Seven2 Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Seven2 has acquired 7 companies. It has also invested in 1 other.

Seven2’s most common sectors for investment aresoftware (17%) and information technology (13%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (36%) and secondary buyout (36%). In total, Seven2 has invested in 5 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2013 when it acquired Career Education - European Operations for $305M.

The Firm’s most common exit type is secondary buyout (100%).

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity31
    • M&A Buy Activity30
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 15
  • Total Countries Invested 5
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 10
  • M&A Advisors 12

Seven2

Seven2 SAS

1 rue Paul Cézanne,
Paris, 75008
France
+ 33 1 53 65 01 00
www.seven2.eu
partners@seven2.eu

Seven2 is a private equity firm focused on investments in listed and unlisted small and midcap companies located in Continental Europe. The Firm targets growing businesses in the tech and telecom, consumer, and healthcare services sectors valued between €10 million and €1 billion. Seven2 generally has a five year investment horizon and considers minority and majority positions. Seven2 was established in 1972 and is headquartered in Paris, France.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Business Services, Communications, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Food, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Internet Software and Services, Retail, Software

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

Geographic Preferences: Western Europe

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 15 250
Enterprise Value 10 1,000
values in millions of EUR

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (2.2/yr) # 19 3 6 2 - - 30
vol $305M $305M
Sell (0.2/yr) # - 1 - - - - 1
  31

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
IBS Software Services Pvt. Ltd. 2023-05-15 - Stake Purchase
Trivandrum, India · www.ibsplc.com
Porsolt SAS 2023-02-21 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Le Genest-Saint-Isle, France · www.porsolt.com
Mailinblack 2022-09-12 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Marseille, France · www.mailinblack.com
Pandat Finance 2022-09-12 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Paris, France · www.pandat.fr
Opteven 2022-07-19 - Secondary Buyout
Villeurbanne, France · www.opteven.com
Vitaprotech 2022-07-12 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Vaulx-en-Velin, France · www.vitaprotech.com
CEME SA 2022-03-17 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Avermes, France · www.groupe-ceme.com
Odin Group BV 2022-02-09 - Secondary Buyout
Hengelo, Netherlands · www.odin-groep.nl
Marlink SAS 2021-09-02 - Secondary Buyout
Paris, France · www.marlink.com
Almond SAS 2021-09-02 - Stake Purchase
Sevres, France · www.almond.eu
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Infovista SAS 2016-03-23 Ipanematech SAS 2021-08-10 1
Massy, France · www.infovista.com Cedex, France
Destiny NV 2019-11-25 Telepo AB 2021-06-21 4
Zaventem, Belgium · www.destiny.be Stockholm, Sweden
Infovista SAS 2016-03-23 Empirix, Inc. 2021-04-21 2
Massy, France · www.infovista.com Billerica, Massachusetts · www.empirix.com
Entoria 2017-05-17 Axelliance Groupe SAS 2018-09-03 1
Levallois-Perret, France · www.entoria.fr Lyon, France · www.axelliance.com
Infovista SAS 2016-03-23 Ascom - The Network Testing Division (TEMS) 2016-08-22 1
Massy, France · www.infovista.com Reston, Virginia · www.tems.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Software 5 (19%) - 5 (16%) -
Communications 3 (11%) - 4 (13%) -
Information Technology 3 (11%) - 4 (13%) -
Internet Software and Services 3 (11%) - 3 (10%) -
Education - - 2 (6%) 305M (100%)
Financial Services 2 (7%) - 2 (6%) -
Insurance 2 (7%) - 2 (6%) -
Life Science 2 (7%) - 2 (6%) -
Beverages 1 (4%) - 1 (3%) -
Business Services 1 (4%) - 1 (3%) -
Engineering 1 (4%) - 1 (3%) -
Food 1 (4%) - 1 (3%) -
Healthcare Services 1 (4%) - 1 (3%) -
Retail 1 (4%) - 1 (3%) -
Safety/Security 1 (4%) - 1 (3%) -
Total 27 - 31 $305M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
France 20 (74%) - 23 (74%) 305M (100%)
Netherlands 3 (11%) - 3 (10%) -
Belgium 2 (7%) - 2 (6%) -
India 1 (4%) - 2 (6%) -
Italy 1 (4%) - 1 (3%) -
Total 27 - 31 $305M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 11 (41%) - 11 (35%) -
Secondary Buyout 11 (41%) - 11 (35%) -
Divestiture 2 (7%) - 5 (16%) 305M (100%)
Stake Purchase 2 (7%) - 3 (10%) -
Growth Capital 1 (4%) - 1 (3%) -
Total 27 - 31 $305M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 1 (100%) -
Total 1 -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Lincoln International
 1
Natixis
 1
Jefferies
 1
Legal Deals
Hogan Lovells
 4
Sekri Valentin Zerrouk (SVZ)
 1
Kirkland & Ellis
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $305M
TOTAL $305M
Largest Career Education Corporation- European Operations
$305M (2013-12-05)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
39%
12 (39%)
Strategic(s)
16%
5 (16%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
100%
1 (100%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Large

PE Assets

4.8B EUR

Established

1972

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Bertrand Pivin

Managing Partner

Eddie Misrahi

President

Dominica Adam

Chief Sustainability Officer

Samuel Bafourd

CIO

Mélanie Barrois

Head of Fund Administration & Portfolio Management

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