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Expansion Capital - France

This core business manages assets totalling €50 million held in several funds reserved for institutional investors.

Investment strategy

  • Expansion capital and capital transmission transactions in unlisted French SME in the manufacturing, distribution and service sectors.

  • Particular involvement in:

    - Financing the development of new products, investments in production capacity, acquisitions, etc.

    - Reconfiguring ownership structures through taking minority/majority shareholdings, structuring leveraged transactions, disposals of non-strategic activities by diversified groups.

  • Individual equity holdings, generally minority interests, of between €1 million and €6 million.

 

Examples of investments made

  • Châteauform’ – Organisation of business seminars and meetings in exceptional locations (www.chateauform.com)

  • Delta Recyclage – Operation of waste sorting and recycling centres (www.delta-recyclage.fr)

  • Time France – Import, assembly and distribution of mobile personnel lifting equipment (www.timefrance.fr)

  • And more...

 

Contacts

  • Frédéric Exshaw - Partner

    Email: frederic.exshaw@amundi.com
    Tel: +33 1 76 37 74 67
    15 years experience in expansion capital,
    following 5 years in investment banking.
  • Amar Douhane - Partner

    Email: amar.douhane@amundi.com
    Tel: +33 1 76 37 74 94
    8 years experience in expansion capital,
    following 12 years in capital markets
    and investment banking.