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Bruno Schnepp, CEO of the Group, performs a new management-sponsored transaction backed by a pool of financial investors. Carso is a provider of bioanalytical services in environment, health and food safety for public bodies and private companies. Founded in 1992 following a spin-off from the CNRS to perform dioxin analyses, the group gradually completed its know-how, either through acquisitions or…

EMZ arranged a bond financing and took a minority stake in the equity alongside Silverfleet Capital and over more than 150 employees of the group. Coventya is an international specialty chemicals business, headquartered in France. Coventya develops, manufactures and supplies specialty chemicals used for surface treatments; offering a wide range of products used across a broad range of industry sectors…

EMZ finances an add-on investment in Burger King France alongside Olivier Bertrand in order to partly finance the acquisition of Quick. EMZ has already invested in Burger King France in 2013 in order to finance the start-up of the comeback of the brand in France. The roll-out of Burger King has proven very successful in France with a network of…

EMZ has arranged a bond financing at the occasion of the acquisition of LCD laboratories by Biogroup. Biogroup LCD is a group of routine medical biology held by its funder Stéphane Eimer, biologist. The group has successfully led a growth strategy in Eastern France over the past 20 years. In November 2015, Biogroup acquired LCD. This acquisition allows the group…

EMZ has arranged a management-sponsored transaction enabling the group to pursue its organic development and to accelerate its external growth strategy. Founded in 2005 by Anthony Ravau, David Ringrave and Benjamin Séguillon, My Media has become, in 10 years, the leading independant media agency in France. The strong growth of the group over the past years has been fuelled by…

EMZ has arranged and underwritten a mezzanine financing in order to fund the increase in ownership in the listed group Linedata by Amanaat, holding of the Jiva family. Founded in 1998 by M. Anvaraly Jiva, the CEO, and listed on Euronext Paris since 2010, Linedata is a world leading financial software editor specializing in asset management, insurance and lending &…

The management team of Safic-Alcan, together with the private equity funds EMZ and Sagard, acquired the group from Parquest Capital, holding thereby a majority control position. The management team of Safic-Alcan, together with the private equity funds EMZ and Sagard, acquired the group from Parquest Capital, holding thereby a majority control position. EMZ has been supporting Safic-Alcan's management team since…

Visit website www.chryso.fr EMZ participates to the financing of the primary LBO of the Chryso Group, arranging a junior mezzanine, while taking a minority stake in the capital in the company. Chryso Group is among the seven major worldwide players of the concrete and cement admixtures niche market. The company, a former subsidiary of Materis, enjoys a strong reputation in…

EMZ has invested alongside the company managers in a management-centric transaction, helping them to gain control over the group. With sales of €57 million, Ubiqus is the leading French provider of transcription services for meeting minutes (50% of group sales) and a leading provider of specialised translations (legal and financial mostly). Headquartered in France, Ubiqus has branches in the UK,…

EMZ has arranged and underwritten a mezzanine financing in order to fund the increase in ownership in the listed group CNIM by the Dmitrieff family. CNIM operates 3 business units: the construction and operation of waste-to-energy plants, the outsourced R&D in sectors with high technological content (dissuasion and nuclear energy) as well as the equipment and maintenance services for medium-…