Quilvest Private Equity Ltd. is an investment firm specializing in direct and fund of funds investments. Within direct investments, the firm prefers to invest in management buyouts, management buyins, buyin management buyouts, public to privates, industry consolidations, recapitalizations, expansion and development stages, growth equity, leveraged build-ups, growth capital, and debt with a focus on senior uni tranche, second liens, and mezzanine in lower middle market. Along with this, the firm also makes real estate investments. In venture capital investments, it primarily invests in the business services, consumer products and services, hospitality and leisure, industrials, manufacturing, media, oil and gas, retail, technology, telecommunications, utilities, information technology and healthcare sector. The firm seeks to invest in companies based in Asia, Latin America, United States, Canada, and Western and Continental Europe including France, United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, Germany, and Benelux countries. In fund of funds investments, it prefers to invest in buyout, venture capital, secondary, real estate, and distressed funds in Emerging Markets, United States, Western and Europe, and Asia region. In real estate, the firm invests in opportunistic, distressed, debt and value-add real estate funds with a focus on Europe, United States, and Asia regions. It makes equity investment between $10 million to $75 million with an enterprise value between $30 million to $500 million. It seeks to make co-investments and take both minority and majority or control stakes in companies. Quilvest Private Equity Ltd. was founded in 1972 and is based in Paris, France with additional offices across North America, South America, Asia, Middle East, and Europe. It operates as a subsidiary of Quilvest Europe S.A.

Quilvest Private Equity

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Minafin raised an undisclosed amount on 2021-07-06 in Private Equity Round

Minafin is a global fine chemicals developer and manufacturer. Minafin develops and manufactures active ingredients, organic intermediates, and specialty fine chemicals for the life science industries and technical applications.

Minafin

Paprec Group raised an undisclosed amount on 2008-11-01 in Private Equity Round

Paprec Group is an environmental service company for recycling and waste management ventures. The company engages in the management, recovery, and treatment of waste, including bio-waste, plastics, wood waste, scrap metal, construction waste, waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), batteries, ordinary/non-hazardous industrial waste, hazardous industrial waste, green waste, end of life vehicles, rubbers and used tires, household waste, selectively collected waste, and glass, as well as paper, cardboard, office paper, archives, and official documents.

Paprec Group was founded in 1994 and is based in La Courneuve, France.

Paprec France

Salmedix Inc raised $45000000 on 2005-10-19 in Series C

Salmedix is an oncology drug development company with a commercial focus on the treatment of hematologic malignancies, or blood cancers. Its primary product, SDX-105, is marketed by healthcare professionals in Germany for the treatment of several types of blood cancers.

Salmedix conducts Phase II clinical trials for SDX-105 in the U.S. and Canada. Its other clinical-stage product candidates, SDX-101 and SDX-102, each with significant prior human clinical experience, are also in Phase II development.

Founded in 2000 by David Kabakoff, Salmedix is headquartered in San Diego, California.

Salmedix Inc

Quilvest Private Equity acquires YO! Sushi on 2008-03-10 for $102729792

YO Sushi UK Ltd. operates a chain of sushi restaurants. The company offers various Japanese dishes, including soups, rice or noodle-based dishes, salads, tempuras, sashimi, hand rolls, and desserts. It also offers space for parties and events.

YO! Sushi

Quilvest Capital Partners acquires SOLEM on 2021-07-08 for an undisclosed amount

SOLEM is an electronic company specialized in industrialization and development of connected objects for irrigation and connected gardens. The company also manufacture, distribute, and design outdoor automation, telecare and connected care, and time management products. It offers Wi-Fi and Bluetooth automation systems that include battery operated irrigation and outdoor automation modules, as well as hose-end timer telecare and connected care products for security and fixed or mobile time management badge readers.

SOLEM was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Clapiers, Languedoc-Roussillon, France.

SOLEM SA

Quilvest Private Equity acquires alliantgroup on 2013-12-31 for an undisclosed amount

alliantgroup, LP provides tax advisory solutions. The company offers research and development tax credit, energy efficient commercial building deduction, export incentives, and government relations and tax advisory services. alliantgroup, LP was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

alliantgroup, LP

Quilvest Private Equity acquires Acrotec group on 2012-07-02 for an undisclosed amount

Acrotec is an independent group created by professionals in the watchmaking and micromechanics. For the watch market, its main purpose is to provide all the factories and watch brands with quality products complying with the "Swiss Made" label.

Groupe Acrotec SA

Quilvest Private Equity acquires Aminoagro on 2013-03-31 for an undisclosed amount

Aminoagro is a special fertilizer company that is among the three largest in the sector in the country.

Aminoagro

Quilvest Private Equity acquires PaperChase on 2015-05-07 for an undisclosed amount

Paperchase is an epic, story-based endless runner game.

Players must collect treasure hidden in vast cities while fighting against evil Kirigami giants and protecting mankind from annihilation by protecting the mystical Great Seal.

PaperChase

Quilvest Private Equity acquires Sogetrel on 2016-01-08 for an undisclosed amount

Sogetrel is a major player in the telecoms market. Integrator of networks and communication systems for digital irrigation of territories, the Group has established itself as the preferred partner of major operators, public and private contractors, and local authorities, particularly in the deployment of Very High Speed ​​networks.

SOGETREL, S.A.S.

Quilvest Private Equity acquires Groupe EDH on 2017-11-24 for an undisclosed amount

Groupe EDH (Ecoles Denis Huisman) has been a leader in private French higher education for more than 50 years. With c. 2 500 students, its schools offer training programs in communication (EFAP), culture related businesses (ICART), and journalism (EFJ), with campuses in Paris, Lyon, Bordeaux, Lille and New York.

Groupe des écoles Denis Huisman

Quilvest Private Equity acquires BCI Broadband on 2013-07-01 for an undisclosed amount

BCI Broadband is a broadband telecommunications company. The company formed to continue that track record of success by providing the best services and features available, in non-urban markets, including very high-speed Internet, high-definition digital video and digital voice as well as a robust focus on the business community within its markets through its Business Services division.

BCI Broadband

Quilvest Private Equity acquires Crown Health Care Laundry Services on 2014-03-31 for an undisclosed amount

Crown Health Care Laundry Services is an independent full-service health care laundry processor and linen rental company.

Crown Health Care Laundry Services, Inc.

TZero Technologies raised $25500000 on 2006-06-26 in Series B

TZero Technologies designs and develops ultra wideband semiconductors for video distribution. The company offers wirelessly connects devices and ultra wideband chipsets, which connect audiovisual components, such as televisions, set-top boxes, and digital video recorders. It serves consumer electronics, service providers, and computer manufacturers. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.

TZero Technologies

Quilvest Private Equity acquires Phaidon International on 2018-04-10 for an undisclosed amount

Phaidon International exists to enable exceptional careers around the world; we connect exceptional talent, with exceptional opportunities. We believe that every professional should benefit from the advice of a trusted partner throughout their career. We provide that partnership to mid to senior level professionals across 8 key markets through our group of micro-specialist recruitment brands. Throughout the Phaidon International group, our shared values of Ability, Character and Loyalty, underpin and drive performance. Each one of our micro-specialist brands is dedicated to a niche market, each team within that brand is focused on a specialist area of that market, and within each team each consultant has a micro-specialist area of expertise, ensuring you gain a partner with knowledge that can immediately add value to your career.

Phaidon International

Esmertec AG raised $26946346 on 2003-11-13 in Series C

Esmertec is one of the leading independent software companies focusing on Java™ solutions and technologies for mass-market devices such as mobile multimedia phones, personal digital assistants and home multimedia systems.

Their Java device platforms enable major terminal manufacturers, operators and content providers worldwide to deliver wide ranges of customised multimedia services to large groups of consumer audiences.

Esmertec AG

Rakuten France raised $9187665 on 2005-03-02 in Venture Round

Rakuten France operates a French online e-commerce website. It provides new, used, and collectable products at fixed prices for individuals and professionals in Europe.


The company enables its customers to list items by entering the title or barcode of the item as well as the price at which the seller wishes to sell the product. It lists items under various categories, including books, music, DVD, VHS, video games, phones and PDAs, computing, electronics, sports, leisure, fashion, and toys and games.


Rakuten France is formerly PriceMinister, a company acquired by Rakuten 2010. It was founded in August 2000 and is based in Paris, France.

Rakuten France

Quilvest Private Equity acquires Eudonet on 2017-03-29 for an undisclosed amount

For more than 15 years, the Eudonet Group has been developing general-purpose CRM and XRM solutions . Available in Saas and intranet mode , Eudonet solutions adapt to the needs of any type of structure: SMEs, ETI, large accounts, administrations, public authorities and associations. Eudonet solutions are used by more than 900 customers in France and around the world.

EUDONET SAS

Quilvest Private Equity acquires Creative Extruded Products on 2017-03-23 for an undisclosed amount

Creative Extruded Products is a precision custom profile extrusion and injection molding company, specializing in small to medium sized profiles as well as molded components.

Creative Extruded Products, Inc.

Photobox raised $114038088 on 2011-07-25 in Private Equity Round

PhotoBox Limited provides online digital photo services. The company allows users to create memories by turning digital memories into physical and emotional products, such as prints, photo books, calendars and diaries, cards, wall arts and canvas products, home and desk decoration products, home gifts and mugs, personalized phone cases, photo magnets and key rings, and more. It serves clients in the United Kingdom and internationally. PhotoBox Limited was founded in 1999 and is based in London, United Kingdom. As of October 19, 2018, PhotoBox Limited operates as a subsidiary of Lexington Partners L.P.