Category: Opérations

The Financing team at VOLT Associés advised BNP Paribas, Arkéa Banque Entreprises et Institutionnels, Banque Populaire Rives de Paris, and Crédit Industriel et Commercial in connection with the financing of Salini Immobilier’s sponsorless leveraged buyout. This transaction was marked by the entry of MBO+ and InnovaFonds as minority investors alongside the management team.

The VOLT Associés team was led by François Jubin (partner), supported by Georges Tchikaïdze (associate) and Rudy Audouard (legal counsel)

The Finance team of VOLT Associés advised BNP Paribas and Banque Neuflize OBC in connection with the financing of Siparex and UI Investissement’s investment in Polidis, as minority investors alongside the management team.

The VOLT Associés team was composed of François Jubin, Zahia Belhaj, and Maïa Rideau.

VOLT Associés’ Financing team advised Caisse Régionale de Crédit Agricole Mutuel de Champagne-Bourgogne, Banque CIC Est, Caisse d’Epargne et de Prévoyance Grand Est Europe and La Banque Postale in the financing of a majority stake by Eiréné #1 of Weinberg Capital Partners in the Chesneau Serret group, a leading player in high-precision mechanics, alongside its managers David Rémongin and Amelie Pichol.

The team comprised Alexandre Tron, Zahia Belhaj and Maia Rideau.

VOLT Associés advised the Mugo group on its 100% sale to Osmaïa, a major player in green spaces and landscaping in France.

The VOLT Associés team comprised Stéphane Letranchant (partner), Hervé Bied-Charreton (counsel) and Jean-Baptiste Afchain (associate).

VOLT Associés has advised the executive team and the french and foreign managers of the Bonum group, a leading player in the field of communication, marketing and digital services, on a LBO bis. This strategic transaction enabled Florac to acquire a majority stake in the French company Bonum Group, while allowing Trajan and certain managers to reinvest in the capital.

The VOLT Associés team was composed by Emmanuel Vergnaud (partner) and Antoine Lhomme (associate) on corporate aspects and by Stéphane Letranchant (partner) and Pauline Alvarez (associate) on tax aspects.

VOLT Associés has advised the minority shareholders of Loulou Group in connection with the acquisition of a majority stake by Lucien Barrière Group, a leading luxury hotel company.

The VOLT Associés team was composed by Emmanuel Vergnaud (partner) and Antoine Lhomme (associate) on corporate aspects and by Stéphane Letranchant (partner) on tax aspects.

VOLT Associés has advised the French investment holding company Noe Industries in the context of its equity investment in the group Traiteur de Paris, creator and manufacturer of premium frozen products (pastries, desserts, sweet petits fours, salted canapés and gratins) for foodservice professionals and specialized distributors, in France and abroad.

The VOLT Associés team was composed by Emmanuel Vergnaud (partner), Iyad El Boriny and Kevin Danga (associates) on corporate aspects, Stéphane Letranchant (partner) and Massimo Berti (associate) on tax aspects and Alexis Rapp (partner) and Arthur Guiot-Dorel (associate) on restructuring aspects.

VOLT Associés advised Vespa Capital on the primary LBO of the Eliis Group.

The Eliis group, founded in 2007, is an international editor of seismic interpretation software for companies in the energy sector.

The VOLT Associés team comprised Emmanuel Vergnaud (partner), Gamliel Senoussi, Kevin Danga and Adams Basciano (associates) on corporate aspects, Stéphane Letranchant (partner) and Gontran Souweine (associate) on tax aspects and Alexandre Tron (partner), Morgane Le Gallic and Valérie Zinsou (associates) on financing aspects.

Founded in 2000, Airess specializes in the installation and maintenance of sprinkler-based fire protection systems. With over 180 employees at 7 sites, Airess has established itself as one of France’s leading players in the fire prevention and protection market.

This transaction saw the Transmission & Croissance 1 fund acquire a majority stake in Airess, alongside a management duo comprising Arthur Klein, the new Chairman supported by Trajan in this takeover project, and Amar Benbraham, Airess’ long-standing operational manager, who became the company’s Managing Director.

The transaction was partly financed by senior debt subscribed with a pool comprising Société Générale, Crédit Agricole and Caisse d’Epargne.

For VOLT Associés, the corporate (Emmanuel Vergnaud, Iyad El Boriny and Adams Basciano), tax (Stéphane Letranchant and Massimo Berti) and financing (François Jubin and Georges Tchikaidze) teams advised the transaction and Trajan.

The sellers were advised by Oddo BHF (Nicolas Ecot, Félix Roy and Adrien Sagnelonge), ADVANT Altana (Bruno Nogueiro, Arthur Boutemy and Maria Bacca-Perez), Viguié Schmidt & Associés (Christel Alberti and Mélanie Texeira) and Fieldfisher (Lucile Meriguet, Marion Cressely-Deneuville and Madeleine Lazaro). The managers were advised by Moncey Avocats (Frédéric Bosc and Vianney Birot), while the senior lenders were advised by Hogan Lovells (Sabine Bironneau-Loy, Ouassila El Asri and Quentin de Donder).

VoltR, a French manufacturer of reconditioned batteries, has announced that it has raised €4 million to industrialize its lithium battery reconditioning process. The funds were raised from C4 Ventures, Exergon, Pays de la Loire Participations and Anjou Amorçage, among others.

For VOLT Associés, the corporate (Hervé Bied-Charreton and Jade Houzé) and tax (Stéphane Letranchant) teams were involved. VoltR and its founders were advised by Veil Jourde (Géraud Saint Guilhem and Gabriel d’Amécourt).