Investment criteria
1/ Two types of investments
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Growth capital (minority or majority) – mostly cash in
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LBO (majority or main shareholder)
2/ €15m to €150m equity investments
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European based companies
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Opportunistically on larger equity tickets and in other geographic areas
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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Leading companies with strong competitive position and high growth prospects (organic growth and / or build-ups)
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Viable companies in special situations (cash shortage, carve out, shareholder dispute, MBI, PtoP..)
5/ Capacity of Ceres to bring significant
operational value-added
Main sectors :
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Industrials (manufacturing and B2B Services)
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Healthcare,
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Technology Media Telecom, Entertainment
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Food & Beverage,
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Cosmetics
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Other sectors based on the experience of our Ecosystem.