News: Emmanuel KAEPPELIN

IDI, one of the leading private equity firms in France, has acquired a majority stake in EXSTO, a leading French group in the field of high-performance elastomers. EXSTO Group has a turnover of 69 million euros in 2023 and employs nearly 360 people in six production sites in France, Italy and Brazil. It also has a sales office in the United...

The UpCoop cooperative (Groupe Up), a major player in socially and locally useful payment solutions (luncheon vouchers, gift vouchers, etc.), has acquired the Loyalty Company group, France’s leading expert in data marketing and communications consultancy. Created in 2004, the Loyalty Company group employs 75 experts in consultancy, data,...

The American group QUAKER HOUGHTON, world leader in industrial process fluids, has acquired IKV TRIBOLOGIE IKVT and its subsidiaries. IKVT specializes in high-performance lubricants and greases that are primarily used in the automotive, aerospace, electronics, and other industrial markets and will be part of the QUAKER HOUGHTON’s EMEA segment....

Manudo group, French leader in high-frequency and thermal welding for industry and in the medical field, is continuing its development with a convertible bond issue from Bpifancre and BNP Paribas Développement. Created in 1958, Manudo group employs 400 people and achieves a turnover of nearly 20 million Euros. Bpifrance, a public investment...

DELSOL Avocats advised Origine Partners, an asset management company based in Lyon (France), with the acquisition of a stake in DuRoure, an agricultural fertiliser mixer. Origine Partners has become the majority shareholder, alongside Bpifrance and CELDA Capital Développement, with the first investment of its Origine PME 1 fund. This...

DELSOL Avocats advised Apave, a group specialising in the management of technical, human, environmental and digital risks, with the acquisition of Tecnatom France from Tecnatom SA. Tecnatom France is the French subsidiary of Tecnatom SA, itself controlled by the American group Westinghouse Electric Company. Specialising in ultrasonic...

DELSOL Avocats advised the energy broker for professionals, Opera Energie, on an OBO. Opera Energie is preparing for international expansion and the diversification of its offering with the arrival of two investors : the Luxembourg investment company Oraxys and Bpifrance. The three founders, Jean-Sébastien Degouve, Nicolas Chevallier and...

DELSOL Avocats advised Garibaldi Participations, a subsidiary of Banque Populaire Auvergne Rhône Alpes and a premium partner of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, on its acquisition of a stake in the Obiz group through its controlling holding company OBI-ONE. Obiz supports its customers in their relationship marketing and CSR...

DELSOL Avocats advised Dimotrans Group with the acquisition of a stake in its capital by Crédit Mutuel Equity, a subsidiary of Crédit Mutuel Alliance Fédérale. Dimotrans Group currently employs 2 700 people in its 70 French branches and its network of international subsidiaries and offices in Asia, Europe and the United States. With this new...

DELSOL Avocats is delighted with the individual ranking of 23 of its lawyers in the The Best Lawyers ™ in France ranking, especially as it reflects the recognition of our peers. Thomas AMICO Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice Jeanne BOSSI MALAFOSSE Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice Information Technology Law Privacy and Data...

DELSOL Avocats advised Boostheat, a manufacturer of innovative heating solutions, with the acquisition of a stake in HBR Investment Group. This transaction was carried out as part of Boostheat’s safeguard plan, which was approved by the Lyon Commercial Court on 23 May 2023. DELSOL Avocats advised Boostheat since the beginning of the safeguard...

DELSOL Avocats advised Naldeo on its acquisition by IDIA Capital Investissement. This structuring of its capital will enable Naldeo to accelerate its development as a player committed to the ecological, energy, water and digital transition. DELSOL Avocats assisted Naldeo in this transaction, with a team including : Emmanuel KAEPPELIN,...

Copas Systèmes, a specialist in automatic opening systems, wanted to join forces with the Swiss group, Gilgen Door Systems, in order to accelerate its development. The two companies are long-standing partners and have complementary offerings. This acquisition will enable Gilgen Door Systems to significantly strengthen its presence on the French...

Comptoir Rhodanien, the summer fruit specialist, is restructuring its shareholding in the context of an MBO. CEO Christophe Soulhiard is reducing his stake in favour of the management, which is being relaunched, and company executives who are taking a stake in the capital. The historical shareholders (Siparex MidCap, Carvest and Casra...

DELSOL Avocats advised the funds France Nucléaire (managed by Siparex), BNP Développement and Garibaldi Participations in the context of a MBO over F2A, specialist in ventilation components. DELSOL Avocats advised the investors in the context of this transaction with a multidisciplinary team including Emmanuel Kaeppelin, partner, and Mayeul...

Maped, a French international group among the leading players in colouring and school supplies, has acquisired Juratoys, French specialist in wooden and cardboard games and toys. The group distributes its brands in more than 120 countries, has 17 subsidiaries worldwide and employs 1600 people. Juratoys has been designing and distributing...

Cap Vert, an Ambienta (European environmental sustainability investor) portfolio company, expands its regional coverage with the acquisition of Duc & Préneuf Bourgogne. Duc & Préneuf was founded in 1989 in Dijon and its main activity is the creation of green spaces. With the acquisition of this longstanding and respected market player,...

DELSOL Avocats is delighted with the individual ranking of 21 of its lawyers in the The Best Lawyers ™ in France ranking, especially as it reflects the recognition of our peers. Jeanne BOSSI MALAFOSSE Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice Privacy and Data Security Law Benoît BOUSSIER Construction Law Séverine BRAVARD Banking and Finance...

DELSOL Avocats advised Cyclable, a network of 60 shops specialising in bicycle mobility, on a €7 million fundraise from Calcium Capital. The historical shareholder, Roland Barthez, who joined the company in 2010, is reinvesting and thus continuing the Cyclable adventure. This fundraise, brokered by Oaklins France, also allows the exit of M...