Abenex and Arkéa Capital Acquire Majority Stake in Prévost Laboratory Concept

Nactarome Group Acquires Plantex SAS

October 16, 2025

Food & Beverage

Nactarome Group, majority owned by private equity firm TA Associates, has acquired Plantex SAS, a French producer of high-quality plant extracts for the food, nutraceutical, cosmetics and animal nutrition markets. The deal is an add-on to Nactarome’s ingredient platform to expand its plant-extraction capabilities and product offering; terms were not disclosed.

Abenex Invests in Santis LAB

September 23, 2024

Food & Beverage

Abenex has completed a minority growth investment in Santis LAB, a Franco‑Swiss laboratory that develops and markets food supplements sold through a network of roughly 2,000 pharmacies. The founders and management will remain operational and are investing alongside Abenex to support Santis' expansion into adjacent markets and new geographies.

Apax Development Acquires Majority Stake in Porsolt

February 21, 2023

Biotechnology

Apax Development, a European private equity firm, has acquired a majority stake in Porsolt SAS, a French preclinical Contract Research Organization (CRO). The investment will support Porsolt's plans to expand services, accelerate hiring (targeting ~40% headcount growth), pursue bolt-on acquisitions in Europe and the US, and extend its global footprint.

Laboratoires Lehning Acquires Laboratoire Lescuyer from Abenex

October 1, 2020

Pharmaceuticals

Groupe Lehning (Laboratoires Lehning) has acquired French dietary-supplements maker Laboratoire Lescuyer from private equity firm Abenex; Abenex and co-investors Bpifrance and Ouest Croissance sold their entire stakes. Isabelle de Carmantrand and the Lescuyer family reinvested alongside the buyer; the deal is intended to combine complementary therapeutic areas and distribution channels to accelerate brand growth.

Abenex Acquires Tartefrais to Form Naturellement Gourmand (NG Group)

January 28, 2019

Food & Beverage

Abenex has acquired Tartefrais SAS and created the Naturellement Gourmand (NG) agri-food group, with Tartefrais becoming the leading operating company. Tartefrais is based in Falaise (Calvados), employs about 220 people and generates approximately €27 million in sales; Abenex will pursue an external growth strategy and export development under new group leadership.

Abenex Acquires Cisbio Bioassays from Argos Soditic

June 16, 2016

Biotechnology

French private equity firm Abenex has acquired Cisbio Bioassays from seller Argos Soditic. Abenex will partner with the biotech to support its organic and external growth strategy across pharmaceutical research and in vitro diagnostics; Cisbio has ~210 employees and generates over 85% of revenue outside France.