Chequers Capital

Chequers Capital is a private equity firm based in Paris, France, founded in 1972. The firm specializes in acquiring and developing small to large-sized companies, often partnering closely with management teams. Chequers Capital focuses on a range of sectors, including business-to-business services, information technology, asset-light industries, and healthcare, primarily across Europe. With nearly 300 investments completed in countries such as France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Belgium, and Great Britain, the firm has built a strong track record in leveraged buyouts, particularly in the mid-market segment. Chequers Capital has approximately €1.5 billion in financial resources and typically invests in companies with an enterprise value between €50 million and €500 million, assisting entrepreneurs with equity capital reinforcement, acquisition financing, company transmission, and shareholder restructuring.

Julien Airoldi

Associate

Anne-Sophie Arzel

Associate Director

Nicolas Baujard

Director

Axelle Dumousset

Managing Director

Marie-Céline Etcheber

Director

Uwe Gleitz

Managing Director

Philippe Guerin

Managing Partner

Tobias Habert

Associate

Jerome Kinas

Managing Partner

Peter Lambrecht

Director

Niccolò Leita

Senior Investment Manager

Mathieu Mauri

Associate

Vivien Le Nestour

Director

Guillaume Planchon

Partner

Xavier Poitevineau

Managing Director

Bertrand Rabiller

Managing Partner

Sven Schulze

Managing Director

Maximilian Sigel

Senior Investment Manager

Philipa Garcia Taboada

Investment Manager

Felix Winter

Senior Investment Manager

19 past transactions

Alliance Etiquettes

Acquisition in 2021
Alliance Etiquettes is a buy-and-build platform creating and producing premium labels for the wine and food industries.

Riri

Acquisition in 2018
Riri SA manufactures zippers and buttons to the luxury fashion and accessories industry. It provides metal, symmetrical teeth, anodized aluminum teeth, water repellent, and thermoplastic material zippers; nylon and classic zippers; and jeans and press buttons, rivets, tra-ins, and accessories. The company sells its products through a team of agents and sales representatives. Riri SA was founded in 1936 and is based in Mendrisio, Switzerland with production sites in Padova and Tirano, Italy.

SERMA Group

Private Equity Round in 2018
SERMA GROUP offers an independent, international one-stop-shop for services in electronics. Specialized in electronic technologies for high stress environment, the group has developed around its culture of technical excellence and its in-house network of experts.

EMVIA Living

Acquisition in 2017
EMVIA Living, established through a carve-out of the operating business comprising 46 stationary care homes from MK-Kliniken AG, is an independent private company based in Hamburg and Berlin. EMVIA Living has a capacity of around 5,500 beds to service people in need of care and has around 3,200 employees. With c. €200 million in revenues, the company is one of the leading players in its sector in Germany.

BIOLCHIM

Acquisition in 2017
Biolchim S.p.A is a leading company in the production and commercialization of biostimulants, whose function is to stimulate natural processes to enhance nutrient uptake, nutrient efficiency, tolerance to abiotic stress, and crop quality in full respect of sustainable agriculture values and practices. Thanks to the experience acquired in 40 years of activity, the strong relationship with the greatest worldwide producers of raw materials, and the collaboration with important Universities and Research Centres, Biolchim offers a complete portfolio of biostimulants that maximize the performance of any crop, anywhere in the world. Based in Italy, where the production lines and the extraction units are located, Biolchim is active in more than 50 countries in Europe, Africa, Asia, South America. In Brazil, Germany, and Hungary Biolchim operates directly through subsidiaries; in other countries, Biolchim is active through a strong and reliable network of partnerships with independent distributors and importers. Biolchim is considered among the most dynamic companies on the international markets.

Bozzetto Group

Acquisition in 2017
Giovanni Bozzetto is supplies textile chemicals, building chemicals, and performance chemicals to clients in Europe, Asia and the US.

Sports & Leisure Group

Acquisition in 2017
Sports & Leisure Group is a Belgian company based in Sint-Niklaas, specializing in the development and production of artificial grass for various sports and leisure applications. With over 30 years of experience, the company has established itself as a leading supplier of high-quality artificial turf, having produced more than 100 million square meters for sports such as American football, soccer, hockey, tennis, rugby, and golf, as well as for landscaping purposes. Their advanced production facility can manufacture over 12 million square meters of artificial grass annually, allowing them to offer competitively priced products tailored to meet the specific requirements of national and international sports associations. Sports & Leisure Group prioritizes quality through a comprehensive Total Quality Management system that monitors the entire creation, production, and delivery process. The company collaborates closely with wholesalers and employs reliable transporters to ensure timely distribution of their products to customers around the world.

ECT

Acquisition in 2017
SAS ECT offers stocking and transportation of industrial waste and treatment of polluted grounds. The company manages landfill sites for class 3 inert waste and provides construction companies with related services, such as treating polluted earth and waste transportation. The company was founded in 1992 and is based in Villeneuve-sous-Dammartin, France. SAS ECT operates as a subsidiary of Augefi SARL.

Alkern

Acquisition in 2016
Alkern SAS is a leading manufacturer of prefabricated concrete products in France and Belgium, specializing in various applications including construction, public works, and outdoor development. The company produces a range of products such as concrete blocks, manholes, curbs, paving stones, and slabs. Established in 1991 and based in Harnes, France, Alkern operates approximately fifty sites across the two countries. Originally a subsidiary of Tarmac Plc, Alkern has remained competitive in the market by upholding high operational standards and pursuing strategic growth. Between 2010 and 2014, the company undertook an ambitious expansion plan that included 13 acquisitions, enabling significant growth despite challenging market conditions. Alkern is committed to creating healthy, comfortable, and environmentally friendly habitats through its innovative concrete solutions.

Hild

Acquisition in 2016
Groupe Hild is a privately held company based in France that specializes in the distribution and manufacturing of rainwater drainage systems and gas flue systems. The company focuses on providing effective solutions for managing rainwater and ensuring safe venting of gas appliances. Through its products, Hild aims to address the needs of various sectors, including construction and infrastructure, while promoting efficient and sustainable practices.

Fime

Acquisition in 2016
FIME offers comprehensive consulting services, technical training, technology design, test tools and certification testing across the financial services, telecom, transit and identity sectors. Its experts support projects from start to finish, resolving the technical challenges its customers face when implementing a complete portfolio of specifications, standards and multi-brand industry requirements. FIME speaks the language of its customers and uses its 20+ years of experience to ensure that card and mobile transactions services are implemented efficiently and successfully. It supports a range of technologies including contact, contactless, EMV chip, near field communication (NFC), host card emulation (HCE), tokenization, secure element (SE), machine to machine (M2M), internet of things (IoT) and trusted execution environment (TEE).

Phoenix International

Acquisition in 2016
Phoenix International, established in 1972 in Paderno Franciacorta, Italy, specializes in the aluminum extrusion sector. The company was founded by a group of young entrepreneurs who aimed to create an independent and innovative business with significant growth potential. Initially based in Paderno Franciacorta, Phoenix later relocated to Verdello, Bergamo, where it expanded its operations throughout the late 1990s. Between 2000 and 2008, Phoenix International grew through strategic acquisitions of competing firms and workshops, as well as new investments in die production. The company manufactures a variety of dyes and equipment for applications in sectors such as building, industrial mechanics, pneumatics, and transport. Its product offerings include portholes, dummy blocks, re-bushed containers, holders, and shears, all designed to support the aluminum profile extrusion process. In 2016, the company underwent a significant ownership change, as its founders and initial investors sold their stakes to a prominent private equity fund, positioning Phoenix for future international growth.

Spandex

Acquisition in 2015
The Spandex Group, a Ruemlang, Switzerland-based company that specializes in marketing, sales, distribution and support of sign making and printing related systems and materials.

ID Verde SAS

Acquisition in 2014
IdVerde is a leading provider of tailor-made B2B landscaping services in France and the UK. The Company provides a full range of B2B landscaping services (creation, maintenance, and technical works on green and urban spaces as well as on sports facilities) to 10,000 customers split between the public and private sectors.

Deutsche Fachpflege Gruppe

Acquisition in 2013
Deutsche Fachpflege Gruppe provides outpatient intensive care service in Germany.

Cordenka

Acquisition in 2011
CORDENKA GmbH & Co. KG manufactures and supplies industrial rayon. It offers industrial yarns, fabrics and cords, and sodium sulfate, a by-product of the rayon production process, which is used for detergent, glass, cement, coating, textile, and chemical applications. The company’s industrial rayon is used as reinforcing material in high-performance tires and run-flat tires, hoses, mechanical rubber goods, and other composites. It markets its products under the brand name CORDENKA worldwide. CORDENKA GmbH & Co. KG was founded in 1937 and is based in Obernburg, Germany. It has yarn-production facilities in Obernburg, Germany; and converting operations in Obernburg, Mühlhausen, and Gorzow, Poland.

Silver Care Group

Acquisition in 2010
Silver Care Group owns and operates nursing homes.

Bio7 Group

Private Equity Round in 2009
Bio7 Group operates routine clinical pathology laboratories.

Cenexi

Acquisition in 2008
Cenexi SAS is a French company that specializes in pharmaceutical contract manufacturing for both human and veterinary markets. Established in 2003 and located in Fontenay sous Bois, the company produces a variety of dosage forms, including tablets, high gelatin capsules, ampoules, suppositories, syrups, oncologic freeze vials, pre-filled syringes, sterile vials, drops, and nasal sprays. Cenexi also provides comprehensive services such as formulation, analytical development, process optimization, clinical batch production, technical transfer, regulatory support, and product maintenance. The company is committed to delivering high-quality sterile products to the healthcare sector, making essential medications accessible worldwide. Cenexi was previously a subsidiary of Phinex SA.
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