Investments Co-Investment

Ameos Group

Headquartered in Zurich, Ameos was founded in 2002 by Dr Axel Paeger and German private equity firm Quadriga Capital. The group is the fifth private hospitals operator in Germany. It operates 46 hospitals (general and psychiatric) in Germany and 2 hospitals in Austria.

In April 2012, Crédit Agricole Private Equity (that becomes Omnes Capital) participated in a capital increase, alongside Quadriga Capital and the Carlyle Group, to fund the steady growth of the Ameos Group.

RAC

Founded in 1897, RAC is the second largest UK roadside assistance provider with over 7 million members. The Company is headquartered in Birmingham, has approximately 4,000 employees, and also provides motor insurance broking services. The RAC management team has a clearly articulated strategy to optimise the roadside assistance business, grow the insurance and financial services business, and diversify further into motor services and other personal finance-related products in the longer term.

Crédit Agricole Private Equity invested EUR 15 million alongside The Carlyle Group, which acquired RAC from insurance company Aviva.

• www.rac.co.uk

MONCLER

Founded in 1952, the Moncler Group is a global multi-brand luxury goods company which conducts the design, creation, marketing and distribution of high-end clothing and accessories. The Group is among the world leaders in their down jackets and owns the historic Moncler brand and other exclusive brands, such as Henry Cotton’s, Marina Yachting and Coast Weber&Ahaus. It is also a licensee of 18CRR81 Cerruti.

Based in Milan, the Group operates chiefly in four global geographic areas: Italy, Europe, Asia/Japan and North America.

Crédit Agricole Private Equity participated in Eurazeo acquisition of a 45% stake in Moncler in October 2011.

• www.moncler.com

Vue Entertainment

Vue Entertainment (“Vue”) is one of the UK’s leading developers and operators of state-of-the-art multiplex cinemas. Vue runs 68 cinemas and 678 screens in the UK and 2 cinemas internationally. In recent years, the company has led the way in new cinema development in the UK and  50% of all new multiplex cinemas built nationwide in the past couple of years have been a Vue multiplex. The company’s management has an excellent reputation for its innovative approach of developing and marketing new products and services. Crédit Agricole Private Equity invested alongside Doughty Hanson & Co.

• www.myvue.com

Labco

Labco is the leading pan European medical diagnostics network.
The network includes more than 300 laboratories operated by close to 4,000 healthcare professionals in six countries. Crédit Agricole Private Equity, through its Co-Investment and small cap LBO & Expansion funds, contributed EUR 15 million to the share capital increase led by 3i in July 2008, participating in the exceptional growth of the Labco network.

• www.labco.eu

Balitrand

Balitrand is the leading independent wholesale supplier of building materials (heating, sanitation, air-conditioning) in the Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur region of France. Based in Cannes, Balitrand operates 22 outlets and employs 550 people. Crédit Agricole Private Equity took a 23% stake in this buyout led by Weinberg Capital Partners.

• www.balitrand.fr

Numericable

Numericable is the leading cable operator in France, Belgium and Luxembourg. Numericable provides digital television, broadband and telephony services to the residential market ("B2C"). The company also serves the enterprise market ("B2B"). In 2007, Numericable reported 4.5 million subscribers. Crédit Agricole Private Equity invested alongside the Carlyle Group.

• www.numericable.fr