{"id":33118,"date":"2022-10-25T15:42:42","date_gmt":"2022-10-25T13:42:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.capitalmind.com\/?post_type=deals&#038;p=33118"},"modified":"2023-06-08T15:48:45","modified_gmt":"2023-06-08T13:48:45","slug":"lbo-of-i-run","status":"publish","type":"deals","link":"https:\/\/www.investec.com\/advisory\/deals\/lbo-of-i-run\/","title":{"rendered":"LBO of i-Run"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>About the deal<\/h2>\n<p>i-Run, the e-commerce pioneer for running and trail in France, has become the French leader in omnichannel distribution for running and trail items, after a decade of very strong growth (10-fold increase in turnover in 10 years). The management&#8217;s strategy has proven to be successuful:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Continuous innovation and proprietary technology,<\/li>\n<li>Quality of service and flawless customer experience,<\/li>\n<li>Long-term partnerships and brand awareness<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The development of a network of stores has also enabled i-Run to strengthen its proximity with customers.<\/p>\n<p>With this majority LBO transaction, Geneo, Eximium, MACSF, and BPI France who is reinvesting, will support the reorganization of the group&#8217;s shareholding structure: investment of the management alongside the founder and exit of iXO Private Equity. The new pool of shareholders will support the team in coming sustainable growth projects: strengthening international and retail activities, acquiring new businesses and launching new products.<\/p>\n<h2>What we did<\/h2>\n<p>Investec has advised the shareholders and the management of i-Run conceiving a tailored LBO transaction allowing:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the exit of financial shareholders leveraging i-Run&#8217;s recent growth, leadership and prospects,<\/li>\n<li>i-Run&#8217;s managers to invest and\/or re-invest under the best conditions, in order to benefit from future value creation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Our team&#8217;s commitment was unwavering throughout the entire transaction process: advising exit options and timing before launching the process, defining deal tactics, identifying potential investors most likely to value i-Run&#8217;s positioning and to accompany its development alongside the management team, and organizing a competitive bidding 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