LINKERS Newsletter - May 2023

EDITORIAL

“Deindustrialisation: a lasting recovery after a severe downturn?”, by Philippe Laurent, Partner at LINKERS.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

> Sell-side M&A: LM2S, ADT, Alice Délice, Kit Utilitaire and MyKitVan, Cardata

>Buy-side M&A: Labrador, EMN group

>LBO: Tempo One (Arenc Logistique)

ENTREPRENEUR’S VIEWPOINT

Interview with Stéphane Poppoff, Founder and Manager of Kit Utilitaire acquired by Sparring Capital

EXPERT OPINION

“Insurance and M&A”, by Olena Vlasyuk, Head of M&A & Transactional Solutions, AON France.

39th CONVENTION M&A WORLDWIDE IN BUDAPEST

The 39th M&A WORLDWIDE Convention was recently held in Budapest, on the initiative of our partner IM&A. It was an opportunity to welcome a new member (Misti Capital in Chile)… LINKERS also had the honour of seeing one of the transactions it advised on voted “Deal of the Year” (see below).

A FRANCO-AMERICAN DEAL IN THE M&A WORLDWIDE NETWORK

A joint mandate with our American partner FOCUS to successfully advise Labrador on the acquisition of Argyle in the USA.

A NAUTICAL SPONSORSHIP FULL OF MEANING FOR LINKERS

A new challenge for LINKERS: to help 25-year-old sailor Caroline Boule to become the first woman to win the Mini Transat race!

WELCOME ABOARD

Geneviève Lebranchu joins LINKERS Lyon…