Qualium I

Qualium Investissement, the private equity arm of Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations, specializes in leveraged buyout, consolidation, and growth capital transactions in middle market and mature companies. Operating primarily in Europe, especially in France, Germany, United Kingdom, and Switzerland, the firm focuses on small and medium-sized enterprises, including family-owned companies. With a history dating back to 1998, Qualium Investissement typically invests between €20 million and €100 million as a majority shareholder in companies valued between €40 million and €300 million. Managing funds from various investors, including pension funds and insurance companies, the firm has a proven track record of tailor-made solutions and buy-and-build strategies across a variety of industries. Based in Paris, France, Qualium Investissement seeks to support companies in transitional and growth phases, particularly those undergoing changes in ownership or requiring financing for acquisitions.

Paul Costa de Beauregard

Partner

Cyprien Choutet

Partner

Jean Eichenlaub

Managing Partner

Pierre Gibour

Investment Director

Julie Khayat

Director

Jean-Brice Lachaux

Associate

Angèle Martin

Associate

Jacques Pancrazi

Partner

Guillaume Peroz

Partner

Boris Podevin

Partner

Filipe Dos Santos

Director of Fund Administration

Antoine Schricke

Director

37 past transactions

Feu Vert

Acquisition in 2007
Feu Vert SAS is a French vehicle servicing business.

Vulcanic

Acquisition in 2016
Vulcanic SA designs, manufactures, and sells electrical heating and cooling solutions. The company offers liquid heating solutions, such as screw plug immersion heaters, flange immersion heaters, liquid circulation heaters, and temperature control units; gas heating solutions, including wall-mounted air heaters, duct heaters, high temperature generators, and radiators; and solid heating solutions, which include heating cartridges and high flux rods, band heaters, infrared generators, and strip heaters. It also offers cooling solutions, such as air conditioning units, air/water exchangers, industrials chillers, and dehumidifiers; temperature measurement solutions that include thermostats and temperature safety cut outs, electromechanical thermostats, pt100 sensors and thermocouples, and sealing glands; and temperature control and power supply solutions, including temperature controllers, static power units, controllers, and power and control cabinets. It serves food and beverage, oil and gas, railway, power generation, aeronautics, petrochemical, industrial process, chemical pharmaceutical, nuclear power generation, automotive, marine, environment, and facility management industries through sales representatives worldwide. The company was founded in 1973 and is based in Neuilly sur Marne, France. It has locations in Antwerpen, Belgium; Metz, Neuilly sur Marne, and Saint Florentin, France; Hanau and Sonneberg, Germany; Jakarta, Indonesia; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Moscow, Russian Federation; Montornes del Valles and Torrelavega, Spain; Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; and Norwich, United Kingdom. Vulcanic SA is a former subsidiary of Dynaction SA.

Agro Service 2000

Acquisition in 2006
Agro Service 2000 SA distributes and repairs agricultural equipments. It has a distribution network specialized in products to professionals involved in agriculure, forestry and DIY (do-it-yourself). Its merchandise includes materials, tools and other supplies. The company also provides discount sales and after sales services and operates through workshops and self-service stores. The company operates stores located in Auvergne, Limousin, and Burgundy, France. The company was founded in 1982 and is based in Montmarault, France.

Magnolia

Private Equity Round in 2019
Magnolia is a broker specialized in real estate loan insurance for both B2C and B2B individuals in France. Magnolia Web Assurances has grown rapidly in recent years thanks to its independence from banks and credit brokers, a broad and competitive insurance offer comprising both proprietary and third-party products, a leading digital positioning, and a strong consulting culture. In 2018, Magnolia became the leading independent distributor of loan insurance in France, thanks to its magnolia.fr (B2C) and simulassur.fr (B2B) comparators.

Parella

Acquisition in 2018
Parella is the consulting in tertiary real estate and in the optimization of companies' workspaces, exclusively dedicated to users.

Atelier Mériguet-Carrère

Acquisition in 2013
Atelier Mériguet-Carrère is a world renowned specialist in luxury decorative crafts, has five main activities, decorative painting and gilding, dresses stone, marble, ironwork and woodwork.

Early Makers Group SA

Merger/Acquisition in 2019
Early Makers Group SA owns and operates business schools and offers different courses and programs. Early Makers Group SA was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Écully, France.

Invicta

Acquisition in 2013
Invicta is a heating devices manufacturer. Invicta Is Specialized In The Design, Manufacturing And Marketing Of Wood-Fired Individual Heating Systems (Log And Pellet), Cast-Iron And Steel Made, Including Stoves, Inserts And Hearths.

La Foir Fouille

Private Equity Round in 2014
La Foir'Fouille SA owns and operates a chain of discount stores that offer household equipment, home accessories, furniture, cooking and bathing accessories, and leisure products. The company was founded in 1975 and is based in Castelnau-le-Lez, France. It operates stores in France, Belgium, Luxembourg and Spain. La Foir'Fouille SA is a former subsidiary of Fornord SAS.

Carre Blanc

Private Equity Round in 2007
Carre Blanc operates, and franchises a chain of household linen stores in France and internationally. The company distributes and sells bath and shower, bedding, and cooking and dining linen products, as well as linen products for new born and kids.

Eurodommages

Merger/Acquisition in 2018
Eurodommages is one of the french leaders in insurance brokerage on the aggravated risks segment for cars and motorcycles.Its customers are drivers with high premiums or drivers whose insurance has been cancelled for other reasons (loss ratio, revocation of driver's license…). The firm designs and market tailor-made insurance policies towards a network of some 2 000 insurance intermediaries (insurance brokers and agents) in France.

Tournus Equipement

Acquisition in 2013
Tournus Equipement manufactures stainless steel environments for professional kitchens and supermarket fish counters. It offers mobile, modular, and customizable professional kitchens; regeneration ovens, pans and grids, warmers, sterilizing cabinets, gutters and floor drains, trolleys, containers, insect-killers, fish counters, wash-basins, dishwashing equipment, kitchen units, catering units, sinks, units, dustbins, shelving products, temperature reheating products, warming cabinets, coolers, and tables; self-service lines for meal distribution; custom equipment; and bins and tables for loading and unloading dishwashers.

Bruno Saint Hilaire

Acquisition in 2001
Bruno Saint Hilaire SAS designs and manufactures clothes for men and women. The company offers pants, jeans, jackets, dresses, blouses, coats, T-shirts, sweaters, parkas, tailors, shirts, suits, trousers, belts, and accessories. It serves customers through a network of multi-brand retailers, department stores, and distributors in France, the United Kingdom, Belgium, the United States, Canada, Switzerland, South Africa, and Andorra, as well as online. The company was founded in 1973 and is based in Balma, France.

New Immo Group

Private Equity Round in 2018
New Immo Group is the holding company of two digital networks of real estate agents, SAFTI and megAgence.

Eurodommages

Acquisition in 2018
Eurodommages is one of the french leaders in insurance brokerage on the aggravated risks segment for cars and motorcycles.Its customers are drivers with high premiums or drivers whose insurance has been cancelled for other reasons (loss ratio, revocation of driver's license…). The firm designs and market tailor-made insurance policies towards a network of some 2 000 insurance intermediaries (insurance brokers and agents) in France.

IMV Technologies

Acquisition in 2014
Founded in 1963 and based in L’Aigle in the French region of Normandy, IMV Technologies is the global leader in biotechnologies for animal artificial insemination. Recognized worldwide for the quality of its products, the group’s development is based on the conception of new technologies and expertise for artificial insemination techniques. With five foreign subsidiaries (US, India, China, Italy and the Netherlands) and a network of distributors across more than 120 countries, IMV Technologies generates almost 80% of its revenue abroad and has around 450 employees.

Kermel

Acquisition in 2012
Kermel manufactures and markets flame and heat resistant protective clothing. The company offers aromatic fibers for protective clothing markets; aromatic polyimide-amide fiber that is used for technical applications, such as hot gas filtration; meta-aramid fiber, a solution-dyed during the manufacturing process for lifelong colorfastness; fibers that are used for protective clothing dedicated to industrial workers; fiber for jeans wear; and denim for oil, refineries, and utility workers.

Genoyer

Acquisition in 2007
Genoyer SA manufactures piping equipment for liquid transport. It offers flanges, including welding neck, slip-on, lap joint, threaded, blind, socket weld, spectacle blind, and anchor flanges; fittings, such as butt-welded fittings/forged fittings, elbows, tees, concentric and eccentric reducers, and stub ends; pipes, including steel pipes; seamless pipes, such as longitudinal welded and spiral welded pipes; valves, such as floating balls, trunnion balls, gates, globes, checks, and butterfly valves.

ChapsVision

Private Equity Round in 2023
ChapsVision enables sectors with a large data footprint, such as Retail, Finance and Public Services, to successfully complete their digital transformation thanks to a highly complementary portfolio of business solutions fully integrated around a unified Customer and Product repository and a modern analysis and investigation platform.

Quick Group

Acquisition in 2007
Quick has become the main brand of European descent fast food burger. Quick appropriated the codes of the restoration of a new genre to deliver a version adapted to the tastes and the European consumer habits, more varied and tasty, where the restaurant is a friendly place where you take his time. For Quick, quick restoration commitment applies to the service. Through time, the desire to innovate as the demand for quality and service remained intact.

Atelier Mériguet-Carrère

Acquisition in 2013
Atelier Mériguet-Carrère is a world renowned specialist in luxury decorative crafts, has five main activities, decorative painting and gilding, dresses stone, marble, ironwork and woodwork.

Labelium

Merger/Acquisition in 2018
Labelium S.A.S. offers digital marketing services. The company offers search engine marketing, site performance monitoring, online media buying, and website marketing consulting services. Its clientele includes Giorgio Armani, Diesel, Kerastase, L'Oreal, Lancôme, LVMH, Lacoste, BetClic, and Dior. The company was founded in 2001 and is based in Paris, France.

Parella

Private Placement in 2018
Parella provides real estate consulting and business space optimization services in France. The company also provides real estate strategy and surveys, transaction and negotiation, workplace strategy, space planning, change management, technical audits, portfolio and lease management, and international global reach services. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

Magnolia

Merger/Acquisition in 2019
Magnolia is a broker specialized in real estate loan insurance for both B2C and B2B individuals in France. Magnolia Web Assurances has grown rapidly in recent years thanks to its independence from banks and credit brokers, a broad and competitive insurance offer comprising both proprietary and third-party products, a leading digital positioning, and a strong consulting culture. In 2018, Magnolia became the leading independent distributor of loan insurance in France, thanks to its magnolia.fr (B2C) and simulassur.fr (B2B) comparators.

Bois et Chiffons

Acquisition in 2005
Bois & Chiffons International S.A. operates furniture stores in France and internationally. The company retails dining, living, and bed room furniture; sofas, which include corner, convertible, and other sofas, as well as chaise longues, armchairs and chairs, and poufs; and decoration products, including Mirrors, Clock, and Lamps. Bois & Chiffons International S.A. was founded in 1986 and is based in Marseille, France.

Cadum International

Acquisition in 2003
Cadum International manufactures and markets personal care products. Cadum International offers solid soaps, liquid soaps, family hygiene products, kids and adult shower gels, and hygiene baby products.

Acolad

Secondary Market in 2019
Acolad is the translation agency on the French market, and counts among the three main players on the European market. With a presence in France, Switzerland, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Finland, the Czech Republic and Canada, Acolad is able to meet all of the language needs of businesses from any sector and in any language combination thanks to its global network of 7,000 specialised translators.

Vulcanic

Merger/Acquisition in 2016
Vulcanic SA designs, manufactures, and sells electrical heating and cooling solutions. The company offers liquid heating solutions, such as screw plug immersion heaters, flange immersion heaters, liquid circulation heaters, and temperature control units; gas heating solutions, including wall-mounted air heaters, duct heaters, high temperature generators, and radiators; and solid heating solutions, which include heating cartridges and high flux rods, band heaters, infrared generators, and strip heaters. It also offers cooling solutions, such as air conditioning units, air/water exchangers, industrials chillers, and dehumidifiers; temperature measurement solutions that include thermostats and temperature safety cut outs, electromechanical thermostats, pt100 sensors and thermocouples, and sealing glands; and temperature control and power supply solutions, including temperature controllers, static power units, controllers, and power and control cabinets. It serves food and beverage, oil and gas, railway, power generation, aeronautics, petrochemical, industrial process, chemical pharmaceutical, nuclear power generation, automotive, marine, environment, and facility management industries through sales representatives worldwide. The company was founded in 1973 and is based in Neuilly sur Marne, France. It has locations in Antwerpen, Belgium; Metz, Neuilly sur Marne, and Saint Florentin, France; Hanau and Sonneberg, Germany; Jakarta, Indonesia; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Moscow, Russian Federation; Montornes del Valles and Torrelavega, Spain; Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; and Norwich, United Kingdom. Vulcanic SA is a former subsidiary of Dynaction SA.

New Immo Group SAS

Merger/Acquisition in 2019
New Immo Group SAS, through its subsidiaries, provides digital networks for real estate consultants and develops real estate software application. The company was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Toulouse, France.

Maisons Pierre

Private Equity Round in 2006
Maisons Pierre SAS offers house construction services. The company was founded in 1984 and is based in Vert Saint Denis, France. Maisons Pierre SAS is a former subsidiary of BNP Paribas SA.

Labelium

Private Equity Round in 2018
Labelium S.A.S. offers digital marketing services. The company offers search engine marketing, site performance monitoring, online media buying, and website marketing consulting services. Its clientele includes Giorgio Armani, Diesel, Kerastase, L'Oreal, Lancôme, LVMH, Lacoste, BetClic, and Dior. The company was founded in 2001 and is based in Paris, France.

Poult Group

Acquisition in 2014
Biscuits Poult SAS produces and sells sweet biscuits in Europe. Its products include sandwich biscuits, cookies, chocolate coated biscuits, breakfast biscuits, wafers, puff pastry biscuits, filled biscuits, tartlets, plain biscuits, and banquettes. The company also assists the development of private labels in France. The company was founded in 1883 and is based in Montauban, France.

Exxelia Group

Acquisition in 2004
Exxelia Technologies, SA designs and manufactures passive components and precision subsystems that include ceramic, plastic film, and mica capacitors, filters, positional sensors, slip rings, and precision mechanics. The company also designs and manufactures contact and contactless position sensors and hybrid Systems. Exxelia Technologies, SA was formerly known as Eurofarad EFD SAS. The company was founded in 1965 and is based in Paris, France with manufacturing plants in Marmoutier and Chanteloup-en-Brie, France. Exxelia Technologies, SA operates as a subsidiary of Exxelia Group.

Marais

Acquisition in 2009
Marais is a manufacturer of trenchers.

Socotec

Acquisition in 2008
Socotec is a global provider of services to businesses and local authorities, contributing to the optimisation of their performance by controlling the risks inherent in their activities

Artesys International

Private Equity Round in 2008
Artesys International is a French engineering document control software provider. Founded in 1994, Artesys, through its Opidis product, provides engineering document control solutions and applications supporting the efficient and safe operation of processing plants and is used by over 8,000 engineering and maintenance professionals to locate validated plant documents and data. Based in Rennes, France, Artesys serves customers in France and Africa, predominantly in the Oil & Gas industry.