Quilvest and Crédit Mutuel Equity Acquire Majority Stake in Solem

Quilvest Capital Partners Makes Minority Investment in Les Secrets de Loly

September 29, 2022

Consumer Products

Quilvest Capital Partners has signed an agreement to acquire a minority stake in Les Secrets de Loly, a premium French natural haircare brand founded by Kelly Massol. Massol will retain a majority stake, and Quilvest will support the company's growth plans focused on product innovation and international distribution expansion.

Questel Acquires Majority Stake in Yoomap

June 20, 2019

Cloud & SaaS

Questel has signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Yoomap, a Paris-based provider of open-innovation software. The deal expands Questel's intellectual property suite by integrating Yoomap's corporate/startup relationship and innovation management platform with Questel's IP search, analytics and services.

Equistone Acquires Accès Industrie from Parquest Capital

February 25, 2020

Industrial Services

Equistone Partners Europe has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Accès Industrie from Parquest Capital alongside the company’s management, Crédit Mutuel Equity and Irdi Soridec Gestion. The deal positions Equistone as majority shareholder to support Accès Industrie’s growth strategy, accelerate organic and external expansion, and further broaden employee ownership.

Qualium Investissement Acquires Recocash from IK Partners

April 14, 2022

Financial Services

Paris-based private equity firm Qualium Investissement has agreed to acquire a majority stake in French debt-servicing company Recocash from IK Partners, with management remaining invested. Recocash, which operates from Rambouillet and Lyon and employs ~150 people, provides debt collection and credit management software (Eagle-Act) to a diversified B2B and B2C client base; financial terms were not disclosed.

Charterhouse Capital Partners Invests in Vermeg

December 18, 2020

Software

Charterhouse Capital Partners has acquired an equity stake in Vermeg from Crédit Mutuel Arkéa, investing alongside Vermeg's founder and management who retain a shareholding. The investment will support Vermeg's continued organic growth and buy-and-build strategy to expand its software and digitalisation offerings for banking, insurance and wealth-management clients globally.

Equistone Acquires Majority Stake in Vertbaudet from Alpha Private Equity

July 26, 2021

E-Commerce

Equistone Partners Europe has acquired a majority stake in Vertbaudet from Alpha Private Equity. Equistone will partner with Vertbaudet's executive team to support the company's growth and further expand its position as a leading European e‑commerce and omnichannel platform for baby and children's products.