Selected M&A transactions by ONEtoONE
Advice on buying
ONEtoONE is happy to announce that our client Saint-Gobain has acquired the company Premezclados Uruguay along with its brand URUMIX. Saint-Gobain is one of the 100 largest industrial groups in the world. Premezclados Uruguay S.A, through its URUMIX brand, is one of the leading brands in the industrial mortars and chemicals market in Uruguay. Thanks to this acquisition, Saint-Gobain is able to consolidate its regional leadership in this sector, thus increasing its geographical presence and serving as a platform for marketing multiple construction solutions within the group.
Private Placement
ONEtoONE Corporate Finance has acted as the financial advisor for our client, Fietsen Wildiers, in its 5 million euro investment from Welvaartsfonds. With this investment, Fietsen Wildiers will be able to meet demands for scalability, associated working capital and large inventories and continue its rapid growth following the COVID-19 pandemic. They aim to position themselves as one of the top 4-5 major players in Belgium. Fietsen Wildiers is a rapidly growing Flemish family bicycle retailer, tracing its history back to 1937. With a dedicated team of 100 employees, they offer full-service solutions from sales to aftercare, both for private customers and businesses seeking customized leasing options. Welvaartsfonds represents a collective commitment from the private and public sectors to continue building economic recovery. They aim to return the Flemish economy to its pre-pandemic levels, addressing potential solvency issues of Flemish companies caused by the crisis. Several major entities, including the Flemish government, have pledged resources to expedite the economic recovery.
Advice on buying
ONEtoONE Corporate Finance has advised our client, Groupe EDH, on the acquisition of Creanavarra. Groupe EDH is a French higher education group and has been a leader in the fields of communication, artistic and cultural management, film, 3D film animation, journalism, graphic design, digital arts, advertising creation, architecture, fashion and web development for over 62 years. The Groupe EDH schools provide undergraduate and postgraduate degrees to 15.000 students within 40 campuses in 5 different countries. Creanavarra is a leading higher education institution specialized in graphic design, fashion design and interior design. It has a strong brand recognition, a high-value pedagogical offer and a high employment rate. The acquisition of Creanavarra is perfect match for Groupe EDH as they share the same focus on creativity and design. Groupe EDH´s acquisition will ensure a bright future for Creanavarra and will allow the company to reach its next phase of development.
Advice on buying
ONEtoONE is happy to announce that our client, Orsero Group, has acquired Blampin Fruit Imports S.A.S. The Orsero Group is a leading distributor of premium fresh fruit and vegetables in Mediterranean Europe, offering over 750,000 tonnes of products from a carefully selected network of suppliers. They manage every aspect of the supply chain, from sourcing to marketing. The Blampin family, founded in 1902, is a group of 10 companies specialised in the distribution of fruit and vegetables. With over a century of experience in the industry, they have established themselves as a trusted name throughout France.
Advice on buying
ONEtoONE is pleased to announce that our client HCC Engenharia Elétrica has been invested in by GEF Capital Partners and SMZTO in effort to enhance its involvement in Brazil's main markets and regions, as well as to contribute to the growth of its own power generation plants using photovoltaic panels. HCC Energia Solar is one of the pioneers in working with photovoltaic solar energy technology in Brazil. GEF Capital Partners is a leading equity investment fund specializing in climate investment and sustainability and SMZTO Participações em Negócios is an equity fund and one of the most important franchise managers in Brazil.
Private Placement
We are happy to announce that ONEtoONE Corporate Finance successfully raised an undisclosed amount of equity in the millions of Euros for H2WIN SA from smart business angels. H2WIN is a Belgian private biotechnology R&D company, recognised in the industry and by academia as being the only company in the world working to produce hydrogen from the direct conversion of sunlight and water with (photo)enzymatic catalysts, the H2GREEN system. The purpose of this equity raise is to develop the industrialisation of the enzyme production and the fixing of the enzymes in the Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM).
Advice on sale
We are proud to announce that ONEtoONE Corporate Finance Benelux advised Auctelia shareholders in the sale of their company. Founded in Belgium in 2009, Auctelia is an online auction platform for used professional equipment and vehicles. Auctelia provides its clients with a base of qualified buyers in 40 countries, as well as an exhaustive range of services related to the management of digital transactions. ONEtoONE Corporate Finance Benelux identified Agorastore as being the best possible buyer for Auctelia. Agorastore is a player in the circular economy since 2005. Agorastore enables companies and public authorities to give a second life to their capital goods and real estate assets through an online auction platform and additional services. With Auctelia, the Group will reach a business volume of nearly €150 million.
Advice on sale
ONEtoONE is happy to announce that our client, Virgin Islands Asphalt Products Corporation has reached an agreement to sell 100% of its assets to South End Asphalt, LCC, a subsidiary of Haugland Group. Virgin Island Asphalt Products Corporation is a company founded in 1992, which provides professional engineering services, produces and installs asphalt in the Industrial & Construction sector of St. Croix, USVI. Haugland Group LLC is an infrastructure services holding company with affiliates that provide a wide range of energy and civil construction services. Their team brings decades of experience in the fields of engineering, design/build, project management, project finance and development. An extensive bonding capacity allows the Haugland Group Companies to manage projects of any size.
Advice on sale
ONEtoONE is pleased to announce that they have helped the Liège-based company CryoTherapeutics SA in securing its most recent funding of €12.3 million. The Swiss investment fund Yellowstone will now take a stake in the MedTech company. The focus of the company is the development, demonstration of clinical benefit, and early-stage commercialization of cryotherapy systems for the treatment of coronary plaque. The company´s technology is comprised of an intravascular catheter that can deliver at its tip sub-zero temperatures to treat inflamed areas of the coronary artery with the aim of stabilising lesions that could otherwise rupture and cause a heart attack. Yellowstone Holding AG (Yellowstone) is a Swiss investment company with a strong and extensive network in Asia, focusing on European med-tech start-ups with breakthrough innovation. Yellowstone is positioned as a strategic investor, aiming to bridge and integrate portfolio companies with supply chains and resources among the EU, Switzerland and Asia.
Advice on sale
ONEtoONE has advised Biotulin in the sale of its assets (brand, stocks and molds) to Lorience-Paris. Biotulin is an international cosmetic and skin-care brand, owned and operated by MyVitalSkin. MyVitalSkin is a German Company located in Aachen, created in 2014 it is renowned amongst top celebrities for its innovative formales and Wow effect. The founders´vision was to reinvent cosmetics and develop products with immediate effect and that on a purely herbal basis, therefore, most of the products are vegan. With this vision, they created Biotulin, a worldwide cosmetics brand that keeps its promises. Lorience Paris is a dynamic company created by Robin Schlang in 2004. As “Architects of fragrant worlds” they are experts in brand-building and development of perfumes and cosmetics. They represent the French high-perfumery know-how and cosmetology technique, mastering the whole product cycle. This transaction enables Lorience Paris to strengthen its position in terms of its product, channels and geographic coverage through leveraging their expertise in digital sales. It also strengthens its portfolio of prestigious brands which includes, Mauboussin Perfumes and Osée.
