05 Dec 2023
Actual group et Clementine

Carmine Capital supports Actual group in its acquisition of Clémentine

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Carmine Capital supports Actual group in its acquisition of Clémentine

Based in Laval (Mayenne), Actual group acquired the recruitment firm Clémentine this summer. With Clémentine, a recognized specialist in the recruitment of talent in the digital, IT, data and cybersecurity industries, Actual group aims to accelerate the digitalization of businesses.

Clémentine, a recruitment expert in the NTIC sector

Founded in 2000 by Emmanuel Stanislas, the Clémentine recruitment agency has recognized expertise in France’s digital ecosystem. Today, this experience has enabled him to develop a real know-how in the recruitment of this reputedly specific population. 

This experience is backed up by a powerful, qualified network of over 100,000 candidates in our areas of expertise. This network is made up of a pool of candidates who are known, evaluated and monitored in terms of their development and motivation. Clémentine employs 15 experts in Paris and Marseille, and recruits around 150 people a year, generating sales in excess of €2.2 million.

 

Accelerating the digitalization of businesses

Today, as the 5th largest player in the French labor and employment market, Actual group is an independent, family-owned group with a resolutely humanist vision, working every day to facilitate the right to work for all.

Headed by Samuel Tual, a committed entrepreneur, the group is no. 1 in temporary employment in France. With its 3,550 employees and over 600 branches throughout France, Actual group currently supports 33,000 companies and 165,000 job applicants, and expects to achieve sales of 1.6 billion by 2022.

Faced with the growing needs of an increasing number of companies as they embark on their transformation and accelerate their digitalization, Actual group’s managers had to find solutions to meet their customers’ expectations and transformation challenges. By integrating Clémentine and drawing on their IT and digital recruitment expertise, Actual group is able to offer a quality service to help companies select the best profiles in this highly competitive market. 

This new acquisition feeds into the group’s Talent Management family development project, and broadens the offering of its recruitment consultancies (CCLD, Batenborch, Up Skills, Kobaltt and Talent People) in the ever-expanding Digital and IT sector. It also strengthens the Group’s positions in the middle-up and executive search segments.

 

A stronger position in the IT market

“Thanks to this acquisition and our partnership with Holberton School, we are consolidating our position as the preferred partner for companies seeking the best digital talent. This acquisition strengthens our position in the IT market and will enable us to offer effective and innovative solutions to support our customers in their digital transformation, ready to meet the challenges of the constantly evolving technology market and help our customers grow in this dynamic environment” shares Samuel Tual, President Actual group.

“I’m particularly enthusiastic about this alliance with Actual group, a company recognized for offerings that complement and consolidate our ability to support our customers effectively, by delivering the added value of a specialist. With the strength of our specialization consolidated by complementary resources and expertise, we will continue to serve and advise startups, major groups and the public sector in their digitization and recruitment of digital talent, always maintaining the same level of commitment and competence it has demonstrated for over 20 years!” comments Emmanuel Stanislas, President of Clémentine.

 

Two complementary players who share the same values

“We are delighted that Actual Group and Clémentine have joined forces. It’s always a pleasure to bring together high-caliber entrepreneurs,” shares Anne-Laure Beuriot, founding partner of Carmine Capital.

By supporting the acquisition of Clémentine, Carmine Capital confirms its M&A expertise in the world of recruitment agencies.

 

For more information about this transaction, please contact Philippe Bloquet and Anne-Laure Beuriot.

12 Oct 2023
FAB Group et UI Investissement

Carmine Capital supports FAB Group in raising funds from UI Investissement

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Carmine Capital supports FAB Group in raising funds from UI Investissement

Key player in recruitment, interim management and temporary staffing, FAB Group aims to accelerate the deployment of its service offering and increase its territorial coverage.
 

FAB Group, multi-specialist recruitment agency and temporary employment player

Founded in 2007 in Nantes by current CEO Yann Pelvet, FAB Group is historically recognized for its expertise in banking & insurance. Over the past 15 years, the Group has extended its offering to other sectors: finance, auditing & accounting, IT & digital, industry, real estate & construction, etc.

The Group has today 9 offices (8 in France and 1 in Luxemburg) and carries out over 2,000 recruitments a year, thanks to a team of around 100 employees, each working exclusively in a dedicated business sector.

 

Recruitment: a major challenge for companies

“FAB Group operates in a deep-rooted market that responds to one of the main issues facing companies today, namely the shortage of manpower and the associated complexity of recruiting” comments Yann Pelvet, founder and CEO of FAB Group.


Alongside Yann Pelvet, who remains the major shareholder, and key executives who are investing on this occasion, UI Investissement supports the Group’s development project, becoming the first investor to acquire a stake in FAB Group.

 

New momentum in a highly competitive market

UI Investissement’s capital investment will enable FAB Group’s teams to deploy their ambitious development plan, which is based on four main priorities:

  • Consolidate its historical expertise, 
  • Continuing to diversify into other industries (health-pharma, legal-HR), 
  • Strengthen its territorial coverage,
  • Develop new offerings in response to changes in the employment market.

Yann Pelvet looks back on the experience of this transaction: “I was very happy to be able to carry out this operation with Carmine Capital. The Carmine team worked with me efficiently, with an educational approach (because it was a first for me), with professionalism, and our contacts were always very pleasant, even at the most tense moments. And with success!”

  

“We are delighted to support FAB Group to raise funds from UI Investissement. The opening up of its capital will give FAB Group new momentum, enabling it to strengthen its position in the highly competitive recruitment market”, shares Anne-Laure Beuriot, founding partner of Carmine Capital. 

 

For more information about this transaction, please contact Philippe Bloquet, Cécile Jonnard and Anne-Laure Beuriot.

09 Oct 2023
Carmine Venture - Ghislain Dupré

Carmine Capital enters the Tech and Innovation market with the launch of Carmine Venture

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Carmine Capital enters the Tech and Innovation market with the launch of Carmine Venture

The Carmine Capital team is delighted to announce the arrival of Ghislain Dupré as Tech M&A Director, who takes over responsability of Carmine Venture, a dedicated practice to Tech and Innovation.

 

A volatile market context, favorable to the emergence of a radically new role for Tech M&A advisors

With over a decade’s experience working with Tech companies, Ghislain Dupré sums up the essential elements of the current situation: “Tech executives are now faced with a triple imperative: to demonstrate immediate operational excellence, to achieve break-even quickly and transparently, and to steer their capitalization table more prudently to balance operational deployment and capital control. The recent rise in key interest rates has made capital more expensive, and risk-taking is affecting start-ups more head-on. This situation is correcting a fundraising market that has recently been over-stretched. This context represents an opportunity for the M&A consulting profession if it radically transforms itself: this is the reason for the creation of Carmine Venture.”

 

Expanding and refining M&A advisory services

Carmine Capital has long been keen to create a dedicated offering for the Tech sector, which has recently experienced considerable turbulence. 

Anne-Laure Beuriot adds: “Over the last 10 years, the start-up financing ecosystem has grown enormously, encouraging start-ups to raise funds even when it was not appropriate to do so. Our support is designed to give entrepreneurs a global vision of the opportunities available to them in terms of development and financing. We often find, for example, that entrepreneurs ignore or dismiss (for the wrong reasons) the solution of backing a mature company in their environment.”

With 6 years’ experience in Corporate Venture, Ghislain Dupré has worked with all the players in this sector: researchers, investment funds, bankers, regulators, acquirers, entrepreneurs and incubators. 

“The Tech sector is new, deep and unexplored. The real breakthroughs in usage and replacement models are still ahead of us. That’s why the difficulty, and also the interest, of this business consists in simultaneously disentangling the truly innovative nature of solutions from those that are more marginally innovative, while assessing the resilience of this innovation in its economic model, which must be designed to resist,” explains Ghislain Dupré. 

He adds: “Many innovations have yet to show their full potential. I’m thinking in particular of physical decarbonation exploitation tools, maritime and nautical innovation, Web3 for e-commerce or Sport Tech.”

 

More complex capital transactions

As management’s responsibilities increase, so do their need for support in strategic operations. However, the board of directors shares this context: it also must link the demands of the market, shareholders and operations. It becomes a right-hand man, sometimes very operational, in any case transparent on all the elements of the start-up’s growth. 

Ghislain Dupré adds: “I’ve been lucky enough to work alongside all the players who, at any given time, help a start-up to grow. It’s the knowledge of their expertise and their use at the right time that can activate the lever to secure one stage and move on to the next. I was impressed by the composure, intuition, listening skills and humility of these managers, who demonstrated a genuine path of initiation, made up of sharpness and conciliation.”

 

Competitive innovation, prudence and pragmatism

Ghislain Dupré shares his enthusiasm about this opportunity: “It’s a joy and an honor to join Carmine Capital and create their Venture practice. 

After 14 years spent in M&A and serving tech companies, this personal turning point is also that of the market, which is moving in directions that I hope to embody: competitive innovation, prudence and pragmatism. 

These are also Carmine’s values, to which are added a strong identity, the freedom to undertake day-to-day business with our customers, and a joyful ambition!”

 

Entrepreneurial support and functional expertise

Anne-Laure Beuriot expresses her enthusiasm about the arrival of Ghislain Dupré and the creation of Carmine Venture: “Carmine Capital has a great deal of functional expertise enabling it to meet a strong ambition: to support entrepreneurs at every stage of their company’s development. Ghislain and his team have my full confidence in the development of Carmine Venture’s activities, and in contributing to the emergence of the future champions of French Tech.”

Carmine Venture - Ghislain Dupré - rec

Specialized in technology and digital companies, Ghislain Dupré began his career at KPMG in 2011, where he worked with future unicorns such as Qonto, N26 and Swile. He then diversified into Large Corporate for the BNP Paribas Group in London. Curious and committed, Ghislain co-founded a Corporate Ventures team in the banking sector in 2017: he then took part in the creation of an incubator, then a Tech acceleration lab (~100 start ups in portfolio), and carried out 30+ acquisitions on behalf of the Group (Shine, Treezor, Forge, FinBricks). With his expertise in Web3, AI, DeepTech and Data, he brings to the startup managers he advises his experience in funding strategy, scaling and operational and human transformation.
He joined Carmine Capital in February 2023 to create the Carmine Venture activity, with the ambition of bringing together the industrial and technology ecosystems, and helping the future champions of French Tech to emerge.

To get more information, please contact Anne-Laure Beuriot and Ghislain Dupre.

26 Sep 2023
Avady Pool

Carmine Capital supports the sale of Avady Pool to Nextpool

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Carmine Capital supports the sale of Avady Pool to Nextpool

Carmine Capital leverages its industry expertise and national reach by bringing Avady Pool and Nextpool together: synergies for the benefit of innovation in water treatment. 

A responsible player in environmental preservation

Founded in 2011 in Osny (Val d’Oise, France) by Dominique and Isabelle Ducoeur, Avady Pool designs and manufactures water treatment regulation, dosing and control equipment, which it distributes on a B2B basis to a clientele of pool product distributors in France and Europe. This family-run company generates nearly €5 million in revenues, and generates a quarter of its business from exports, notably by supporting SCP Europe, its first customer and also one of Nextpool’s customers. 

Dominique and Isabelle Ducoeur wanted to focus on other projects, so they turned to Carmine Capital to help them sell their business.


Leader in pool equipment and water treatment

Nextpool specializes in the manufacture and assembly of custom equipment for private and public swimming pools, as well as for the sun protection sector.

After acquiring Pool Technologies at the end of 2021, the Lyon-based group, controlled by B & Capital since 2020, completed the acquisition of Avady Pool this summer. This completes its range of water treatment products, combined with an excellent brand image.

“Nextpool has a complete offering in the water treatment segment for private and public swimming pools”, says Charles Gaudry, Investment Director at B & Capital.

Nextpool now employs around 550 people at peak times, and is expected to achieve sales of around €120 million in the current financial year.

 

Durability and synergies

While Avady Pool retains its brand, its industrial facilities and its 25-strong workforce, there is no shortage of synergies, particularly in terms of optimizing purchasing with Pool Technologie. Chaired by Nicolas Osanno, Nextpool also intends to strengthen export sales, and is planning further external growth operations outside France between now and the end of the year. 

“By joining the Nextpool Group, we are giving a broader horizon to the Avady Pool adventure begun 12 years ago. We will personally continue to support the company’s customers and employees to ensure a successful transition in this new, even more ambitious development project”, share Dominique and Isabelle Ducoeur.

Nicolas Osanno adds: “We are proud to take over from Isabelle and Dominique Ducoeur, who have grown this company and built a relationship of trust with their customers by offering reliable products and services tailored to their needs.”

“We are delighted to have contributed to the merger between Avady Pool and Nextpool. It’s always a source of pride to advise managers on their financial transactions. Carmine Capital’s constant ambition is to preserve the DNA of the companies we work with, while ensuring their long-term development beyond a single transaction,” says Anne-Laure Beuriot, founding partner of Carmine Capital.

To get more information about the transaction, please contact: Anne-Laure Beuriot, Antoine Vintzel or Benoit Galliou.

20 Sep 2023
Carmine Capital Healthcare

Expansion of Carmine’s Healthcare activities

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Expansion of Carmine’s Healthcare activities

Carmine Capital strengthens its expertise in the Healthcare industry with the arrival of Benoit Traineau. 

Carmine Capital is proud to announce the arrival of Benoit Traineau as Senior Advisor. This appointment reinforces Carmine Capital’s expertise in a complex and constantly evolving industry.

30 years’ experience in the healthcare industry

Benoit Traineau, an expert in the healthcare sector, brings with him a wealth of experience spanning more than 30 years in the industry. He has held senior positions with prestigious international companies such as Coloplast, 3M, Johnson and Johnson, and Diasorin. In recent years, he has distinguished himself as a strategy consultant, bringing his expertise to the managers of numerous French SMEs to help them develop their international presence, optimize their processes and structure their financing.

Benoit Traineau expressed his motivation for joining Carmine Capital: “The healthcare sector is deep and varied. I’ve had the chance to work in all the main markets, whether in the field of drugs, medical devices or diagnostics, and to manage different distribution channels: hospital and pharmacy, in France and abroad. I’ve had the opportunity to collaborate actively with all the players in the sector, from clinicians to caregivers, from regulatory authorities to patient associations, via trade associations. But what impressed me the most was the ability of healthcare executives to manage the usual tasks of business leaders while integrating the countless requirements specific to the healthcare sector, i.e. thinking first of the patient, taking into account regulations, market access, and many other aspects besides.”

Accelerating concentration of players

He added: “These leaders offer innovative solutions to patients and healthcare professionals, while at the same time developing exciting entrepreneurial ventures. The new period of inflation and its consequences on pricing management represent an additional factor of complexity for the healthcare industries. What’s more, the healthcare sector is seeing an acceleration in the concentration of players, making it all the more important for managers of medium-sized companies to be well-equipped to meet these new challenges. That’s why I wanted to join Carmine Capital, which for over 10 years has been successfully implementing a tailor-made approach to assisting managers with their capital transactions. At Carmine, I met a team that combines strong ethical values, functional expertise and a pragmatic approach.”

 

Helping our customers meet the complex challenges of this sector

Germain Simoneau, Partner at Carmine Capital, was enthusiastic about the arrival of Benoit Traineau: “We are delighted to welcome Benoit to our team. His experience in the healthcare sector, his in-depth knowledge of the ecosystem, the business and the associated technologies make him an invaluable asset for Carmine Capital and for our clients. Benoit will be in charge of developing a support offering specifically dedicated to shareholder-managers in the healthcare sector, which meets a crucial need in a constantly evolving sector. Benoit will bring a unique perspective and cutting-edge expertise to help our clients navigate the complex challenges of this sector.”

Benoit Traineau

Benoit Traineau is an expert in the healthcare industry, with a thorough understanding of its ecosystem, businesses and technologies.

For 30 years, in France and abroad, Benoit has held management positions in a number of companies in the healthcare industry and within major groups (Coloplast, 3M, Johnson and Johnson, Diasorin). Prior to joining Carmine Capital, he worked as a strategy advisor for a number of French SMEs, helping them to expand internationally, optimize their processes and structure their financing. He joined Carmine Capital in 2023 to develop an offering dedicated to shareholder-managers in the healthcare industry.n

To get more information, please contact: Germain Simoneau or Benoit Traineau.
04 Sep 2023
Carmine Capital ouvre un bureau à Lyon

Expansion of Carmine Capital’s activities in Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

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Expansion of Carmine Capital’s activities in Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

Carmine Capital announces the opening of an office in Lyon to develop its activities in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

We are proud to announce the opening of a new office in Lyon, dedicated to the development of our activities in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. This strategic expansion will strengthen Carmine Capital’s presence in France and enable us to provide even greater support to SME and ETI managers in their divestment, acquisition or fundraising operations in the heart of this dynamic region. 

Since its creation in 2013, Carmine Capital has been committed to supporting entrepreneurs and SME and ETI managers in their growth and financing strategies, offering tailor-made solutions to meet its clients’ professional and personal challenges. The company places people at the heart of its actions, combining the financial know-how of its analysts with the entrepreneurial vision of its teams.

 

Caroline Gruter to head Lyon office

The opening of the Lyon office will be headed by Caroline Gruter, a seasoned and passionate professional who brings with her in-depth expertise of the region’s entrepreneurial fabric. Graduating in 2007 from Macquarie University of Sydney with a Masters in International Business specializing in Financial Analysis, Caroline has built her career working alongside entrepreneurs and SME managers.


A deep understanding of the challenges faced by SME and ETI managers

Anne-Laure Beuriot, Founding Partner of Carmine Capital, expresses her enthusiasm about the arrival of Caroline Gruter: “We are delighted to welcome Caroline to our team as a Partner. Her professional background demonstrates a deep understanding of the challenges faced by SME and ETI managers. Her experience as CFO of SMEs has enabled her to develop a pragmatic and empathetic vision of entrepreneurial issues. We are convinced that his contribution will be invaluable for our customers in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.”

  

“At Carmine, we work hand in hand with entrepreneurs to meet their professional and financial challenges.”

Caroline Gruter, who will be in charge of the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes regional office, shares her enthusiasm about this new opportunity: A few years ago, when I was helping my boss with his transfer process, I was struck by the difference in language between financiers and entrepreneurs. Once I’d set up my own business, I couldn’t help but notice the same thing. When Anne-Laure Beuriot told me about Carmine Capital’s DNA, I discovered a company in line with my values, where entrepreneurs and analysts work together to meet their clients’ professional and personal challenges. Lyon’s economic dynamism makes it a privileged location. As a native of the region, I’m delighted to be taking charge of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes office, dedicated to the growth of SMEs and their shareholders in response to growing demand.”

Caroline Gruter, associée Carmine Capital

Graduating in 2007 from Macquarie University of Sydney with a Master’s degree in International Business specializing in financial analysis, Caroline began her career in auditing and then consulting at PWC in Paris.

In 2015, with a strong entrepreneurial bent, she joined a fast-growing Parisian SME as CFO. 4 challenging years during which she shared the founders’ day-to-day life, their challenges and their issues.

In 2019, she decided to devote herself to assisting SME and ETI shareholder-managers with their growth and financing strategies, before joining Carmine Capital in September 2023 as a Partner, in charge of the Auvergne Rhône Alpes region office.

To get more information, please contact: Germain Simoneau and Caroline Gruter.
07 Feb 2023
Financements structurés Leasing Fiscal

Carmine Capital opens a maritime structured-finance desk dedicated to the financial advisory of shipowners

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Carmine Capital opens a maritime structured-finance desk dedicated to the financial advisory of shipowners

Carmine Capital opens a maritime structured-finance desk dedicated to the financial advisory of shipowners and announces its first maritime cross-border deal for more than €110 million.

 

The Paris office of Carmine Capital announces the creation of a new desk dedicated to maritime structured finance. Driven by a stable legislative framework and a new incentive mechanism aimed at decarbonizing the propulsion of vessels, France confirms its attractiveness in terms of structured financing for shipowners.

Emmanuel Longin joins forces with Carmine Capital and takes over the management of this activity which he has developed over the past fifteen years :

“The development of ecological propulsion, whether based on methanol or liquefied natural gas combined with a battery pack, is a very strong growth challenge for the entire maritime industry. 

Developing this activity within Carmine Capital allows us to respond optimally to the growing demand for support from shipowners wishing to benefit from recent measures. 

We will benefit from Germain Simoneau’s extensive experience in asset financing to offer our clients the values that have made Carmine Capital successful: independence, transparency, proximity and efficiency.”

Carmine Capital announces the closing of its first maritime deal with the implementation at the end of 2022 of a tailor-made financing for two support vessels for the offshore wind (CSOVs). 

The transaction amounts to more than €110 million.

Emmanuel is accompanied by Gérard Forcinal as senior advisor.

  

For more information, please contact Emmanuel Longin.

04 Nov 2022
Willing Levee de fonds

Carmine Capital supports Willing in its second LBO

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Carmine Capital supports Willing in its second LBO

Willing and Carmine Capital: a renewed confidence

Founded in 2016 by Benjamin PROVOST and Cyril VEGNI, Willing is an independent French consulting firm specialised in business transformation and performance. In 2020, Carmine has supported Willing in its first LBO transaction with the fund Re-Sources Capital. This transaction allowed Willing to accelerate its growth, notably through the opening of offices in Bordeaux, Marseille, Lyon, Nantes, Strasbourg and Geneva. 

With 200 employees, Willing has become a major player in the region and is expected to achieve a turnover of €20m in 2022.

  

Activa Capital acquires a stake in Willing

In September 2022, Willing completed a new LBO and raised €15 million from Activa Capital, a leading private equity firm with a true entrepreneurial spirit. 

 

This new transaction, in which the Re-Sources fund is also participating, enables Willing to bring in its key managers and to launch its new growth phase: Willing’s ambition is to continue to strengthen its geographical network and to develop new sectoral expertise to reach the €50 million turnover mark in the next few years. 

 

“We are pleased to renew our confidence in Willing and to contribute to its development. The firm has experienced very strong growth in recent years, with the opening of several offices in France and Geneva. We believe in the ability of Benjamin and his team to go even further” says Romain Rastel, Managing Partner at Re-sources Capital. 

 

Alexandre Masson, Managing Partner and Frédéric Singer, Director of Activa Capital, added: “Willing offers a unique value proposition to its clients and has significant development potential. We are very proud to have the opportunity to participate in this new phase of Willing’s growth alongside Benjamin Provost. This operation is at the heart of our expertise: supporting primary operations alongside talented entrepreneurs.”

 

Benjamin Provost, President of Willing, looks back on the experience of this transaction: “Carmine offers a long-term partnership approach. From our very first deal, the Carmine team took care to understand Willing’s positioning, our challenges and our strategy, in order to offer us truly tailor-made support”.

 

“We would like to thank Benjamin Provost and Cyril Vegni, as well as Romain Rastel, Managing Partner at Re-sources Capital, for their renewed confidence in us. This transaction allows Willing to launch a new phase of its development alongside Activa Capital, which will be able to support it in the implementation of its strategic plan and provide its expertise in the structuring of high-growth companies” said Anne-Laure Beuriot, founding partner of Carmine Capital. 

 

For more information about the transaction, please contact Anne-Laure Beuriot, Cécile Jonnard, Xavier Langlois and Stéphane Carcenac.

26 Sep 2022

Interview for Itinéraire Enterprise – Le Figaro

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Interview for Itinéraire Enterprise – Le Figaro

The divestment-acquisition phase is a pivotal moment in a company’s life, especially that of its owner-managers. Such transactions, affecting a company’s equity, involve a complex process that requires method and rigour. Carmine Capital provides support to SMEs and their shareholders throughout the sale and acquisition process, as well as in their fundraising campaigns.

 

An entrepreneurial spirit

Carmine Capital mission is to assist and advise entrepreneurs in addressing the financial, professional, and personal challenges of a capital transaction. Their mission? Helping business owners optimise the valuation of their professional assets while ensuring the sustainability of their company’s development even after the transaction has been completed.

Carmine Capital is run by entrepreneurs. Being themselves keenly attuned to the problems of the managers they support, they are noted for their expertise, humility, experience, and empathy.
As far as the team itself, they are particularly well represented in terms of generational, social, and cultural diversity, which is a strong vector for innovation, dynamism, and flexibility.
M&A transactions also call for confidentiality, transparency, and commitment. For this reason, Carmine Capital considers these values to be fundamental pillars of its business and daily operations.

Strategic transactions

A capital transaction, such as a sale, an acquisition, or the raising of funds, is a rare and important moment in the life of owner-managers and their companies. In order to optimise the advantages and positive effects of the transaction, it is crucial that the operation’s strategy fully integrates all of the manager’s concerns. These may include their financial objectives, their financial interests and constraints, their professional and personal plans and, of course, their values and ambitions for their employees.

Carmine Capital therefore provides a highly personalised service. The process starts by having in-depth discussions with the managers to discuss all these issues and build the appropriate strategy. This is followed by an audit of the company: its strategy, its financial health, and its ecosystem, among others. Once the action plan is established, Carmine Capital manages the various stages of the transaction: research, targeting, and qualification. This work then opens the way to the exchange, presentation, and negotiation phases during which Carmine Capital’s partners and associates continue to be involved with their clients on a daily basis until the deal is completed.
Fortified by its experience, its rigour, and its innovative approach, Carmine Capital has already completed more than 200 transactions, with the ambition of supporting more than one hundred deals per year by 2024.

The myCarmine platform

In the interests of transparency and efficiency, Carmine Capital also provides its clients with a digital platform designed to monitor the progress of their operations.

Carmine Capital’s clients can thus follow in real time all the initiatives undertaken by its teams on their project. This visibility provides a level of trust and reliability enabling managers to remain focused on developing their business while delegating the complex management of their transaction with peace of mind.

Carmine Capital is the only firm in Europe offering this level of transparency and trust through its web-based solution myCarmine.

A socially committed firm

Carmine Capital is fully dedicated to corporate social responsibility with a strong focus on improving its social, societal, and environmental impact. This entails protecting the interests of its clients along with the DNA of their company.

Furthermore, Carmine Capital is also actively committed to its employees in terms of diversity, value sharing, and quality of life at work.

This determination is reflected in the choice of its partners and its involvement with associations such as Emeraude Voile Solitaire, SendEthic, FACIL’iti and Les Joyeux Recycleurs.

To read the full article in Le Figaro, click here.

05 Sep 2022

Interview with Anne-Laure Beuriot and Stéphane Carcenac for the MEDEF Paris magazine

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Interview with Anne-Laure Beuriot and Stéphane Carcenac for the MEDEF Paris magazine

Interview with Anne-Laure Beuriot and Stéphane Carcenac, for Inspir’, the MEDEF Paris magazine – August 2022

Because the sale of a company is a unique event in the life of an entrepreneur, Carmine Capital assists them throughout the sale or fundraising process with a view towards optimising the company’s value and the sustainability of its growth. Anne-Laure Beuriot, founding partner, and Stéphane Carcenac, managing partner of Carmine Capital, explain more about it.

What is Carmine Capital?

Anne-Laure Beuriot: It is an independent firm assisting SMEs in their divestment, acquisition, and fundraising transactions. Our work is structured around three pillars:

  • Quality of execution, guaranteed by a team of some ten experienced analysts centralised in Paris;
  • Transparency: thanks to a software platform developed internally upon our creation in 2013, with which our clients can follow the progress of their transactions in real time. This approach, unique in the industry, enables us to develop a strong relationships of trust;
  • Proximity: we have offices in Toulouse, Lille, Nantes, and Dijon. We are also planning on opening in Geneva, Lisbon, Barcelona, and Montreal in the coming months.

Who are your clients and what are their needs?

Stéphane Carcenac:We serve mainly small and medium-sized companies generating revenue of between €5 million and €150 million. For these companies, we cover all stages of their financial transactions. We identify the most suitable partners, then let our client make the choice and set up the negotiations. Our mission consists in enabling them to carry out their projects with the appropriate people by ensuring they are satisfied with the value of their professional assets in the short term, as well as over the long term, by making sure they transfer the capital of their company to a buyer or investor who shares their values, preserves the company, and protects their employees.

The article continues on page 97.

For more information, please contact Anne-Laure Beuriot

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