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Crédit Agricole Private Equity is a leading player in expansion and buy-out capital.
It supports entrepreneurs in all kinds of leveraged or non-leveraged financing,
including LBOs, OBOs and expansion capital.
The LBO & Expansion team specialises by market segment. Ten professional are
working in the mid cap market and four in the small cap market. Both of them benefit
from offices in Paris and Lyon. Its internal cohesion and long experience in the
market make it a natural partner for the Group's networks and external business
introducers.
A long term support for entrepreneurs
Our investment strategy is to play the role of entrepreneurial shareholder by forging a close relationship with the management team, providing long-term support and taking an active part on the company's Board of Directors or Supervisory Board. Customized solutions The team has a high-quality deal flow and a diversified portfolio thanks to the support of the Crédit Agricole Group's networks, which provide almost 30% of its investment opportunities, and its close relationships with investment banks. The team takes both majority and minority stakes in all types of deal and covers two distinct market segments. In the mid cap market, it invests through two FCPR structures (French regulated mutual fund dedicated to private equity). CACI
2 and CACI 3 - in companies with an enterprise value ranging from EUR30 to 150
million and an average deal size of EUR5 to 30 million.
In the small cap market, two funds, each with EUR40 million in capital - LCL régions Développement and
CAPE Régions Expansion - are devoted to companies with an enterprise value ranging
from EUR5 to 30 million and an average deal size of EUR1 to 5 million. |
                    
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