Ekkio buys Calicéo

The GP is familiar with the tourism and entertainment sector, having backed French businesses ParisCityVision, Zoo Safari de Thoiry and HealthCity. Ekkio Capital is investing alongside Marc Léonard, the new CEO of Calicéo and Sandrine Gleize, the company's current operations director.

As a result of the transaction, the founding Ponteins family has sold its stake in the company.

Senior debt for the transaction was provided by LCL and Crédit Agricole Aquitaine and mezzanine debt by Indigo.

Company
Founded in 1996 by the Ponteins family, Calicéo operates six centres offering spas, Jacuzzis, hammams and sauna facilities. The business operates centres in Toulouse, Perpignan, Pau, Lyon, Nantes and Bordeaux, generating a €17m turnover.  The business is headquartered in Dax.

People
Calicéo – Christophe Ponteins, Gilbert Ponteins, Xavier Ponteins (owners).
Ekkio Capital – Nicolas Beaugendre (partner); Alexandre Colcombet (investment director).

Advisers
Equity – Roland Berger, Sébastien Manceau, Alexis Gardy (commercial due diligence); Aigis, François Lex, Thibault de Valence (corporate finance); Squire Patton Boggs, Charles Fabry, Veronique Collin, Valérie Ravit, Dorothée Chautard, Raphaëlle Meuter (legal); Archimede Avocats, Jérôme Queyroux, Loic Broise, Vincent Vendrell (financial due diligence); Alcaix & Associes, Adrien Alcaix, Thomas Schwenninger (financial due diligence); Oderis, Thomas Claverie, Norian Lebrot (corporate finance).
Vendor – Adviso Partners, Romain Massiah, Elisa Valdes, Kheira MBouyom (corporate finance); Fidal, François de Laâge de Meux, Ludivine Mosse Ferreira, Martin Vignau, Jennifer Bregua (legal); KPMG, Antoine Bernabeu, Joseph Aouad (financial due diligence).

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