrical Equipment 1 (10%) - 1 (3%) -
Insurance - - 1 (3%) -
Leisure - - 1 (3%) -
Manufacturing - - 1 (3%) -
Media - - 1 (3%) -
Restaurants - - 1 (3%) -
Software 1 (10%) - 1 (3%) -
Test/Measurement Equipment - - 1 (3%) -
Total 10 - 30 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
France 10 (100%) - 29 (97%) -
Switzerland - - 1 (3%) -
Total 10 - 30 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Secondary Buyout 6 (60%) - 14 (47%) -
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 2 (20%) - 10 (33%) -
Stake Purchase - - 3 (10%) -
Divestiture 1 (10%) - 1 (3%) -
Growth Capital 1 (10%) - 1 (3%) -
Venture - - 1 (3%) -
Total 10 - 30 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 15 (75%) 876M (100%)
Trade Sale 3 (15%) -
Sold to Management 1 (5%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 1 (5%) -
Total 20 $876M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Natixis Partners España
 1
Legal Deals
Goodwin Procter
 3
VOLT Associés
 1

Deal Values

sell # Total
$100M to $1B 3 $876M
TOTAL $876M
Largest Groupe B&B Hotels Sas
$434M (2005-07-01)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
47%
14 (47%)
Strategic(s)
3%
1 (3%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
70%
14 (70%)
Strategic(s)
20%
4 (20%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Middle-Market

PE Assets

610M EUR

Established

2002

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Denis Le Chevallier

Partner

Laurence Bouttier

Partner

Pierre Decré

Partner

Thomas Babinet

Partner

Camille Coutelet

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