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11.10.2024Arnaud Pédron, Laura Bavoux, Numa Rengot

Distressed acquisition opportunities – October 2024

Franklin’s Restructuring team has assembled its latest sector-by-sector list of distressed acquisition opportunities.

The targets are companies in insolvency proceedings that are now up for sale and for which tender offers have been made by the court-appointed trustees in charge of finding potential buyers.

Our sector-by-sector updates are designed to help clients quickly identify potential build-up opportunities.

Tender offer periods are very often extended beyond the deadlines specified in the list.

If you are interested in any of these assets, please contact our partners Numa RengotLaura Bavoux and Arnaud Pédron who will be happy to provide further information and assist you with your acquisition.

This court-sanctioned sale process offers an opportunity to buy:

  • Fast: in a few weeks
  • Directly or through a NewCo
  • After limited due diligence (i.e., limited to the scope of the acquisition)
  • At lower prices than out-of-court acquisitions: the real cost consists in financing the acquired operation
  • Free and clear of debt, with only a few exceptions (no successor liability – lien and encumbrance free)
  • Without liability for restructuring costs
  • A turnkey, autonomous business unit
  • “Cherry picked” assets (number of employees, tangible and intangible assets, as well as rental, finance lease, distribution, purchase, and service agreements necessary for the continued operation of the business).

Dispeo

Main features:

  • Business: Logistics service provider, specialising in e-commerce and retail logistics, management of promotional and non-merchant flows, associated transport services
  • Location: Beauvais (Oise) and Evreux (Eure)
  • Company registration number: 529 192 304
  • 2023 revenues: 83 M€
  • Headcount 447 employees
  • Deadline for submitting bids: 20/11/2024

Gaussin SA

Main features:

  • Business: Design of industrial electric vehicles for logistics and port activities in particular
  • Location: Héricourt (Haute-Saône)
  • Company registration number: 676 250 038
  • 2022 revenues: 25 M€ – 2021 revenues: 20 M€
  • Headcount 68 employees
  • Deadline for submitting bids: 04/11/2024

Holding company and two subsidiaries

Main features:

  • Business:  Subsidiary 1: Design office, industrialisation, manufacture and assembly of precision mechanical assemblies
    Subsidiary 2: Marketing and sales of infectious waste treatment processes
  • Location: Sarthe
  • 2023 revenues: Holding: 871 K€ – Subsidiary 1: 18,8 M€ – Subsidiary 2: 247 K€ – 2022 revenues: Holding: 768 K€ – Subsidiary 1: 16,5 M€ – Subsidiary 2: 258 K€ – 2021 revenues: Holding: 768 K€ – Subsidiary 1: 15,2 M€ – Subsidiary 2: 15 K€
  • Headcount: Holding: 2 employees – Filiale 1: 136 employees – Filiale 2: 2 employees
  • Deadline for submitting bids: 31/10/2024

TPF Industrie

Main features:

  • Business: Formulation of polyols for the manufacture of polyurethane for construction and industry, with an approved training centre. Assembly, manufacture and hire of machinery and accessories related to these fields of activity.
  • Location: Rhône Valley
  • Company registration number: 877 934 323
  • Revenues: 12 M€
  • Headcount 33 employees
  • Deadline for submitting bids: 18/10/2024

JLB Autos

Main features:

  • Business: Vehicle purchases, sales, repairs and bodywork
  • Location: Sevrey (Saône-et-Loire)
  • Company registration number: 453 742 603
  • 2023 revenues: 8,3 M€ – 2022 revenues: 9,6 M€ – 2021 revenues: 10,4 M€
  • Headcount 7 employees
  • Deadline for submitting bids: 12/11/2024

Wito

Main features:

  • Business: Renovation of flats, houses, offices and restaurants in the Paris market for a wealthy clientele
  • Location: Paris
  • Company registration number: 527 572 572
  • 2023 revenues: 8,3 M€
  • Headcount 52 employees
  • Deadline for submitting bids: 15/10/2024

Temporary work

Main features:

  • Business: Temporary work
  • Location: Antilles
  • 2023 revenues: 6,6 M€
  • Headcount 12 employees
  • Deadline for submitting bids: 29/11/2024

Satil

Main features:

  • Business: Metallurgy – Boilermaking – Mechanical welding
  • Location: Chambéry and Yenne (Savoie)
  • Company registration number: 485 399 620
  • 2024 revenues: 5,8 M€ – 2023 revenues (9 months): 6,6 M€
  • Headcount 57 employees
  • Deadline for submitting bids: 08/11/2024

Remote surveillance

Main features:

  • Business: Remote surveillance by any existing or future technical means of all property, buildings and persons, security and guarding, private security auditing and consultancy both in the European Economic Community and abroad.
  • Operating area: Metropolitan France
  • Company registration number: 393 904 131
  • 2023 revenues: 4,7 M€ – 2022 revenues: 4,6 M€ – 2021 revenues: 12,9 M€
  • Headcount 276 employees
  • Deadline for submitting bids: 28/10/2024

Bottling plant

Main features:

  • Business: Wine storage cellar, laboratory, offices, production lines including 1 4OP packaging line and 1 rework line
  • Location: Gironde
  • Revenues: 4 M€
  • Headcount 20 employees
  • Deadline for submitting bids: 22/11/2024

Plastiques Verchère

Main features:

  • Business: Production of plastic containers for liquid products (synthetic glass, party cups, cosmetic bottles, PET bottles, etc.).
  • Location: Péronnas (Ain)
  • Company registration number: 311 441 505
  • 2023 revenues: 4 M€
  • Headcount 15 employees
  • Deadline for submitting bids: 18/11/2024

Cité numérique – Quais de l’image

Main features:

  • Business: Industrial production of images and text for e-commerce
  • Location: Hauts de France
  • Company registration number: 377 559 646
  • 2023 revenues: 3,3 M€
  • Headcount 34 employees
  • Deadline for submitting bids: 08/11/2024

Design and production of industrial tools

Main features:

  • Business: Design and production of industrial tools
  • Location: Indre-et-Loire
  • 2023 revenues: 2 M€ and 336 K€ (Holding)
  • Headcount 17 employees
  • Deadline for submitting bids: 06/11/2024

CVS

Main features:

  • Business: Accompanying you on outings, childcare, remote assistance
  • Location: Clayes-sous-Bois and Le Neubourg (Yvelines)
  • Company registration number: 820 371 813
  • 2023 revenues: 1,7 M€ – 2022 revenues: 2,3 M€
  • Headcount 128 employees
  • Deadline for submitting bids: 13/11/2024

7 Fashion

Main features:

  • Business: Clothing workshop (women’s lingerie, men’s underwear, swimwear)
  • Location: Bourg-en-Bresse (Ain)
  • Company registration number: 801 268 848
  • 2023 revenues: 1,2 M€
  • Headcount 28 employees
  • Deadline for submitting bids: 18/10/2024