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16.02.2024Arnaud Pédron, Numa Rengot

Distressed acquisition opportunities – February 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 Rengot 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).

Aveal – Charolles Aliments – Charolles Bourgogne

Main features:

  • Business:
    Société Coopérative Agricole Aveal: Holding company organised around livestock and crops (collection and sale, pellet production, supplies and services).
    SAS Charolles Aliments: Subsidiary specialising in the manufacture and sale of animal feed (in particular mash for ruminants and poultry)
    SARL Charolles Bourgogne: Subsidiary in charge of the garden centre business
  • Location: Saône-et-Loire
  • Company registration number: SCA  Aveal : 778 567 750 – SAS Charolles Aliments : 422 803 601 – SARL Charolles Bourgogne : 402 231 880
  • 2023 revenues: SCA  Aveal : 32,9 M€ – SAS Charolles Aliments : 11,1 M€ – SARL Charolles Bourgogne : 8,5 M€
  • Headcount: SCA  Aveal : 70 employees – SAS Charolles Aliments : 0 employee – SARL Charolles Bourgogne : 51 employees
  • Deadline for submitting bids: 04/04/2024

Women’s lingerie and swimwear

Main features:

  • Business: Marketing and distribution of women’s lingerie and swimwear through 6 commercial brands (Bestform, Gemma, Variance, Belcor, Cherry, Lou)
  • Headcount 86 employees
  • 2022 revenues: 30,7 M€ – 2021 revenues: 32,4 M€
  • Deadline for submitting bids: 20/02/2024

Studies and design of mobile and fibre networks

Main features:

  • Business: Studies and design of mobile and fibre networks
  • Location: Seine-Saint-Denis
  • 2022 revenues: 15 M€
  • Headcount 99 employees
  • Deadline for submitting bids: 23/02/2024

Maison Lejaby

Main features:

  • Business: Manufacture and sale of lingerie and underwear in shops, on the internet and on a B2B basis, in France and abroad.
  • Location: Paris, Lyon and Strasbourg
  • Company registration number: 539 522 607
  • 2022 revenues: 12 M€
  • Headcount 52 employees
  • Deadline for submitting bids: 11/03/2024

GTA Grenoble

Main features:

  • Business: Masonry and structural work
  • Location: Voreppe (Isère)
  • Company registration number: 539 342 402
  • 2022 revenues: 8,5 M€ – 2021 revenues: 8,5 M€ – 2020 revenues: 9,6 M€
  • Headcount 28 employees
  • Deadline for submitting bids: 29/02/2024

Cascade

Main features:

  • Business: A company selling top-of-the-range sanitaryware in two showrooms in Paris
  • Location: Paris (Ile-de-France)
  • Company registration number: 402 887 954
  • 2023 revenues: 2,6 M€
  • Headcount 10 employees
  • Deadline for submitting bids : 20/03/2024

Daniel Grenin

Main features:

  • Business: Long and short-distance interurban road freight transport
  • Location: Nièvre – Centre of France
  • Company registration number: 304 487 770
  • 2023 revenues: 2,4 M€ – 2022 revenues: 2,7 M€
  • Headcount 25 employees
  • Deadline for submitting bids: 06/03/2024

Supermarket business

Main features:

  • Business: Supermarket business
  • Location: Embrun (Hautes-Alpes)
  • 2022 revenues: 2,4 M€ – 2021 revenues: 3 M€ – 2020 revenues: 3,6 M€
  • Headcount 12 employees
  • Deadline for submitting bids: 08/03/2024

Reciprok

Main features:

  • Business: Building engineering – Technical design office specialising in public aquatic facilities
  • Location: Lyon (Rhône)
  • Company registration number: 789 252 491
  • 2022 revenues: 1,5 M€ – 2021 revenues: 1,3 M€ – 2020 revenues: 1,1 M€
  • Headcount 14 employees
  • Deadline for submitting bids: 01/03/2024

Bourbince Distribution

Main features:

  • Business: Wholesale of fuels and related products
  • Location: Palinges (Saône-et-Loire)
  • Company registration number: 343 978 763
  • 2023 revenues: 1,5 M€ – 2022 revenues: 1,7 M€ – 2021 revenues: 1,1 M€
  • Headcount 0 employee
  • Deadline for submitting bids: 04/04/2024

Pharmacy

Main features:

  • Business: Operating a pharmacy
  • Location: Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur
  • 2022 revenues: 1,4 M€
  • Headcount 5 employees
  • Deadline for submitting bids: 15/02/2024

Hap2U

Main features:

  • Business: Research, development and support for the industrialisation of haptic feedback solutions for touch screens (and other surfaces) of all sizes in the automotive, industrial and consumer sectors
  • Location: Saint Martin d’Hères (Isère)
  • Company registration number: 815 150 537
  • 2023 revenues: 1,4 M€ – 2022 revenues: 1,1 M€ – 2021 revenues: 789 K€
  • Headcount 12 employees
  • Deadline for submitting bids: 29/02/2024

Pharmacy

Main features:

  • Business: Operating a pharmacy
  • Location: Le Mans (Sarthe)
  • 2023 revenues: 1,3 M€
  • Headcount 2 employees
  • Deadline for submitting bids: 23/02/2024

Colombo

Main features:

  • Business: Industrial mechanics specialising in the supply of bimetal parts for manufacturers of high-performance pumps and valves
  • Location: Claix (Isère)
  • Company registration number: 419 284 377
  • 2022 revenues: 1,3 M€ – 2021 revenues: 1,1 M€ – 2020 revenues: 1 M€
  • Headcount 9 employees
  • Deadline for submitting bids : 25/03/2024