Gaëtan Gianasso

Gaëtan’s recent experience includes advising:

• TA Associates in:
  • the joint acquisition, alongside Montagu Private Equity, of Harvest, a leading fintech in France for software dedicated to the wealth and finance professions (2024)
  • Francisco Partners’ investment in Orisha, a European software publisher dedicated to companies in the retail, real estate, healthcare, construction, and agri-food sectors (2024)
  • the acquisition of a majority stake in Valoria, a French player in wealth management consulting (2023)
  • the sale of its 38% minority investment in the Vivacy group (medical aesthetics devices), to Bridgepoint (2023)
  • the sale of the Odéalim Group, a France-based insurance brokerage firm, to Ardian (2022)
  • the acquisition of a majority stake in Solabia (manufacturer of natural active ingredients for the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries) (2021)
  • the acquisition of a 25% stake in Foncia (European leader in property management services) (2021)
  • the acquisition of a majority stake in DL Software, followed by build-up acquisitions of Gercop Group, Jestimo and Sephira Group (Software and IT services) (2021)
  • the sale of its minority stake in Zadig & Voltaire (French luxury ready-to-wear) to Peninsula (2020)
  • the sale of its stake in Babilou (nurseries) to Antin (2020)
  • the sale of Hana Group (global provider of freshly prepared sushi) to Permira (2019)
• Ardian in:
  • its entrance into exclusive negotiations to acquire French appliance group Hameur, owner of Magimix, and Robot Coupe (2024)
  • the sale of Unither Pharma, a pharmaceutical CDMO, to a consortium composed of IK, Keensight, and GIC (2023)
  • the acquisition of BioClinic and BioFutur, France-based operators of medical biology laboratories (2022)
  • the acquisition of a minority stake in Inovie (a leading independent medical diagnostic provider in France) (2021)
  • the sale of Photonis (manufacturer of photomultiplier tubes) (2021), to HLD
  • the sale of the DRT Group (rosin and turpentine extracted from pine resin) to the Firmenich group (2020)
  • the sale of the Kersia Group (global leader in biosecurity and food safety) to IK (2020)
  • the acquisition of a majority stake in the Santé Cie Group (specialist in home medical assistance) (2020)
  • the acquisition of Cérélia (leading transatlantic provider of innovative bakery solutions) from IK (2020)
  • the sale of Siaci Saint Honoré (insurance broking), to Charterhouse (2018)
  • the sale of Trescal (calibration and measurement service solutions), to Omers (2018)
• EQT in:
  • its tentative investment in Acrotec (manufacturer of luxury watch parts) (2024)
  • its co-investment with PSP in Cerba HealthCare (medical biology laboratories) (2021)
• PSP Investments in:
  • its reinvestment in Cerba HealthCare (medical biology laboratories) alongside EQT (2021)
  • its minority investment in Ceva Santé Animale (veterinary pharmaceutical company) (2020)
  • its minority investment alongside CDPQ in Groupe Fives (Industrial Engineering) (2018)
  • the acquisition of Cerba Healthcare, alongside Partners Group (2017)
• Ontario Teachers in:
  • its investment in the merger of Siaci Saint Honoré and the Burrus Group (2021)
• Core Equity Holdings in:
  • the acquisition of Provalliance (European leading provider of haircare services and products) (2021)
• Platinum Equity in:
  • the acquisition of Biscuit International (leading European manufacturer of private label sweet biscuits) from Qualium Investissement (2019)
• Cobepa in:
  • the sale of its stake in Staci (logistics solutions provider for companies) to Ardian (2019)
  • the acquisition of Staci from ICG (2017)
• Ares in:
  • the acquisition of Technicolor’s Trademark Licensing operations (2022)
• Summit Partners in:
  • the acquisition of Doctrine (leading provider of legal intelligence solutions) (2023)
  • the sale of its minority stake in Sipartech (dark fiber provider in France) to Blackstone (2020)
  • the sale of its minority stake in Sezane (fashion industry) to General Atlantic (2019)
  • the sale of its stake in VeePee (e-commerce) to Qatar Holding (2016)
• Intermediate Capital Group in:
  • the cross-fund sale of Domus Vi (a leader in accommodation and services for dependent or autonomous seniors) (2021)
  • the build-up acquisition through DomusVi  of the Residalya group from Ackermans & van Haaren (flats and nursing homes for elderly people) (2019)
  • the sale of APEM (manufacturer of human-machine interfaces) to IDEC (2017)
• Motion Equity Partners in:
  • the sale of Altaïr Group (household cleaning product manufacturer) to Eurazeo (2020)
  • the sale of Tokheim’s fuel distribution business to Dover (2016)
  • the acquisition of Environmental Pulp Products (designer and manufacturer of moulded fiber packaging products) (2016)
• OneRock Capital Partners, LLC (One Rock) in:
  • entering into an exclusive agreement relating to the planned acquisition of Europe Snacks, a leading private label manufacturer of savory snacks for the European market (2024)