Five Arrows Principal Investments backs A2Mac1

FAPI is the corporate private equity business of Rothschild Merchant Banking. Debt was provided by Bluebay Asset Management.

FAPI could not be reached for comment. A spokesperson for Bluebay confirmed that the enterprise value of A2Mac amounted to €200m.

According to Debtwire, the acquisition of A2Mac1 was supported by a €90m senior and subordinated loan package provided by Bluebay.  

FAPI manages €1.4bn and invests in lower-mid-market companies in western Europe. The GP currently invests from Five Arrows Principal Investments II, a €783m fund closed in October 2015. 

Pierre-Yves and Jean-Marie Moulière, co-founders and managing directors of A2Mac1, will reinvest as part of the deal, according to French publication Capital Finance.

Company
Founded in 1997, A2Mac1 specialises in automotive benchmarking. Its portfolio of benchmarking services includes auto shows coverage, complete vehicles teardown documentation and 3D scan programs.

A2Mac1 has its headquarters in Hary, in France, as well as facilities in Germany, the US, China, India and Japan. It currently has a staff of 250.

People
Five Arrows Principal Investments – Emmanuel Roth (co-managing partner).
A2Mac1 – Pierre-Yves Moulière, Jean-Marie Moulière (co-founders, managing directors).
Bluebay Asset Management – Christophe Vulliez (partner); Arnaud Piens (principal).

Advisers
Equity – Marlborough Partners, Romain Cattet (debt advisory).
Company – PwC, Nicolas Veillepeau, Sophie Brunot, Clément Meudec, Thomas Haisman (financial due diligence); Fabien Radisic, Nicolas Thiroux, Nicolas Arfel (legal); Societe Generale CIB, Guillaume Dovillers (M&A).

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