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A major step in TSG’s European expansion

Through this acquisition, TSG integrates over 380 employees, including engineers, project managers and field technicians, ensuring continuity of service for existing customers in the affected countries. The transaction not only expands TSG’s footprint but also consolidates its role as a key technical partner across Europe.

Key benefits of the acquisition

• Geographical expansion: strengthens TSG’s presence in Northern and Baltic Europe.
• Enhanced technical expertise: combining Gilbarco’s know-how with TSG’s service platforms.
• Customer proximity: seamless transition guaranteeing local service continuity.
• Innovation focus: Gilbarco can now dedicate resources to product development while TSG ensures field services.

About Gilbarco Veeder-Root

Gilbarco Veeder-Root is a global leader in fueling technology and forecourt solutions, offering products ranging from dispensers and tank gauges to fleet management systems and secure payment solutions.

About TSG

TSG operates in over 30 countries and provides technical services and solutions for mobility infrastructure. Its portfolio includes EV charging networks, gas and hydrogen stations, biofuels, and advanced payment systems, supporting the energy transition and responsible mobility in Europe.

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A strategic step for TSG’s European expansion

Through this acquisition, TSG integrates more than 380 skilled employees — engineers, project managers, and field technicians — bringing valuable technical expertise and customer relationships. This ensures continuity of service for clients in all affected countries. (businesswire.com)

Key benefits of the acquisition

• Geographical expansion: stronger presence in Northern and Baltic Europe. (businesswire.com)
• Technical synergies: combining Gilbarco’s service expertise with TSG’s platforms enhances reliability and performance. (businesswire.com)
• Customer proximity: seamless integration ensures uninterrupted local services. (businesswire.com)
• Innovation focus: Gilbarco can now concentrate on product development, while TSG manages field operations. (businesswire.com)

About Gilbarco Veeder-Root

Gilbarco Veeder-Root is a global leader in fueling and forecourt technology, offering dispensers, tank gauges, fleet management systems, and secure payment solutions. (businesswire.com)

About TSG

TSG operates in over 30 countries and delivers technical services and mobility infrastructure solutions. Its portfolio includes EV charging networks, gas and hydrogen stations, biofuels, and advanced payment systems. With more than 6,400 employees, TSG reported revenues of €1.25 billion at the end of April 2025. (businesswire.com)

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French national lottery operator Française des Jeux (FDJ) has entered into exclusive negotiations with Aleda, a point-of-sale and payment provider, with intent to buy.

In a statement on its website, the operator said that the planned acquisition was part of the development strategy for FDJ’s payment and services business.

FDJ also said that the acquisition would reinforce its commitment to merchants by helping them to manage their points of sale.

Aleda was first established in 2005. It acts as a payment provider for local businesses, particularly in hospitality, retail outlets and news agents.

The company has over 2,500 points of sale in France and close to 100 employees.

Typically, Aleda partners with businesses that offer prepaid services and money transfers.

This is the latest of FDJ’s partnerships – last month, the operator announced a sports content deal with Sportradar.

Source : igamingbusiness.com

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point-of-sale (PoS) systems and processing solutions. The completion of this transaction was subject to the agreement of the French Competition Authority, which authorized the

operation under conditions on the 14th of November 2022.

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• Acquisition of Bucéphale Finance by its partners and arrival of Julien Durand as a partner. 
• Appointment of Pierre Tattevin as Senior Partner. 

Paris, June 3, 2022 – David Orban, Timothée Fontaine and Julien Durand, partners of Bucéphale Finance, announce that they have finalized in April the acquisition of Bucéphale Finance from the heirs of Jean-Marc Forneri, as part of a partnership. David Orban and Timothée Fontaine have been partners at Bucéphale Finance since 2017 and 2019 respectively. Julien Durand joined them as a partner in March 2022. 

Founded almost 20 years ago by Jean-Marc Forneri, Bucéphale Finance is an independent investment bank dedicated to financial advisory to entrepreneurs, companies, and PEs. Bucéphale Finance is a boutique recognized for its agility, total independence, and discretion, through tailor-made advisory. 

Bucéphale Finance operates in France and abroad, through partnerships concluded in several countries with boutiques that share its values, allowing its clients to benefit from extensive international experience as well as a capacity for identification and approach of foreign buyers or investors. 

The Bucéphale Finance teams particularly appreciate operations with a strategic component. Bucéphale Finance maintains long-term relationships with its clients, backed by a track-record of more than 200 transactions, including around ten over the past 18 months. The recognized expertise of the teams, made up of a dozen experienced professionals and supplemented by a network of industry experts and senior advisors, enables them to best advise their clients. 

David Orban said: We wanted to remain totally independent and would like to warmly thank Véronique and Victoire Forneri for allowing us to have taken over Bucéphale as well as Jean-Baptiste Toulouse for his role during the recent period. It is faithful to the entrepreneurial values, and to the modern, combative, and creative vision of the profession of investment banker embodied by Jean-Marc and which have always been our strength, that we wish to write this new page.” 

Timothée Fontaine said: “Our agility and our total dedication to the client are our hallmarks. We take pride in being present alongside our clients on a daily basis, in order to span their requirements and fulfill their needs, for a quality of execution that we believe at the highest standards.” 

Julien Durand said: “Three main themes will structure the M&A market in the years to come, which promise to be exciting. Political issues (climate emergency, geopolitical conflicts, sovereign debt, social tensions), economic issues (end of cycle, inflation, rates hikes), and technological issues (new virtual borders, regulation, cybersecurity). We want to support our clients in taking these themes into account in their strategic thinking, in particular by means of transformative operations. It is often in these complex periods that lie the greatest opportunities.” 

In addition, Bucéphale Finance has entered into a partnership with Pierre Tattevin, a figure in the Paris financial center, who will take on the role of Senior Partner of Bucéphale Finance. 

Pierre Tattevin said: “Bucéphale Finance, with whom I have been working for almost two years, is one of the best boutiques in the market, which stands out for its agility and high quality of execution, at the service of its clients”. 

Bios: 

David Orban, Partner, 42 

David joined Bucéphale Finance in 2007 and has been a partner since 2017. Over the past 15 years, he has executed and contributed to the origination of transactions with companies, family groups and investment funds across various sectors in industry, chemicals, infrastructure, services and agro. He recently expanded his skills to Health and Tech. Previously, from 2004 to 2007, David was an auditor at Ernst & Young. David holds a Master’s in management and a DESS in International Business from Paris Dauphine University. 

Timothée Fontaine, Partner, 37 

Timothée joined Bucéphale Finance in 2009 and has been a partner since 2019. He has carried out a wide range of M&A transactions with private and public companies and investment funds, particularly in the agricultural and agri-food sectors, industry, chemicals, distribution, media, education, and luxury. Timothée also has extensive experience in restructuring and financing. 

Julien Durand, Partner, 39 

Before joining the Bucéphale Finance teams in 2022, Julien spent nearly 10 years in consulting (Senior consultant PwC Transaction Services from 2007 to 2008, Managing Director of Attali & Associés from 2008 to 2013, Partner of Zalis since 2021), and more than 10 years in corporates (EADS – 2004-2007, Lagardère SCA – 2013-2020, Dassault Systèmes – 2020-2021) in executive positions in strategy, finance, M&A and transformation. Julien has also lectured business strategy and economics (Sciences Po Paris, TBS, University of Canton). He studied at Sciences Po Paris (D2004), at the Institut de la Responsibilité (PSL, 2015) and at INSEAD (AMP, 2021). 

Pierre Tattevin, Senior Partner, 65 

Pierre began his career at Lazard in 1982, where he became a Partner in 1995. Pierre then joined Rothschild in 2000 as a Partner. Returning to Lazard in 2010 as a Partner, he remained there until the end of 2018. In 2019 he created his own structure, CDM Advisory and has since collaborated with Bucéphale Finance. Pierre is a graduate of HEC Paris and Columbia Law School. 

Contacts : 

59 avenue Marceau, 75116 Paris 

http://www.bucephale-finance.com 
Phone : + 33 (1) 56 64 15 20
contact@bucephale-finance.com
d.orban@bucephale-finance.com
t.fontaine@bucephale-finance.com
j.durand@bucephale-finance.com
p.tattevin@bucephale-finance.com

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Mergermarket

Stonal, a European property operations SaaS platform, on 27 April announced that it has raised USD 22m in new funding.

RAISE Investissement led the round and the proceeds will be used to accelerate its expansion.

Founded in 2017 by Michel Tolila and Jean-Maurice Oudot, Stonal reported USD 11m in FY21 revenues and has 120 employees.

Press release:

Stonal, the European property operations SaaS platform leader, has signed a new funding of $22 million led by RAISE Investissement to accelerate its expansion. This funding will enable Stonal to reach a $100 million revenue target on the European real estate SaaS market by 2027. Robin Rivaton, a recognized VC investor and proptech expert, joins the company as CEO.

Stonal was founded in 2017 by Michel Tolila and Jean-Maurice Oudot, successful entrepreneurs in real estate. Stonal enables commercial and residential buildings to be managed more efficiently by offering property-owners and asset managers a SaaS platform capturing their entire portfolio. Its platform is open to an unlimited number of employees, suppliers or partners (property managers, facility managers, brokers…). Its proprietary AI-powered application reads, checks and sorts all data, documents and plans creating an accurate and continuously updated master data set. Its decision-making modules offer ESG reporting, financial analysis and maintenance planning to increase returns, improve productivity and preserve value.

In 2021, Stonal reached $11 million in revenues and became profitable. Stonal helps more than 130 clients, REITs, insurers, social housing organizations, asset managers, family offices, to manage a combined portfolio of more than 200 million sqm throughout Europe. The $22 million investment from RAISE Investissement and existing shareholders will enable Stonal to invest further in its product and technology platform, expand into Germany and the United Kingdom and add 50 talented employees to the existing 120-person team. The company will also pursue its acquisition strategy after successfully completing the acquisition of Labeo in 2020, the French leader in social housing with 1.3 million units. The company’s ambition is to reach $100 million in revenues within five years, taking advantage of the aging IT infrastructure among major real estate asset managers.

Stonal is experiencing strong growth in revenues. Rising interest rates and the real estate industry’s commitment to net zero carbon emissions are pushing asset owners and managers to constantly improve their operational performance and return on assets. To lead rapid growth, Robin Rivaton will join Stonal as CEO. Robin was a VC investor at Eurazeo and founder of RealEstech, one of the most recognized proptech experts in Europe. As board member to several property developers and REITs in France, he has an extensive network in the real estate industry.

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Mergermarket

Provepharm Life Solutions, a Marseille, France-based pharmaceutical company that finds new applications for well-known molecules, has closed a EUR 120m financing round led by PE firm Tikehau Capital.

According to its website, Provepharm Life Solutions has 82 employees and posted EUR 48m turnover in 2020.

Bucephale Finance, BBLM and De Pardieu Brocas Maffei served as advisors for the company, while the investor was supported by Hogan Lovells.

Press release:

Provepharm Life Solutions, a private French pharmaceutical company that finds new applications for well-known molecules, today announces a €120 million ($142.3M) strategic funding. Tikehau Capital will provide the funds and joins the group’s pool of banking investors, including Société Générale, BNP Paribas, Banque Populaire Méditerranée, Crédit Agricole Alpes Provence and Bpifrance. This new investment will enable the group to speed up its internal R&D and external growth projects, in line with its Horizon 2025 strategy.

The 2020 financial year saw outstanding results and strong growth for Provepharm Life Solutions – in spite of the ongoing global pandemic. This includes a 30% increase in turnover and, following its  acquisition of Apollo Pharmaceuticals in December 2020, the successful integration of a portfolio of products. The company expects to use the new funds to plan significant structural operations in the years to come.

“Tikehau Capital is delighted to support the Provepharm pharmaceutical group with its highly innovative projects and its ambition for international growth. We are grateful to Michel Feraud and his team for trusting us. As well as providing a private debt financing solution, Tikehau Capital will become a long-term partner of Provepharm, allowing it to capitalize on promising opportunities in high-growth markets,” said Cécile Mayer-Lévi, head of private debt activity at Tikehau Capital.

Provepharm’s goal as a pharmaceutical laboratory is to create innovative ways to maximize the potential of all molecules, in order to offer treatments that will improve the lives of patients. Strengthening its financial resources with this major and favorable deal will enable the group to retain its independence in terms of capital.

“Our consistent performance, paired with our ambitious long-term plans, continues to strengthen our partnership with our financial partners. This new investment means that we can accelerate the time-frame for our Horizon 2025 strategic plan and actively contribute to advances in treatment that are sure to benefit patients,” explained Michel Feraud, CEO of Provepharm Life Solutions.

Over the coming months, the company plans to consolidate its position as an international and independent pharmaceutical group, specifically by hiring new staff in France and the United States, and increasing the size of its laboratories in Marseille, so that it can continue to manage its entire value chain.

Advisers on company side:

Finance: Bucéphale Finance (David Orban)

Legal: BBLM (Myriam Cuvellier) – De Pardieu Brocas Maffei (Jean-François Pourdieu)

Advisers on financial side:

Bank legal: Simmons & Simmons (Colin Millar, Iva Parvanova)

Tikehau Capital legal: Hogan Lovells (Alexander Premont, Stéphane Huten, Lorène Sani)

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Kingdom Holding & Caisse des Dépôts Group
Announce Strategic Investment Partnership
Kingdom Holding Company (KHC), Chaired by HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal
Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud and Caisse des Dépôts International Capital (CDC
International Capital – CDCIC) have signed a Memorandum Of Understanding
(MOU) to establish an investment vehicle jointly managed by CDCIC and KHC
seeking to develop Saudi projects and ventures that shall benefit from the
involvement of French companies, technologies and know how.
KHC-CDCIC platform will help advance bilateral economic co-operation and
trade and to facilitate access to long-term capital in both countries by companies
engaged in economic cooperation between Saudi Arabia and France. To advance
this partnership, a working group was formed, co-Chaired by Prince Alwaleed
and Laurent Vigier, CEO of CDCIC.
This partnership will seek attractive investments across a broad range of sectors
and asset classes, with strong focus on opportunities promoting economic cooperation
between the two countries and contributing to the growth and prosperity of both economies.
Founded in 1980, KHC is a publicly traded company which was listed on
Tadawul (the Saudi Stock Exchange) in 2007. KHC is one of the world’s most
successful and diversified business organizations, highly respected in the field of
investments and recognized as an elite player in the Arabian Gulf region, and
internationally. The Company is recognized as one of the largest foreign
investors in the United States. KHC’s portfolio has its major interests in
investment categories ranging from luxury hotels management hotel companies
(Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, Fairmont Raffles Holding Intl and Mövenpick
Hotels, Resorts AG and Swissotel) and real estate (Kingdom Tower and project
in Jeddah and Kingdom Riyadh project) to hotel real estate investments such as
(The Plaza, New York, Savoy Hotel, London and Four Seasons, George V Hotel,
Paris and other hotels). KHC also has investments in Petrochemical (Tasnee)
Media and Publishing (News Corporation and Saudi Research and Marketing
Group), as well as in Entertainment (Euro Disney S.C.A). In addition, Finance
and Investment services (Citigroup), Social Media and Technology (Twitter and
Jingdong). Moreover, the Company has investments in Education (Kingdom
Schools), Health Care (Medical Services Projects Company), Aviation (NAS
Saudi Arabia) and Agriculture (Kingdom Agricultural Development Company –
KADCO Egypt).

Caisse des Dépôts International Capital (CDC International Capital) is the Caisse
des Dépôts investment corporation dedicated to partnerships with sovereign
wealth funds and other long-term institutional investors. It was set up in 2008 to
spearhead the Group’s international development. CDC International Capital has
since developed an extensive network of long-term international business
ventures (e.g. InfraMed and Marguerite funds, and Franco-Chinese fund) and
joint investment vehicles with the EAU, Qatar and Russia. Caisse des Dépôts is a
French public financial institution founded in 1816. It manages on behalf of the
French state more than $550 billion of assets. It is a major global institutional
investor with an active presence in more than 100 countries through its
subsidiaries. Caisse des Dépôts financial soundness is reflected in its strong credit
rating by Moody’s (Aa1), Standard & Poor’s (AA+), and Fitch (AA+).
Additional information is available at http://www.caissedesdepots.fr/.

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