Investment Criteria
1/ Two types of investments
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LBO (majority or main shareholder)
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Growth capital (minority or majority) – mostly cash in
2/ €25m to €150m+ equity investments
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Companies active in France, Belgium, Switzerland
3/ Decision Makers
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Looking not only for money
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But also for value-added from Ceres team, based on management's needs
4/ Two types of companies
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Non “plain vanilla” companies : failed investment banks’ auction processes, complex situations, companies that do not attract traditional institutional PE funds because they “do not tick enough boxes” required for institutional capital.
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Viable companies in special situations (cash shortage, carve out, shareholder dispute, MBI, PtoP..)
5/ Sector focused operational value-added approach
5 sectors of focus :
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Business services (incl. IT services)
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B2B distribution
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Light industrials - B2B & B2B2C (e.g. cosmetics, haircare, make up)
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Aerospace & Defence
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Healthcare (Medical devices, disinfection, …)