
EdRIP et al. take 25% stake in EPG group
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRIP) and Siparex have taken a 25% stake in French protection equipment company Groupe EPG.
EdRIP contributed via the €250m Winch Capital II vehicle, which usually provides €5-15m equity tickets. Siparex invested through the €150m FCPR Siparex Midmarket II fund, which usually makes investments in the €5-12m range.
Company
Founded in 1981, Groupe EPG supplies protection equipment for workers in various industires, including the construction and industrial sectors. The group expects to post a €100m turnover in 2011.
People
Antoine Le Bourgeois, Nam Metzger and Sophie Nordmann-Caetano worked on the deal for EdRIP. Siparex was represented by Florent Lauzet, Henri Dumas and Guillaume Rebaudet.
Advisers
Equity - Delsol & Associés, Jean-Philippe Delsol, Séverine Bravard (Legal).
Management - Cabinet Ratheaux, Henri Saint-Père, Marc Pretat (Legal); Kepler Corporate Finance, Dominik Belloin (Corporate finance).
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