Cerea Partners News

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  Cerea supports the growth of Axium, the PET & R-PET plastic packaging solutions specialist
  

  On 25th June 2020, Cerea Partners, acting through its Cerea Capital II fund, acquired the family-owned Axium group, the PET (recyclable) & R-PET (recycled) plastic packaging solutions specialist, in a primary LBO transaction. The group CEO and his team have reinvested significantly, while Bpifrance acquired a minority stake in the company. Based in France, Axium mainly designs and manufactures plastic packaging solutions for the food, healthcare and beauty sectors. The group's products are divided between flasks, plugs, and [...]

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  Cerea acquires Pagès Group, the automation solutions' specialist
  

  On 28th May 2020, Cerea and the company's management finalised the acquisition of Pagès Group, the specialist for high performance automation systems. Innovafonds, the previous shareholder, significantly reinvested in this new operation.Since its inception in 1984, the group has developed a unique expertise, renowned globally, in robotic In-Mold Labeling (IML) systems, thus placing it as the global leader in this niche market.Under the initiative of Yannick Ains, the group's CEO, who succeeded Philippe Olichon in 2016, the group [...]

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  Cerea Partners is committed to promoting gender parity in the private equity industry
  

  By signing the France Invest charter, Cerea Partners is setting ambitious goals to further gender parity within its organisation and portfolio companies. Cerea Partners, the leading investor in the food & beverage value chain, has signed the France Invest charter in a reflection of its commitment to promoting gender parity. Women already account for 22% of the partners at the asset management company, which acquired its independence last autumn. Cerea Partners truly believes that increasing the number of women within [...]

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  Cerea Private Debt financially supports the buyout of Maison Routin
  

  On November 20th, Cerea Private Debt, with the Cerea Mezzanine III Fund, arranged and underwrote the mezzanine debt to finance the buyout of Maison Routin by Apax Partners Development. Building on century-old expertise in the production of flavouring syrups and beverages from its location in the French Alps, and on the work of its team of 160 employees, Maison Routin has recently undergone a transformation driven by its emblematic "1883" brand, supplied to businesses and found in coffeehouses, bars and restaurants in more than 80 [...]

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  Cerea acquired by its team
  

  Cerea Partners has been acquired on 25th October 2019 by its management team. The firm was previously owned by Unigrains, its sole shareholder since its inception in 2004. Following this transaction, the team now owns 87.0% of the management company's share capital. Two historic Limited Partners of Cerea funds, MACSF and SMABTP, have lent their support to the team and now own, respectively, 8.7% and 4.3% of the management company. The transaction will not affect day-to-day business as its 26 employees will continue to channel Cerea [...]

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  Cerea Dette II makes two new investments in Spain
  

  Cerea Dette II makes two new investments in Spain, financially supporting the transfers of Palacios and Pastas Gallo groups. With these two new investments, the Cerea Dette II Fund totals 3 investments in the Spanish territory, in line with its international expansion. These two investments also form the 9th and 10th private debt investments of Cerea Partners since the beginning of the year. Cerea Dette II financially supports the Spanish fund MCH in the buyout of the Palacios group from Carlyle Founded in [...]

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  Cerea Private Debt arranges a mezzanine financing for the acquisition of Groupe Frio
  

  Cerea Private Debt arranges a mezzanine financing for the acquisition of Groupe Frio by Azulis Capital and its management teamEstablished in 1993, Groupe Frio is a provider of refrigeration equipment, with market leading positions in France and across Europe in wine cellars, its historical business, with such established brands as La Sommelière, Climadiff and Avintage.In addition to this category, the company supplies domestic and professional refrigeration equipment through its Frigelux and Interfroid Services brands. Based near Le [...]

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  Cerea Capital II sells its majority share in Krampouz to SEB Group
  

  The transaction was finalised on 30th September 2019. Krampouz specialises in designing, manufacturing and marketing high-end ready to use catering appliances. Major specialist for professional crepe makers and waffle makers, the company is also a well-known player in the outdoor catering equipment sector (stainless steel plancha, etc.) Products are marketed to catering professionals at 55% gross revenue, the private and public sector at 45%, in France at 69% and export at 31%. Deeply rooted in Brittany, [...]

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  12ème investissement de Cerea Dette II : Financement de la reprise du Groupe Codorniu par le Fonds Carlyle
  

  12ème investissement de Cerea Dette II : Financement de la reprise du Groupe Codorniu par le Fonds Carlyle. Le Fonds Cerea Dette II a participé au financement de l'acquisition par Carlyle du groupe espagnol Codorníu aux côtés de la famille fondatrice. Les fonds Cerea Dette réalisent ainsi leur deuxième investissement en Espagne. Fondé en 1551 par la famille Raventos et plus ancienne société privée d'Espagne, le groupe Codorníu est un des leaders de la production de Cava (vin pétillant) et de vins sur lesquels [...]

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  Cerea Dette II arrange un refinancement de 10 M€ pour la Compagnie des Desserts
  

  Cerea Dette II a arrangé un financement de 10 M€ destiné au refinancement d'obligations convertibles existantes.Créée à Lézignan-Corbières (Aude) dans les années 80, La Compagnie des Desserts (« CDD ») est spécialisée dans la production et la distribution de glaces artisanales et de pâtisseries surgelées à destination des restaurants indépendants et des chaînes de restauration et d'hôtellerie, avec un modèle hybride unique en France associant les activités de fabricant et de distributeur.Le Groupe est par [...]

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  Cerea Partners commits to the fight against climate change and joins the Climate Initiative 2020
  

  Cerea Partners, the Investor-Partner of Agrobusiness companies, has committed to the fight against climate change by becoming a signatory of the Climate Initiative 2020. This initiative is the fight collective commitment of the French private equity industry in favor of responsible and transparent management of greenhouse gas emissions of portfolio companies. By joining this initiative, Cerea Partners is teaming up with its private equity peers in a long-term commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions of the companies it [...]

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  Cerea Dette II accompagne la reprise du Groupe Italcanditi par Invest Industrial
  

  Le fonds Cerea Dette II a réalisé son 9ème investissement en participant au financement de l'acquisition par Investindustrial du groupe Italcanditi, dans le cadre de la mise en place d'une nouvelle dette senior. Cerea Dette réalise ainsi son deuxième investissement en Italie.Fondé en 1963 par Angelo Goffi, le groupe familial italien Italcanditi est un transformateur d'ingrédients et fabricant de préparations à base de fruits confits, confitures, crèmes et marrons glacés à destination des industriels de l'agroalimentaire [...]

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  Cerea Partners finance la reprise de Maison Pradier et Roberta par La Croissanterie
  

  Le Fonds Cerea Mezzanine III a arrangé le financement mezzanine mis en place dans le cadre du rapprochement entre Le Goût du Naturel (LGN), holding de La Croissanterie, et le groupe Rush, propriétaire des enseignes de restauration Maison Pradier et Roberta. Fondée en 1859, Maison Pradier est une enseigne de restauration rapide (assise et à emporter) haut de gamme, historiquement spécialisée dans les pâtisseries. Depuis sa reprise par M. David Lascar en 2011, l'enseigne a connu un développement rapide (18 restaurants à date à [...]

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  Icko Apiculture, the european leader in apicultural supplies and equipment, accelerates its development with Cerea Partenaire
  

  The family business founded in 1947 and led by Pierre Ickowicz, grandson of its founder, opens its capital to Cerea Capital II Based in Bollène (Vaucluse, France), Icko Apiculture is a family business specialized in the design, sourcing, manufacturing and marketing of beekeeping supplies and equipment for BtoB (resellers, professional beekeepers, gardening stores) and BtoC (amateur beekeepers) clients. Icko Apiculture's broad and diversified offer covers all the needs of a beekeeper: beeswax, nutrition products, beehives, tools and [...]

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  Cerea Partners completes a year of record investment in Private Debt
  

  €M 217 invested to finance the development of 15 companies over the last 12 monthsCerea Partners, the investor-partner of French and European Agrobusiness companies, invested €M 217 in private debt to finance the development of 15 companies over the last 12 months. This is a record level of activity for the Private Debt team which acted as arranger or co-arranger on most of the transactions. The dynamic deployment follows the fundraising of Cerea Partners's two latest Private Debt vehicles, currently being invested:Cerea Mezzanine III, [...]

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  Cerea Capital II enters exclusivity for the sale of La Comtoise to Gimv
  

  Antwerp (BE) / Louhans and Paris (FR), 30 October 2018 - Created in 1994 in Louhans (Saône-et-Loire) by Michel Vanhove, La Comtoise develops and supplies tailor-made cheese solutions to industrial food processing groups, which are integrated into prepared foods such as breaded escalopes (cordons bleus), grilled ham and cheese sandwiches (croque-monsieur), sandwiches and hamburgers. Backed by Cerea Capital II and Unigrains since 2015, La Comtoise has achieved impressive growth to reach a turnover of EUR 33 million with a headcount of 37 [...]

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  Linxis Group's dairy division is acquired by its management and Cerea Capital II
  

  Cerea Capital II, alongside the management and Unexo, has acquired, from Linxis Group, owned by the IK VIII Fund advised by IK Investment Partners, the three companies of its cheese and dairy division: Chalon-Mégard, Tecnal et Simon Frères. Linxis Group, formerly Bretèche Industrie, is a supplier of equipment for the agri-food, pharma and cosmetics industries. It has ceded the three companies of its dairy division to focus on its equipment activities for bakery and beauty/health sectors. The dairy division, renamed Synext Group, is the [...]

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  €M 300 first closing for Cerea Dette II
  

  Fund reaches target size in less than 7 months Cerea Partners raises more than 1 billion euros in 3 years Cerea Partners, the investor-partner of Agrobusiness companies, held the first closing of Cerea Dette II. With more than €M 300 in commitments, the Fund surpasses its predecessor and reached its target size at the first closing in under 7 months of fundraising. The hard cap is maintained at €M 350 in order to respect the Fund's positioning and a final closing is expected shortly. Subscribers are all institutional investors including [...]

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  For its first operation in italy, Cerea Capital II acquires Monviso
  

  Cerea Capital II, managed by Cerea Partners, alongside the company's management and supported by Capzanine and Cerea Mezzanine, has acquired, from PM&Partners, Monviso, an Italian manufacturer of crackers, bread substitutes and sweet and savory biscuits. With 130 employees and 4 facilities in northern Italy, Monviso had sales of approximately €M 36 in 2017, more than one third of which from exports. It is composed of two branches, Monviso (biscotto salute, bruschetta line, breadsticks, crackers and recently cookies under its own [...]