by Neovian Partners | Jul 30, 2019 | 2019, Buyer DD, Telecom
Paris, July 30, 2019. Neovian Partners’ teams supported the Chevrillon Group in its investment in VOIP Télécom, a telecom operator targeting French SMEs and SMBs.
Created in 2012, VOIP Telecom is a new generation telecom operator specialized in Voice over IP (VoIP) telephony services for businesses. With a network of 350 employees, it serves 8,000 SMEs, ETIs and large groups representing 130,000 users. It had 2018 revenues of approximately €50M. This transaction allows the Chevrillon Group to acquire a 40% stake in VOIP Télécom, valuing it at over €100 million.
Neovian Partners assisted the Chevrillon Group in this investment process by securing the satisfaction of VOIP Télécom’s direct and indirect customers and analyzing the differentiating factors compared to its direct and indirect competitors. The objective was to evaluate the development potential of the operator, whose ambition to grow its revenues is very important.
With this operation, VOIP Télécom will be able to strengthen its coverage of the French market and accelerate its pace of external growth.
Neovian Partners has leveraged its knowledge of the French telecommunications market to support the Chevrillon Group.
“The French BtoB telecommunications market is undergoing a profound transformation driven by several underlying trends. In addition to the convergence between integrators and operators and the virtualization of networks in the Cloud, the market is witnessing a race to consolidate operators, as illustrated by the acquisition of Keyyo and Nerim by Bouygues Telecom or Jaguar Networks by Free, and other operations are in preparation. As a leading player in the most dynamic SME and ETI segment, VOIP Telecom is ideally positioned to take full advantage of these changes.“
Patrick Richer, Chairman and Founder, Neovian Partners
The mission was led by Patrick Richer, President and Founder, Neovian Partners
About Neovian Partners
Neovian Partners is a consulting firm specializing in the creation of tailored solutions in Strategy, Business Due Diligence, Strategic Screening and HR/Leadership, serving fast-growing investment funds, SMEs and MSCs. Based in Paris and Lyon with a team of about 30 consultants, Neovian Partners is also present internationally, with a network of partner firms with more than 500 employees in 21 countries. Neovian Partners is a generalist firm but with a particularly important project history in software, IT, Internet, Industry, Health and MedTechs, as well as in many niche sectors. More information on : www.neovianpartners.com
by Neovian Partners | Jul 26, 2019 | 2019, Buyer DD
Paris, July 26, 2019. Neovian Partners, a strategy, development and leadership consulting firm, has been entrusted by the investment fund 3i Group with the strategic buyer due diligence for its investment in Evernex.
Evernex is the world’s third largest provider of third-party maintenance and operational readiness services for critical IT infrastructure, including data centers. Based in Paris, but with 29 subsidiaries in more than 23 countries, it manages more than 200,000 IT systems in nearly 160 countries. With a global network of 550 employees, Evernex generated €100M in net revenue in 2018.
Neovian Partners’ mission was to evaluate the opportunity that the cloud represents for evernex, to measure the increasing complexity of IT networks and to evaluate the opportunity that telecommunication networks represent as a growth driver for the group. Potential global distribution channels were also identified. To achieve this, it was necessary to analyze the server and telecommunication network infrastructure markets, and to evaluate the potential of third-party maintenance and MCO in these markets in the years to come.
Following this operation, 3i Group wishes to continue and accelerate the development of the group, both through organic growth and through strategic and targeted acquisitions.
This transaction strengthens Neovian Partners’ expertise in the network and telecommunications equipment, IT, and cloud computing sectors.
“Current trends in IT and telecom network virtualization, as well as new technologies in cloud infrastructure, are having a dual impact on the third-party maintenance and MCO market. They disrupt it but also contribute to its performance and expansion.“
Kevin Bailey, Associate Director
The mission was led by Patrick Richer and Kevin Bailey, Associate Directors
About Neovian Partners
Neovian Partners is a consulting firm specializing in the creation of tailored solutions in Strategy, Business Due Diligence, Strategic Screening and HR/Leadership, serving fast-growing investment funds, SMEs and MSCs. Based in Paris and Lyon with a team of about 30 consultants, Neovian Partners is also present internationally, with a network of partner firms with more than 500 employees in 21 countries. Neovian Partners is a generalist firm but with a particularly important project history in software, IT, Internet, Industry, Health and MedTechs, as well as in many niche sectors. More information on : www.neovianpartners.com
by Neovian Partners | Jul 23, 2019 | 2019, Buyer DD, Healthcare & Pharma
Paris, July 23th, 2019 The investment fund UI Gestion has mandated Neovian Partners, a strategy, development and leadership consulting firm, to carry out a Strategic Buyer Due Diligence on FILAB.
Founded in 1979, FILAB is a laboratory specializing in chemical, organic and mineral analyses. Based in Dijon, the company, which employs 37 people, achieved a turnover of €6 million in 2018. Since 2013, Jérôme Goux has been at the head of the company.
Neovian Partners assisted UI Gestion in validating the characteristics of the markets for analysis, expertise and industrial R&D in the laboratory, supply and demand, as well as the positioning and image of FILAB in particular in its three key segments: medical devices, energy/nuclear and metallurgy. In this context, Neovian Partners assessed the growth prospects of the various market segments and identified the perceived value of FILAB solutions by its customers, to validate its positioning. The mission finally made it possible to validate the company’s development objectives and the assumptions of the financing plan.
“FILAB is positioned on high value-added analyzes for its customers, in a large number of industrial sectors. The challenge for Neovian Partners was to validate with current and future customers the group’s development potential on the complex issues of tests and analyses, and in particular on R&D services.”
Explains Martin Fougerolle,Associate Director..
In this context, FILAB intends to continue its well-oriented growth trajectory and accelerate the transition to a laboratory of expertise, recognized for its R&D activities.
This operation strengthens the expertise of Neovian Partners in the TIC sector (Tests Inspection Control) and in particular in analysis, expertise and industrial R&D. Martin Fougerolle, Head of the Lyon office of Neovian Partners and Associate Director, led the mission.
About Neovian Partners
Neovian Partners is a consulting firm specializing in the creation of tailored solutions in Strategy, Business Due Diligence, Strategic Screening and HR/Leadership, serving fast-growing investment funds, SMEs and ETIs. Based in Paris and Lyon with a team of about 40 consultants, Neovian Partners is also present internationally, with a network of partner firms with more than 500 employees in 21 countries. Neovian Partners is a generalist firm but with a particularly important mission history in software, IT, Internet, Industry, Health and MedTechs, as well as in many niche sectors. More information on: env-0144939.rag-cloud-ch.hosteur.com
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by Neovian Partners | Jul 18, 2019 | 2019, B2B Services, Buyer DD
Paris, July 18, 2019. The strategy, development and leadership consulting firm Neovian Partners has assisted the investment funds Andera Partners, Tikehau Capital and Bpifrance in carrying out the strategic buyer due diligence on Ellisphere, a company specializing in Business Intelligence.
As a digital company in the BtoB information market in France and abroad, Ellisphere supports and secures the decision-making of economic players. The group has been led since 2014 by Valerie Attia and has 300 employees. In 2018, it achieved a turnover close to €50M.
Neovian Partners assisted the teams of Andera Partners, Tikehau Capital and Bpifrance in this acquisition process by providing a comprehensive strategic study of the B2B information market and Ellisphere’s competitive environment. It was also necessary to identify potential targets so that this leader could consolidate its solid position in the face of ongoing technological developments in the field of software and Artificial Intelligence.
In this context, Ellisphere intends to develop new solutions for companies and accelerate its growth through external growth operations.
“With our experience in the software and data space, we gave our clients a better understanding of Ellisphere’s business and in particular the differentiating factors related to its leadership position in a niche market consisting of high barriers to entry.“
Kevin Bailey, Associate Director
The mission was led by Patrick Richer and Kevin Bailey, Associate Directors
About Neovian Partners
Neovian Partners is a consulting firm specializing in the creation of tailored solutions in Strategy, Business Due Diligence, Strategic Screening and HR/Leadership, serving fast-growing investment funds, SMEs and MSCs. Based in Paris and Lyon with a team of about 30 consultants, Neovian Partners is also present internationally, with a network of partner firms with more than 500 employees in 21 countries. Neovian Partners is a generalist firm but with a particularly important project history in software, IT, Internet, Industry, Health and MedTechs, as well as in many niche sectors. More information on : www.neovianpartners.com
by Neovian Partners | May 21, 2019 | 2019, Buyer DD, Industrial Goods
Paris, May 21, 2019. The strategy consulting firm Neovian Partners accompanied the investment fund Ciclad in conducting the buyer due diligence for the acquisition of Bonioni, a French company specializing in the manufacture of technical screws and complex custom parts using the cold forming technique.
Created in 1956, Bonioni is located in Scionzier (74) and has two factories, one in the same town and the other in Poland. The company’s customers include players in the automotive and electrical engineering industries, and in 2018 it achieved a turnover of €21M.
Neovian Partners assisted Ciclad in the analysis of the company’s market dynamics and in the search for new development opportunities.
“Neovian Partners leveraged its expertise on industrial SMEs and its knowledge of the fastener market to develop a market mapping and development focus for the group.“
Martin Fougerolle, Associate Director
The mission was led by Martin Fougerolle, Associate Director and Vincent Locanetto, Manager
About Neovian Partners
Neovian Partners is a consulting firm specializing in the creation of tailored solutions in Strategy, Business Due Diligence, Strategic Screening and HR/Leadership, serving fast-growing investment funds, SMEs and MSCs. Based in Paris and Lyon with a team of about 30 consultants, Neovian Partners is also present internationally, with a network of partner firms with more than 500 employees in 21 countries. Neovian Partners is a generalist firm but with a particularly important project history in software, IT, Internet, Industry, Health and MedTechs, as well as in many niche sectors. More information on : www.neovianpartners.com
by Neovian Partners | Mar 21, 2019 | 2019, VDD
Paris, March 21th, 2019. The strategy consulting firm Neovian Partners supported the Passman group, a provider of Internet solutions for hotels, healthcare establishments and shopping centers, in the context of the restructuring of its capital, by completing a Vendor Strategic Due Diligence.
Created in 1995 by Frédéric Levy, Patrick and Sylvain Layani, Passman is based in Villeurbanne with 70 employees. Present in 42 countries, the group achieves more than 50% of its turnover internationally and generated a turnover of €27 million and an EBITDA of €11 million in 2018.
The mission of Neovian Partners consisted in supporting the management of Passman in carrying out a Strategic Vendor Due Diligence, in particular by analyzing the depth of the market and its competitive environment. It also identified market characteristics such as the latest technological developments, especially the deployment of 5G, likely to impact the deployment of the group’s products and services. Finally, the growth drivers represented for the group by healthcare establishments and retail and retail outlets (phenomenon of “phygitalisation”) were also analyzed.
“ This study was able to confirm that Wi-Fi communication solutions are more relevant than ever and appear as a complementary technology to 3G, 4G and the future 5G solutions. It also made it possible to better understand the expectations of professional users of Wi-Fi solutions, namely strong needs for responsiveness in the event of a breakdown, and equally important expectations in terms of bandwidth, in order to offer end users an increasingly powerful Wi-Fi communication.”
Mr. Fougerolle
Neovian Partners’ team was led by Martin Fougerolle and Patrick Richer, Partners, assisted by Vincent Locanetto, Manager.
About Neovian Partners
Neovian Partners is a consulting firm specializing in the creation of tailored solutions in Strategy, Business Due Diligence, Strategic Screening and HR/Leadership, serving fast-growing investment funds, SMEs and MSCs. Based in Paris and Lyon with a team of about 30 consultants, Neovian Partners is also present internationally, with a network of partner firms with more than 500 employees in 21 countries. Neovian Partners is a generalist firm but with a particularly important project history in software, IT, Internet, Industry, Health and MedTechs, as well as in many niche sectors. More information on : www.neovianpartners.com
