Céréa Partenaire News

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  Céréa Partenaire to be acquired by its Management team
  

  Unigrains gives priority to the project of Céréa Partenaire"s Management TeamParis, July 26th, 2019 - Unigrains, the agri-food and agro-industry specialized investor, has signed an agreement with the Management of Céréa Partenaire, associated with institutional investors, for the sale of its third-party management subsidiary.The agreement covers 100% of Céréa Partenaire shares and its three activities: Buyout, Mezzanine, and Senior Debt.In the context of this project, the Céréa Partenaire Management Team would become the [...]

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

  12ème investissement de Céréa Dette II : Financement de la reprise du Groupe Codorniu par le Fonds Carlyle. Le Fonds Céréa Dette II a participé au financement de l'acquisition par Carlyle du groupe espagnol Codorníu aux côtés de la famille fondatrice. Les fonds Céréa 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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  Céréa Dette II arrange un refinancement de 10 M€ pour la Compagnie des Desserts
  

  Céréa 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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  Céréa Partenaire commits to the fight against climate change and joins the Climate Initiative 2020
  

  Céréa Partenaire, 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, Céréa Partenaire 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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  Céréa Dette II accompagne la reprise du Groupe Italcanditi par Invest Industrial
  

  Le fonds Céréa 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. Céréa 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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  Céréa Partenaire finance la reprise de Maison Pradier et Roberta par La Croissanterie
  

  Le Fonds Céréa 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 Céréa 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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  Céréa Partenaire completes a year of record investment in Private Debt
  

  €M 217 invested to finance the development of 15 companies over the last 12 monthsCéréa Partenaire, 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 Céréa Partenaire's two latest Private Debt vehicles, currently being invested:Céréa [...]

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  Céréa 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 Céréa Capital II
  

  Céréa 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 Céréa Dette II
  

  Fund reaches target size in less than 7 months Céréa Partenaire raises more than 1 billion euros in 3 years Céréa Partenaire, the investor-partner of Agrobusiness companies, held the first closing of Céréa 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 [...]

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

  Céréa Capital II, managed by Céréa Partenaire, alongside the company's management and supported by Capzanine and Céréa 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 [...]