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Third MBO of Groupe Sylpa supported by EPF Partners
What we did
Investec led a competitive process with financial investors to optimize shareholding conditions and provided debt advisory services by managing the process of debt raising.
Investec actively supported Groupe Sylpa during all the process: valuation guidance; preparation of the marketing documentation and Business Plan modelling; selection of relevant PEs; execution support (Due Diligence, site visits, meetings, Q&As, etc.); negotiation with PEs and banks.
The transaction has been well prepared with an in-depth analysis of the market, a highly structured and selective process which resulted in a transaction fairly optimized and completed within 15 weeks.
This deal is the third advised by Investec on behalf of Groupe Sylpa since 2006.
About the deal
With €25m in revenues, Groupe Sylpa is the sole shareholder of ETT, VB Energies et Services and SGEA, 3 French companies involved in the provision of design, installation and maintenance services for electrical installations (low & high voltage). Groupe Sylpa has become a significant independent regional player on the French electrical engineering and maintenance services market working directly with blue chips customers in the transportation, public and property development sectors and offering a comprehensive range of electrical engineering (high voltage and low voltage), maintenance, electrical networks and public lighting services.
Through this operation, Groupe Sylpa enters into a new phase in its development, based on the strengthening of its positions and plans to further develop its regional activities or its know-hows while increasing its profitability.

