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We are delighted to announce the closing of our Ciclad 7 fund at €190 million, exceeding the size of Ciclad 6. Many thanks to our historic investors for renewing their confidence in us. Alongside them, our LP base has become much more diversified and solidified with the arrival of new institutional investors. Our expansion into […]

Our entry into BAÏJA’s capital at the end of 2023 had a dual objective: to accelerate the company’s growth and to finance external growth operations. Here is Baija’s first build-up with the acquisition of the nailmatic brand, a specialist in bio-based nail polishes and beauty products for children (colored bath bombs, temporary tattoo markers, etc…). […]

Our 10th episode of Ciclad Stories tells the story of how Desmarez became the WAVENSYS group. Or how the Desmarez company became the WAVENSYS group, the French leader in private radio communications and related services. After five decades of family growth in the Hauts de France region, Thierry DESMAREZ and Bertrand Desmarez decided in 2020 […]

✍ Ciclad Entreprise has just acquired a majority stake in Izentit, a specialist in the digital sale of original spare parts. This is a primary MBI transaction alongside an experienced takeover manager, Benjamin Maquet, and the founders, who are reinvesting in the operation. ️ Izentit develops a white-label e-commerce business on behalf of dealers. In […]

We are pleased to announce three new appointments: Eric Bruguière and Thomas Roudil become managing partners and Hugues de Gastines is named partner.

Together, we are proud of the results of 2024, a remarkable year for Ciclad in every respect! On the investment front, 3 new investments in our Ciclad Entreprise fund (Phen’X Technologies in the Lyon region, Centaure Investissements in the South-West, BMI in Pays de Loire) for €13m; 2 new investments in our Ciclad 7 fund […]

In this episode of our Ciclad Stories, we spotlight a woman who runs a group specializing in the distribution of paint and consumables for bodybuilders. ‍ Leslie Thibault heads the Iraklia Group, a dynamic small business founded by her grandfather in 1948 and developed by her parents. Since 2021, we’ve been supporting her development with […]

First build-up for our GROUPE VITTORI shareholding, with the acquisition of Pargaud, based in Bart (25). Founded in 1980, PARGAUD provides a full range of painting services (interior and decorative, rendering, exterior thermal insulation) and plastering services for fitting-out projects, suspended ceilings, modular partitions and technical floors. This acquisition will enable GROUPE VITTORI to round […]

Thank you to all our friends and partners who visited us in Paris during these three days at IPEM! Amazing time, sharing interesting conversations about the future of French SMEs.

We are delighted to welcome Eliesse Boudokhane to our team as Investor Relations Manager, Private Clients. With a degree in International Economics from Paris II Panthéon-Assas and a Master in Management from NEOMA BUSINESS SCHOOL, Eliesse began his career at Gestion 21 as an investor relations officer with a clientele of CGP, MFOs, management companies […]

Third build-up for DESMAREZ who has acquired TEL, a company based in Saint Pol sur Mer, near Dunkerque. TEL (Télécommunication Electronique du Littoral), founded in 1978, has genuine expertise in radio communications, video security, conference translation and sound systems. This acquisition will enable DESMAREZ to pursue its territorial coverage and strengthen its position in Northern […]

Ciclad, via its Ciclad Entreprise fund, has become a shareholder in the Cognac-based wealth management advisory group Centaure Investissements, alongside its founder and CEO, Cyrille Restier. Since its creation in 2010, Centaure Investissements has grown its client base organically, providing support in its four areas of expertise: wealth advisory services, financial investments (insurance and CIF), […]

Ciclad acquires a stake in Groupe Phen’X Technologies, a specialist in the machining of precision parts for the medical sector, through an LBO. This primary LBO is also an opportunity for managers Manuel Gomes and Christophe Roy to involve the director of the Portuguese industrial site in the capital. This operation will enable the group […]

Over 60 of us gathered on June 6 to take stock of the past twelve months, with our teams, investors and some of our entrepreneurs. 📶 With 7 investments (in Ciclad 7 and Ciclad Entreprise), 2 exits and 11 build-ups, it’s been a very dynamic year in a contrasting market. Remarkably dynamic in terms of […]

Following the acquisitions of Integratech, Sunlux, Spécéclair and Spécilux, the Lighting Développement Group pursues its development by finalizing the acquisition of SFEL in France and Lunoo in Belgium. Ciclad is supporting this build-up strategy, enabling Lighting Développement to expand into new markets and geographies, and to round out its offering, which remains focused on sustainable, […]

In the latest issue of ESCP Alumni magazine, you can read a joint interview with Didier Genoud, Céline Rabemampianina and Eléonore Charvet, who give a good overview of our business and Ciclad’s investment strategy: primary operations, mainly in the context of buyout projects, in the small cap segment. 👉 It is this approach that has […]

As part of an MBO, Ciclad has acquired a stake in Allegro Musique, France’s leading provider of home music lessons, thereby enabling a transfer of governance. The transaction involves a handover between Jean-Charles Lopez, founder and chairman since the creation of Allegro Musique in 2004, and 3 key managers, including Hélène Rabéchault, who becomes Managing […]

Ciclad is honoured to see Hugues de Gastines, Associate Partner, selected as one of the 100 young leaders who are shaking up the world of finance in the “Choiseul Finance de demain 2024” ranking. ➡ A ranking that highlights the new faces of a finance that is committed and in full transformation in the face […]