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Melica Software
Tech
France
Entry in 2013
Exits
Akanea in 2013
to Initiative et Finance
Aytos in 2015
to Berger Levrault
Salvia in 2019
to TSS
a subsidiary of Constellation Software
I’Car in 2019
to Providence Strategic Growth
Philippe Almouzni
CEO I’Car Systems
FRANCE
“Together with Argos, we have made the company the leading premium frozen desserts supplier for the food service market.”
Françoise Farag
CEO Salvia
FRANCE
What we achieved together
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Recruiting efforts
We reinforced the top management through hires and promotions.
Companies made significant recruitment efforts in sales force, product development, marketing and services to expand market presence.
R&D investments
International expansion
Acquisitions
The companies executed and integrated eight acquisitions in total.
Four build-up notably enabled Salvia to expand its product offering to include process digitisation and property management.
Latest News
Argos Wityu acquires Monviso, an Italian premium dry bakery manufacturer, from Cerea Partners and CAPZA.
Argos Wityu, an independent pan-European investment group, has acquired Monviso, an Italian premium dry bakery manufacturer, from Cerea Partners, an independent private equity firm, and CAPZA, a leading player in private investments in European SMEs. This acquisition marks the ninth investment by Argos Wityu’s Mid-Market VIII fund.
With approximately 90 years of expertise in the dry bakery industry, Monviso is a manufacturer of premium, gourmet, and healthy dry bakery products (including rusks, biscuits, and bread substitutes) based in Northern Italy.
Argos Wityu acquires Lavatio GmbH, a leading German B2B textile rental and laundry service provider
The European independent private equity firm Argos Wityu, through its Argos Climate Action fund (Article 9 SFDR), has signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Lavatio GmbH from funds advised by Ufenau Capital Partners. The transaction is expected to close by the end of the year.
Lavatio, headquartered in Hünfeld, Germany, provides textile rental and laundry services to more than 2,200 active customers in the hotel, restaurant and catering as well as healthcare and workwear segments in Germany and Switzerland.