Qualium backs Parella

The GP invested alongside the company's managers and employees.

Qualium is currently deploying capital from its second fund, which held a €370m first close in December 2017, exceeding its initial target of €350m. The vehicle invests equity tickets of €20-75m in European SMEs with enterprise values between €40-250m.

Parella plans to use the fresh capital to accelerate its growth in France and abroad, and consolidate its market share in the commercial real estate consulting sector.

Company
Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Paris, Parella specialises in advising companies on how to plan a real estate strategy and organise their workspace. It provides surveys and evaluation, property search, lease acquisition and renewal, technical audits, fit-out project management, and design and build services.

Parella's customer base consists of large private companies, public operators, SMEs and startups. The business operates throughout France and internationally, via Exis Global, its platform of tenant-only firms located in 20 countries worldwide. It generated a turnover of €31.5m in 2017.

People
Qualium Investissement – Jean Eichenlaub (CEO, chair); Guillaume Peroz (executive director).
Parella – Olivier Neuman, Michael Kaplan, Bruno Amsellem, Patrick Pelloquin (partners).

Advisers
Equity – Mayer Brown (legal); LEK Consulting (corporate finance).
Vendor – LL Berg (legal); Cambon Partners (corporate finance); Exelmans (financial due diligence).

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