Booklet - Pléiade Investissement

Our Shareholders
Experienced entrepreneurs who understand and accompany other entrepreneurs
Chantal & Michel Baudron
Louis de Montalembert
Respectivly founder and CEO of the eponymous
Former Managing Director at Pléiade Investissement,
recruitment firm; and former President of Instruments SA
co-founder and manager of Pléiade AM
(scientific instruments)
Francis Bellanger
Founder of SERT (distribution of plastics)
Teddy Megarbane
Former President of Ciblex (express logistics)
Jean-Marie Painvin
Marie-Laure Bordais
Former Chairman and CEO of Deutsch Group (industrial
Former Managing Director of an import center belonging
connectors)
to the Leclerc supermarket chain
Natalie & Vianney de Chalus
Respectivly founder and CEO of Colloquium Group
(congress organisation); and CEO of Chalus-Chegaray
group and President of the Chamber of Commerce of Le
Havre
Marc Génot
Founder and President of the Supervisory Board of AFE
(cast steel and plastics processing industries)
Jean-Pierre Gorgé
François Poirier
Former Managing Director of Astorg
Jean-Michel Renck
Founder of Socs (insurance application software) and
Owliance (outsourcing solutions specialist)
Etienne Saladin
Private banker
Jean-Claude Seroul
Founder of En Direct (horse-betting media)
Founder and President of Groupe Gorgé (robotics,
Patrick Solvay
nuclear and fire safety, industrial projects services)
Shareholder of Solvay (chemical and pharmaceutical
Gilbert Hayat
group)
Former President of Horiba Jobin Yvon (scientific
Christian Toulouse
instruments & systems)
Former co-main shareholder and CEO of Docks de
Charles Heilbronn
Managing Partner of Mousse Partners, New York
Dominique Laugier
Former President of Furnotel (hotel and restaurant
equipment supplier)
France
Gabriel Viellard
Co-founder of SNV, nowadays Mappy (maps on internet)
Contact
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www.pleiadeinvestissement.com
Entrepreneurs financing
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Finance
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Experience
Who Are We?
Entrepreneurs financing other entrepreneurs
Pléiade Investissement is a holding-company owned by friends run in the same way as a
holding-company owned by a family.
All shareholders of Pléiade Investissement have personally supported or developed a
business they created or inherited.
Through Pléiade Investissement, whose assets under management amount to €90 M, they
reinvest part of their equity and share their experience with other entrepreneurs.
Pléiade Investissement invests along side entrepreneurs who want to develop their business,
purchase a company they are managing, diversify their assets, or sell a company they will
continue to manage.
Investment Criteria
Neither institutional investors nor investment fund managers,
we share the same time frame with the management of the compagnies we
invest in
Pléiade Investissement preferably invests in companies that enjoy a strong competitive
advantage (thanks to the quality of a product or service, good relationships with customers,
etc.) as well as high growth potential (expanding market, sector undergoing consolidation,
etc.). Typically, we invest in a company led by a highly capable management team with
revenues of at least €10 million and that has reached or is about to reach profitability.
Our approach
Investments: €2 million to €10 million (above, Pléiade Investissement invests alongside its
shareholders or other partners)
Types of transactions: OBO, LBO, build-up, buy-out/buy-in, capital development
Investment Portfolio
An active but low-profile role that allows management to remain autonomous
Portfolio companies
Aden Services (Hong Kong) is a group providing services in facilities management (catering,
security, industrial cleaning and maintenance) and remote site management, mainly in China. In
March 2011, Pléiade Investissement co-invested with one of its shareholders to finance the
expansion of the group.
Cafom, major French overseas retailer (But and Conforama stores) and leading online player
specialised in furniture and home decoration (Vente-Unique.com), acquired the international
group Habitat in September 2011. Pléiade Investissement financed the acquisition alongside the
founding managers.
Cojean is a high-end French fast-food concept which Pléiade Investissement has supported since
its beginning. The first restaurant opened in 2001 in the area of La Madeleine in central Paris; it
now counts around 30 restaurants in Paris area.
Divalto is a publisher of an ERP software package designed for small and medium-sized
companies. In June 2006 then June 2009, Pléiade Investissement financed the founder's 2 steps
exit and simultaneous progressive buy-in of the company by the managers and the staff.
Environnement SA (Alternext) is the leading company in air pollution measurement in Europe.
The group exports worldwide with key markets in China and India. Pléiade Investissement
invested in March 2011.
Generix (Eurolist C) is a publisher of an ERP software package and a provider of high
value-added collaborative management solutions for complex intra-company and inter-company
flows. Since July 2002, Pléiade Investissement has supported the restructuring of the company,
has backed 3 external growth add-ons, and then the shift to SaaS, with the aim of becoming a
leader in Europe.
Harvest (Alternext) is a software publisher with a presence in all segments of wealth management
in France. Pléiade Investissement invested in March 2011.
Materials Technologies comprises expert companies in engineering of concrete building
materials, and automated handling systems. Pléiade Investissement has supported the
turn-around of the company since Decembre 2010, after its filing for bankruptcy.
Quiétalis is the French nation-wide leader in installation and maintenance of professional kitchen
equipment for restaurants. Since June 2007, Pléiade Investissement has backed the managers in
the build-up of the group and in the related structuring.
Pléiade Asset Management is an independent asset managment firm which was established in
August 2008 by 2 professional investors: one has background experience from securities markets
and the other from private equity. The firm manages 2 mutual funds investing in French and
European companies, on the basis of their fundamental strengths.
Pléiade Venture, like Pléiade Investissement, brings together entrepreneurs. Pléiade Venture is a
venture capital company investing in first rounds of financing for innovative companies in all
sectors except life sciences.
Exits
Benchmark is one of the major French internet players. It holds leading positions in web
publishing, market surveys and professional training. In October 2010, Pléiade Investissement
sold its stake, acquired in June 2000, in connection with the 100% acquisition by
CommentÇaMarche.
Ceric Technologies has taken over in 2010 the assets of Ceric SA, a leader in the engineering of
clay brick and tile plants. After a good restart, it was placed into receivership late 2015 following
the sharp downturn in the economies of emerging countries, its main markets.
Ciblex is a specialist in express logistics and related maintenance services. Pléiade
Investissement backed the management in the spin-off of the company from a British group and
supported its strategic and commercial redeployment. In April 2010, Pléiade Investissement and
the management sold Ciblex to Géodis group.
Hologram Industries is one of the world's leading manufacturers of security holograms and
authentication. In November 2008, Pléiade Investissement sold its stake, acquired in November
2003, to Hughes Souparis - founder, CEO and majority shareholder.
Léon de Bruxelles is a "Mussels & Chips" theme restaurants chain. In December 2001, Pléiade
Investissement backed the turn-around of the company after its filing for bankruptcy. Pléiade
Investissement sold its shares in April 2008 following a public take-over bid from OFI Private
Equity.