Grégory de Saxcé

Mr. de Saxcé has advised on significant matters for the following clients:

• Representing IK Partners on its acquisition of a majority stake in Eurofeu Group, a leading French fire safety company, from CAPZA.
• Representing Briarwood Capital Partners in Keysight Technologies’ binding offer to key shareholders of the ESI Group, a French virtual prototyping software company.
• Representing IK Partners on its acquisition of a majority stake in Batisanté from LGT Capital Partners.
• Representing Montefiore Investment in its acquisition of a significant stake in NGE.
• Representing PAI Partners on the contemplated acquisition of SDG Pharma, a world leader in the pharmaceutical glass packaging industry.
• Representing Five Arrows Principal Investments and IK Investment Partners on agreement for Insight Partners to invest in iad, the leading French digital network of real estate agents
• Advising Questel and its financial sponsors Eurazeo, IK Investment Partners and Raise Investissement on the contemplated acquisition of NovumIP from Paragon Partners.
• Advising IK Investment Partners, through its IK IX Fund, on the contemplated acquisition of a majority stake in Kersia, a global leader in biosecurity and food safety from Ardian.
• Advising CIP Capital portfolio company Compliance Solutions Strategies (CSS), a leading RegTech platform, in its acquisition of AMFINE, a provider of SaaS-based regulatory reporting services to European asset managers, asset servicers and insurers.
• Advising IK Investment Partners in their recent:
  • Acquisition of a majority stake in Mademoiselle Desserts, a French leader in the frozen bakery industry, and the subsequent build-up acquisition by Mademoiselle Desserts of Les Délices des 7 Vallées, a French-based producer of frozen industrial cakes and pastries;
  • Acquisition of a majority stake in Questel, a global leading provider of intellectual property information and management software and services;
  • Acquisition of the Bretèche Industrie Group, a leading global manufacturer of industrial equipment for the production of food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic products;
  • Acquisition of I@D Holding, a platform for independent real estate agents in France;
  • Disposal of Cerelia, a dough-and batter-based food specialist, to Ardian;
  • Disposal of Exxelia, a manufacturer of complex passive components and sub-systems notably for the airline industry, to HLD;
  • Reinvestment in Marle (a manufacturer of orthopaedics), as a minority shareholder, alongside Dentressangle.
• Advising PAI Partners:
  • in their acquisition of a majority stake in Alvest, the leading global provider of airport ground support equipment;
  • in their attempted bids to acquire the Souriau/Sunbank business and Accelya group;
  • in their acquisition of the Stella group, a European leader in the sun protection and closure systems;
  • in their sale of the Kiloutou Group to funds HLDI and HLD Europe;
• Advising Oaktree Capital in their acquisition of the SAF Group, a European leader in helicopter services;
• Advising Montefiore Investment in their leveraged buy-out and subsequent sale of the H&F group to Portuguese furniture manufacturer Aquinos Group;
• Advising Capvest Partners LLP in their attempted acquisition of Biscuits International;
• Advising Founders and Management Team of A2iA in connection with the sale of A2iA to Mitek, a global leader in digital identity verification solutions;
• Advising BISAM and Sellers (led by Aquiline Capital Partners) in their agreement to sell BISAM, a leading provider of asset management software, to FactSet.