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Abénex Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Abénex has acquired 5 companies. It has also invested in 5 others.

Abénex’s most common sectors for investment arebuilding materials (9%) and consumer products (9%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (60%) and secondary buyout (20%). In total, Abénex has invested in 4 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2002 when it acquired Groupe Retif Developpement SAS for $240M.

In the last 3 years, Abénex has exited 2 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is secondary buyout (55%). Abénex’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2010 when it sold Nextiraone Mexico S.A. de C.V. for $170M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity69
    • M&A Buy Activity47
    • M&A Sell Activity22
  • Total Sectors Invested 23
  • Total Countries Invested 4
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 20
  • M&A Advisors 7

Abénex

Abénex Capital SAS

9 Avenue Matignon,
Paris, 75008
France
+33 (0) 1 53 93 69 00
www.abenex.fr
herve.claquin@abenexcapital.com

Abénex Capital SA is a French private equity firm focuses on acquiring mid-market companies throughout France. The Firm seeks to hold both majority and minority equity interest in companies along with the management teams. Specific areas of interest include consumer productsinterests, business services, industry and healthcare sector. The Firm will consider variety of transaction includes MBOs, MBIs, and LBO. Abénex, Capital SA was formerly known as ABN Amro Capital France and became independent of ABN Amro in 2008. Abénex Capital SA is based in Paris.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Building Materials, Business Services, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Distribution, E-Commerce, Education, Engineering, Financial Services, Food, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Insurance, Internet Software and Services, Media, Medical Products, Real Estate, Retail, Software

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

Geographic Preferences: Western Europe

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 10 500
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 5 100
Enterprise Value 30 300
values in millions of EUR

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (2.8/yr) # 33 4 8 1 - 1 47
vol $240M $240M
Sell (1.4/yr) # 15 5 - 1 1 - 22
vol $170M $170M
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Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Emeraude Capital 2025-01-22 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Quimper, France · www.emeraudecapital.com
Groupe ADF SAS 2024-03-06 - Secondary Sale
Vitrolles, France · www.groupeadf.com
Prevost Laboratory Concept 2023-07-05 - Secondary Sale
Nouvoitou, France · www.fabrication-cosmetique-faconnage.fr
Phenomen SAS 2023-07-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Paris, France · www.pheno.men
IPSSI 2022-10-03 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Paris, France · www.ecole-ipssi.com
ITC Tattoo Piercing & Inovel 2022-10-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Messein, France · www.itcpiercing.com
Ekoscan Integrity 2022-09-29 - Growth Capital
Saint-Remy, France · www.ekoscanintegrity.com
Origin Group Sealing Solutions 2022-09-28 - Secondary Buyout
Rhône-Alpes, France
DI Marco Corrado S.r.l. 2022-09-23 - Stake Purchase
Rome, Italy · www.dimarco.it
ISCG Paris 2022-03-23 - Growth Capital
Paris, France · www.iscg.fr
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M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Building Materials - - 4 (9%) -
Consumer Products 1 (4%) - 4 (9%) -
Education 3 (13%) - 4 (9%) -
Food 1 (4%) - 4 (9%) -
Information Technology 2 (9%) - 3 (6%) -
Insurance 2 (9%) - 3 (6%) -
Real Estate 2 (9%) - 3 (6%) -
Retail - - 2 (4%) 240M (100%)
Business Services 2 (9%) - 2 (4%) -
Financial Services 2 (9%) - 2 (4%) -
Media 1 (4%) - 2 (4%) -
Safety/Security - - 2 (4%) -
Software 2 (9%) - 2 (4%) -
Distribution 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
E-Commerce 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
Electrical Equipment - - 1 (2%) -
Engineering - - 1 (2%) -
Healthcare Services - - 1 (2%) -
Internet Software and Services 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
Life Science - - 1 (2%) -
Manufacturing 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
Medical Products 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
Restaurants - - 1 (2%) -
Total 23 - 47 $240M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
France 21 (91%) - 44 (94%) 240M (100%)
Italy 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
Monaco 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
Mexico - - 1 (2%) -
Domestic 21 (91%) - 44 (94%) 240M (100%)
Cross-border 2 (9%) - 3 (6%) -
Total 23 - 47 $240M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 13 (57%) - 28 (60%) 240M (100%)
Secondary Buyout 3 (13%) - 9 (19%) -
Growth Capital 4 (17%) - 6 (13%) -
Stake Purchase 2 (9%) - 2 (4%) -
Divestiture 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
Venture - - 1 (2%) -
Total 23 - 47 $240M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 15 (68%) -
Trade Sale 6 (27%) 170M (100%)
Trade Sale - Public Company 1 (5%) -
Total 22 $170M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Clearwater International
 2
Edmond de Rothschild
 2
Rothschild Global Advisory
 1
Legal Deals
DLA Piper
 3
McDermott Will & Emery
 1
Dentons
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $240M
TOTAL $240M
Largest Groupe Retif Developpement SAS
$240M (2002-03-01)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $170M
TOTAL $170M
Largest Nextiraone Mexico S.A. de C.V.
$170M (2010-09-21)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
21%
10 (21%)
Strategic(s)
2%
1 (2%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
55%
12 (55%)
Strategic(s)
32%
7 (32%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Large

PE Assets

1.5B EUR

Established

1992

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Hervé Claquin

Founder & Partner

Olivier Moatti

Managing Partner

Patrice Verrier

Managing Partner

Emmanuel Herbinet

Partner

Jérôme Vandermarcq

Partner

FAQ

When was Abénex founded?

Abénex was founded in 1992.

What type of investor is Abénex?

Abénex is a private equity firm.

Where is Abénex headquartered?

Abénex is headquartered in Paris, France.

How much capital does Abénex have under management?

Abénex has 1.5B EUR under management.

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