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About ASSEPRO ASSEPRO was created in 2016 through the merger of long-established Swissbroke and Fraumünster Insurance Experts. Based on solid organic as well as inorganic growth in recent years, the group developed into the leading independent insurance broker company with a focus on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Switzerland covering a broad value chain including brokerage, insurance advisory, risk…

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 majority-owned by its founder 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…

About HRworks HRworks, founded 1999 by Thomas Holzer, is an integrated Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) HR software provider for the SME (small medium enterprises) segment in Germany. The company focuses on business-critical HR functions such as time management, travel expenses, personnel management, recruiting and corporate benefits. For over 20 years, HRworks has delivered uninterrupted profitable growth and is currently serving 210,000 users…

About Ankerkraut Ankerkraut was founded in 2013 and has since become the “Love Brand“ and #1 Challenger in the German spice market. Headquartered in Jesteburg it operates offices and production facilities in Hamburg. The Company develops, produces and sells premium spice mixes, mono-spices, teas, advent calendars, gift sets and plans to expand into sauces in the near future. ankerkraut.de Founding…

EMZ Partners teams-up with the management team of Ceva Santé Animale for the 5th time in 20 years . With more than €1.2bn in revenues and a wide range of pharmaceutical products and vaccines for livestock (ruminants, swine, poultry) and companion animals, Ceva stands as the fifth largest player on the animal health market. EMZ has supported the company since…

About France Air France Air is a French designer and distributor of air handling, ventilation, heating and kitchen hoods products. Headquartered in Beynost, near Lyon, France Air is owned by the Dolbeau family. france-air.com In January 2020, EMZ arranged a bond financing for France Air to finance the acquisition of SIG Air Handling and thereby become the European leader in…

About Jacky Perrenot Jacky Perrenot is the third largest French road carrier with a dense footprint (82 sites across France) and one of the largest fleets in Europe (7,800 vehicles). Initially focused on agro-food and mass retail, the Group has expanded into a number of new segments over the past years thanks to an active m&a strategy led by Philippe…

Rail Industries is the holding company of SNIC, a company manufacturing connectors for safety relays for the railway industry. In October 2019, EMZ participated to the financing of the acquisition by Rail Industries of the railway activities of the Idemia group (manufacturing of train detectors and communication systems between railway and trains). This acquisition is a first step towards the…

In October 2019, EMZ structured a management-sponsored transaction allowing Romuald Gadrat, CEO of Weyou, to remain the majority shareholder of the group. Weyou is the French leader in the organization of mid-size B2B professional fairs. The group organizes 18 fairs in Paris and Cannes which are regarded as « must-attend » in their respective fields. Weyou underwent significant development notably…

Lumibird, a listed company at Euronext, is a French laser device manufacturer, created at the initiative of Marc Le Flohic, the company’s CEO and majority shareholder. With more than 50 years of experience, Lumibird designs, manufactures and distributes high-performance lasers used in scientific (research labs, universities), industrial (production, defence, LiDAR sensors) and medical (ophthalmology) applications. In July 2019, EMZ was…