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HELP YOU?

Focused on non-listed enterprises in France and Europe for over 20 years, our team members have accompanied owners, executives and investors throughout the life cycle of their businesses.
A long-term partner, we invest our energy and expertise to support our clients’ ambitions and needs: from primary fundraisings to LBOs, from growth capital to secondary liquidity, from strategic capital solutions to IPOs.

Our services

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS ADVISORY

We offer you our track-record acquired with financial sponsors and corporate players on operations of all sizes and types, either sell-side or buy-side:

> Fundraising

> Growth capital

> Mergers

> Acquisitions / bolt-on

> LBOs / MBOs / OBOs

> SPAC

At the heart of the private capital ecosystem for entrepreneurs and investors, AMALA Partners offers a privileged access to market participants seeking informed advice and high-touch execution support for their business development and liquidity needs.

DEBT ADVISORY

We assist businesses and sponsors with their financing strategy to optimize their balance sheet structure at the best market conditions:

> Quantum, leverage, costs, maturity, documentary flexibility…

We identify the most suitable lenders and solutions for various situations:

> Bank(s), debt funds…

> Senior funding, PIK, unitranche…

Our projects are carried out independently or in conjunction with M&A advisory services to ensure optimal execution and build a strategic advantage to secure your transactions.

GENERAL PARTNERS SERVICES

We provide advisory and transaction support to private capital General Partners throughout the full life cycle of their fund management activities.

> Primary fundraising:

  • First-time-fund
  • Single or Multi-Asset SPV
  • Consolidation platform fund
  • Co-invest

> Liquidity solutions:

  • GP/Sponsor-led: continuation vehicle, tail-end fund, strip-sales, fund restructuring, tender offers
  • LP liquidity: single interest/ portfolio/ structured sales and financing

> Business development:

  • Business line expansion
  • GP M&A
  • GP Financing (commitment, transmission, growth)
  • Strategic capital (GP stake)

With a thorough understanding of our clients’ ecosystems, we combine financial expertise and sector knowledge to offer a precise, high-quality approach at every stage, from diagnosis to the completion of each transaction.

Our areas of expertise:

  • Tech & Digital
  • Education and Vocational Training
  • Business services
  • Energy and environmental transition
  • Leisure and entertainment
  • Health
  • Speciality industries
  • Retail and Consumer Goods
  • Financial institutions

Our last transactions

Sale of KMSI to Magellan Partners

2023

Amala Partners sell-side advisor to the founder and managing shareholders of KMSI in their affiliation to Magellan Partners.

KMSI, an expert in HR and HRIS consultancy, is involved in high added-value assignments: audits, payroll transition assignments, assistance with choices, migration of highly complex data, etc. It markets a SaaS solution that is unique on the market and growing rapidly, automating the management and processing of daily sick pay.

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Acquisition of Groupe Claire by Crédit Mutuel Equity

2023

Amala Partners buy-side advisor to Crédit Mutuel Equity in the acquisition of a majority stake in Groupe Claire, a long-standing leader in equipment solutions for improving the performance of water networks (leak detection, remote control, etc.).

With 180 years of expertise and a presence in 40 countries, the Group designs, manufactures and distributes reliable, long-lasting equipment for the construction, maintenance and repair of water distribution networks. Groupe Claire is a key player in drinking water management and resource conservation in France and Europe, promoting access to water for all.

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Sale ofVISEO’s Microsoft Dynamics ERP business to Inetum

2023

Amala Partners sell-side advisor to VISEO in the strategic sale of its Microsoft Dynamics ERP business to Inetum.

Drawing on its experts in both finance and IS, Viseo, an ESN with over 3,000 employees in 15 countries, is a key player in the implementation of ERP solutions in France. Wishing to focus exclusively on the integration of SAP software packages, it has entrusted its Microsoft business to Inetum, thereby strengthening its ability to meet the growing needs of its European customers for the digitisation of their operational processes.

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Acquisition ofExplore Group by Intescia

2023

Amala Partners buy-side advisor to INTESCIA GROUP, supported by Five Arrows Principal Investments in the acquisition of EXPLORE – Expert in data intelligence.

Explore provides information on calls for tender, particularly in the construction and commercial property sectors.

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