HOW CAN WE
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

Investment in mci group by L-GAM

2024

Amala Partners sell-side advisor of Tondeur Family – anchor and founding shareholders of mci group – alongside EMZ Partners and Indigo Capital who accompanied the Swiss group since 2017, in establishing a strategic partnership with the new co-shareholder, L-GAM.

mci group is an independent global marketing & communications group that combines talent, technology and creative power to connect brands, institutions and communities with their audiences in the digital age.

Press release

 

Sale of Prodware – Private Cloudto Inherent

2024

Amala Partners sell-side advisor of Prodware in the cession of its Private cloud business unit to Adista, subsidiary of Inherent Group, specialist in cloud, connectivity and cybersecurty in France.

Press release (French)

Investment in Vulcain Engineering by EMZ

2024

Amala Partners advisor of EMZ in its investment in Vulcain Engineering, a multi-specialist engineering group in critical infrastructure within the energy transition, transportation, and life sciences sectors
 Press release

 

Refinancing of Ekkia by Banque Populaire Alsace Lorraine Champagne (BPALC), Caisse d’Epargne Grand Est Europe and Access Capital Partners

2024

Amala Partners financial advisor to UI Investissement in the refinancing of Ekkia, sports equipment supplier, number one in France, and one of the leading players in Europe in the segment of horse and rider equipment