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Nomination of Head of ESG

16/05/2022

Argos Wityu, an independent European investment fund, announces the nomination of Jessica Peters as Head of ESG, based in the Brussels office.

Coexya, a company supported by Argos Wityu, is to acquire Aquilab.

25/04/2022

Lyon (France), 25 April 2022 – Coexya, an independent digital leader in consulting, integration and software development, is to acquire Aquilab, a software company specialised in healthcare. The transaction will be a strategic merger of the two companies, enabling them to pursue their development.

International Climate Initiatives An active year for Argos Wityu portfolio companies who launched an array of carbon footprint reduction initiatives

21/02/2022

As an iCi signatory, Argos Wityu is committed to helping reduce the greenhouse gas emissions of the companies it supports and to ensuring sustainable performance.

Endorsed by the UNPRI since 2019, iCi is a French initiative initially launched under the name “Climate 2020 Initiative” (iC20) in 2015 during COP 21.

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Mid-market Argos Index® Q4 2021

18/02/2022

Paris (France) – 18 February 2022 – Argos Wityu, the independent European investment fund, and Epsilon Research, the online platform for the management of non-quoted M&A transactions, today published the Mid-market Argos Index® for the fourth quarter of 2021.

Promotions within Argos Wityu’s investment team

10/02/2022

Paris (France) – 13 December 2021 – Argos Wityu, an independent European investment fund, is to acquire a majority stake in the capital of the French family-owned group that holds the following five companies…

The Gantrex Group a company supported by Argos Wityu acquires ABS Consultor

01/02/2022

Nivelles (Belgium), 1 February 2022 – The Gantrex Group, through its Spanish subsidiary Gantrex Spain S.A., has signed a Share Purchase Agreement in which it has acquired 100% of the shares of Bravo Silva Consultoría Técnica, S.L., also known as “ABS Consultor”, for an undisclosed amount…

La Compagnie des Desserts, a company supported by Argos Wityu, acquires Groupe Philippe Faur, Maître Artisan Glacier.

31/01/2022

Lézignan-Corbières (France), 31 January 2022 – La Compagnie des Desserts, a desert specialist serving restaurants and food service companies, is to merge with Groupe Philippe Faur, whose eponymous chief executive holds the title of Maître Artisan Glacier, a French distinction granted to master desert makers.

Argos Wityu is to acquire an industrial group specialised in critical electronic solutions.

13/12/2021

Olinn, a European IT equipment management company, supported by Argos Wityu, is strengthening its international presence with the acquisition of EMG, a leader in scalable IT equipment leasing in Luxembourg.

07/12/2021

Puteaux (France), 7 December 2021 – Olinn, a company specialised in financing and equipment management solutions (sourcing, operating leases, equipment management, fleet management, reconditioning, recycling) in the IT, mobile telephone, vehicle and medical / industrial equipment sectors, is to acquire EMG…

Coexya, a company supported by Argos Wityu, is to acquire Geomod, a provider of terrestrial and marine geomatics and hydro modelling solutions.

21/11/2021

Lyon (France), 30 November 2021 – Coexya, an independent leader in IT/digital and software, is to acquire Geomod, a provider of terrestrial and marine geomatics and hydrogeologic modelling. The transaction will be a strategic merger of the two companies, which aim to pursue their development and expansion in geomatics…

Argos Index® Mid-market Q3 2021

18/11/2021

Paris (France) – 18 November 2021 – Argos Wityu, the independent European investment fund, and Epsilon Research, the online platform for the management of non-quoted M&A transactions, today published the Argos Index® Mid-market for the third quarter of 2021…

Argos Wityu has agreed to sell 100% of the shares of the Olinn group to Crédit Agricole Leasing & Factoring.

15/11/2021

Paris (France), 9 November 2021 – Argos Wityu, the independent European investment fund, has sold the Olinn group, a specialist in financing and equipment management solutions for companies and local authorities, to Crédit Agricole Leasing & Factoring, a subsidiary of the Crédit Agricole group…

Julhiet Sterwen is boosting its growth with Argos Wityu while remaining faithful to its Consulting for Good commitment.

29/09/2021

Paris (France), 29 September 2021 – Julhiet Sterwen is entering a new phase in its development and welcomes European investment fund Argos Wityu into its capital, with plans to pursue sustainable growth and embody the principles of “Consulting for Good”…

Olinn, a European IT equipment management company, supported by Argos Wityu, is to acquire BPM (Bon Plan Micro), a company specialised in the reconditioning of IT system infrastructure.

29/09/2021

Puteaux (France), 28 September 2021 – Olinn, a company specialised in financing and equipment management solutions (sourcing, operating leases, equipment management, fleet management, reconditioning, recycling) in the IT, mobile telephone, vehicle and medical / industrial equipment sectors, is to acquire BPM…

Sword France, a company supported by Argos Wityu, becomes Coexya.

14/09/2021

Lyon (France), 14 September 2021 – Sword France, which became independent a year ago after 20 years as a member of the Sword Group, is now Coexya. This change in identity dovetails with the company’s plans for ambitious growth…

Their common objective is for Schenk to play an important role in the creation of a sustainable and future-proof logistics network by building on its leading ESG position in the Western European transportation market.

16/08/2021

Papendrecht (The Netherlands), Brussels (Belgium) – 16th of August 2021 – Argos Wityu, a pan-European private equity fund has reached an agreement with Harry and Arjan Schenk to acquire a majority stake in the company that carries their name as its current shareholders…

Mid-market Argos Index® 2nd quarter 2021

22/07/2021

Paris (France) – 22 July 2021 – Argos Wityu, an independent European investment fund, and Epsilon Research, the online platform for the management of unlisted M&A transactions, today published the Mid-market Argos Index® for the second quarter of 2021…

Thierry Oriez named President of Henri Selmer Paris.

20/07/2021

Paris (France), 20 July 2021 – Thierry Oriez succeeds Jérôme Selmer as President of the Henri Selmer Paris group, the world’s leading manufacturer of premium-quality saxophones and a key player in the production of clarinets and mouthpieces…

Maison Berger Paris, a company supported by Argos Wityu, acquires the Carmin Créations start-up.

23/06/2021

Bourgtheroulde (France), 21 June 2021 – After acquiring Sensorwake (Bescent) and the Devineau group in 2019, creating Emosia in 2020, Maison Berger Paris has now acquired a new start-up, Carmin Créations, specialised in premium candles…

Argos Wityu to divest Cohedron after a successful collaboration.

21/06/2021

Utrecht (The Netherlands), June 21, 2021 – Argos Wityu, a European independent private equity group, today announced the signing of the divestment of Cohedron, service provider for municipalities in the Netherlands, to House of HR, a leading European HR service provider…

Mid-market Argos Index® First quarter 2021

19/05/2021

Paris (France) – 19 May 2021 – Argos Wityu, an independent European investment fund, and Epsilon Research, the online platform for the management of unlisted M&A transactions, today published the Argos Mid-market Index® for the first quarter of 2021…

Cohedron, a company supported by Argos Wityu, acquires Newpublic.

04/05/2021

Utrecht (The Netherlands), 4 May 2021 – Cohedron, full-service provider in the social domain for municipalities in the Netherlands, acquires Newpublic, specialist in young talent recruiting. Supported by Argos Wityu since 2017, Cohedron is an investment of the Argos VII fund…

Lineas, the largest private rail freight operator in Europe supported by Argos Wityu, acquires the Dutch operator Independent Rail Partner (IRP).

03/05/2021

Brussels (Belgium), 3 May 2021 – Lineas, the largest private rail freight company in Europe, is strengthening its presence in the Port of Rotterdam and The Netherlands with the acquisition of Independent Rail Partner (IRP)…

Zodiac Milpro, a company supported by Argos Wityu, acquires Vectis Marine Design.

29/04/2021

Paris (France), 30 April 2021 – Zodiac Milpro, the world leader in high-performance inflatable and rigid inflatable boats, has announced the acquisition of Vectis Marine Design, specialist in the engineering and design of specialist vessels…

Cohedron, a company supported by Argos Wityu, acquires Even Werkt!

15/04/2021

Utrecht (The Netherlands), 15 April 2021 – Cohedron, full-service provider in the social domain for municipalities in the Netherlands, acquires Even Werkt!, the specialist in public affairs. Supported by Argos Wityu since 2017, Cohedron is an investment of the Argos VII fund…

Cohedron, a company supported by Argos Wityu, acquires Oreon.

08/03/2021

Utrecht (The Netherlands), 8 March 2021 – Cohedron, full-service provider in the social domain for municipalities in the Netherlands, acquires Oreon, a specialist in social medical consultancy. Supported by Argos Wityu since 2017, Cohedron is an investment of the Argos VII fund…

Mid-market Argos Index® Q4 2020

01/03/2021

Paris (France) – 1 March 2021 – Argos Wityu, the independent European investment fund, and Epsilon Research, the online platform for the management of non-quoted M&A transactions, today published the Mid-market Argos Index® for the fourth quarter of 2020…

Newcomers and promotions within Argos Wityu

10/02/2021

Milan, Zola Predosa – Bologna (Italy) , February 13, 2020 – Argos Wityu, pan-European Private Equity fund with over thirty years track record, announces the signing of a contract for the acquisition of the entire share capital of Sicura…

Olinn, a European professional equipment management group backed by Argos Wityu, announces the acquisition of Rentys, a specialist in operational leasing based in Belgium.

11/01/2021

Specialist in non-stick cooking products Sasa Demarle, a company supported by Argos Wityu, is acquiring the start-up Mokaya, specialist in customised baking moulds.

14/12/2020

Paris (France), 14 December 2020 – Sasa Demarle, specialist in non-stick cooking products for baking, pastry making and all catering trades, has acquired Mokaya, specialist in customised pastry moulds. Argos Wityu has been supporting the Sasa Demarle group since 2016…

Mid-market Argos Index® Q3 2020

18/11/2020

Paris (France) – 18 November 2020 – Argos Wityu, the independent European investment fund, and Epsilon Research, the online platform for the management of non-quoted M&A transactions, today published the mid-market Argos Index® for the third quarter of 2020…

Toy group Juratoys, a company supported by Argos Wityu, has acquired the Belgian brand Lilliputiens.

15/10/2020

Orgelet and Paris (France), Saintes (Belgium), 15 October 2020 – The Juratoys group, one of the French leaders in the design and distribution of educational toys and games, has acquired the Belgian brand Lilliputiens, specialised in activity toys for children 0-6 years old…

Cohedron, a company supported by Argos Wityu, acquires Argonaut Advies and Zorg-Lokaal

14/10/2020

Utrecht (The Netherlands), 14 October 2020 – Cohedron, full-service provider in the social domain for municipalities in the Netherlands, acquires Argonaut Advies, social medical consultancy firm and Zorg-Lokaal, an innovative care services administrator…

Argos Wityu, the management and the employees of Sword France are investing together to create an independent leader in IT-Digital and Software.

29/09/2020

Paris (France), 29 September 2020 – Argos Wityu, independent European private-equity group, announces today it has finalised the acquisition of the French perimeter of the Sword Group, thus creating an independent leader in IT-Digital and Software…

Promotions within Argos Wityu

10/09/2020

Brussels (Belgium), 10 September 2020 – Argos Wityu, independent European private-equity group, announces the promotions of Arne Louwagie and Roel van Ark as Investment Managers…

Argos Mid-market Index® Q1 2020

12/05/2020

Paris (France) – 12 May 2020 – Argos Wityu, an independent European investment fund, and Epson Research, the online platform for the management of unlisted M&A transactions, today published the Argos Mid-market Index® for the first quarter of 2020…

Guillaume Laurin is appointed CEO of Zodiac Milpro

20/04/2020

Paris (France), 2 April 2020 – Guillaume Laurin has been chosen to succeed to Marc Lavorata as CEO of Zodiac Milpro. Guillaume will arrive on 6 April 2020, and his appointment will take effect as of 4 May 2020, with the continuing support of Marc Lavorata, who will become COO…

Factum Group, a company backed by Argos Wityu, acquires AGL Services and strengthens its position in the long-term leasing of professional vehicles

24/03/2020

Paris (France), 24 March 2020 – Factum Group is pursuing its strategic development and has announced the acquisition of 100% of AGL Services. Despite the difficult public health and economic situation, Factum Group is maintaining its determination to grow and is pursuing its strategic investments…

Argos Wityu Italia con il Policlinico di Milano per l’emergenza Coronavirus.

24/03/2020

Milano (Italia), 24 marzo 2020 – I dipendenti ed il team di Argos Wityu Italia, insieme all’azienda, hanno deciso di donare 25.000 Euro al Policlinico di Milano…

Promotions and new Investor Relations organisation within Argos Wityu

02/03/2020

Milan (Italy), Paris (France) 2 March 2020 – Argos Wityu, independent European private-equity group, announces the promotions of François Becque, Mario Giannattasio and Emanuele Tomasi as Investment Managers and Antoine Forgeard as Associate. Additionally, Anna-Karin Portunato now heads the Investor Relations team…

Argos Wityu completes the acquisition of Sicura from Rekeep

28/02/2020

Milan, Zola Predosa – Bologna (Italy) , February 28, 2020 – Further to the information released on 13 February 2020, Argos Wityu, pan-European Private Equity fund with over thirty years track record, announces the completion of its acquisition of the entire share capital of Sicura…

Mid-market Argos Index® Q4 2019

26/02/2020

Paris (France) – 26 February 2020 – Argos Wityu, the independent European investment fund, and Epsilon Research, the online platform for the management of non-quoted M&A transactions, today published the Mid-market Argos Index® for the fourth quarter of 2019…

Argos Wityu signed a binding agreement regarding the acquisition of Sicura from Rekeep

19/02/2020

Argos Wityu congratulates Geert Pauwels, CEO of Lineas, who won the prestigious European Railway Award

17/02/2020

Brussels (Belgium) – 19 February 2020 – Argos Wityu, independent European investment fund, with a local team in Brussels, is proud to congratulate Geert Pauwels and his team for having won the European Railway Award. It’s the first time that the CEO of a rail freight receive this prize…

Mid-market Argos Index® Q3 2019

19/11/2019

Paris (France) – 15 November 2019 – Argos Wityu, the independent European investment fund, and Epsilon Research, the online platform for the management of M&A transactions on unlisted companies, today published the mid-market Argos Index® for the 3rd quarter of 2019. This index, launched in 2006, measures changes in the valuations of Eurozone private mid-market companies in which a majority stake has been acquired during the last six months.

Exclusive negotiations between EPC Groupe’s founders and Argos Wityu SAS regarding the conditional acquisition of the entire share capital of E.J. Barbier.

15/11/2019

Paris (France) – 15 November 2019 – The shareholders of E.J. Barbier SA (« E.J. Barbier »), a controlling holding company owning 113 603 shares representing approximately 67.46% of the share capital and 82.98% of the voting rights of Société Anonyme d’Explosifs et de Produits Chimiques1 (“EPC Groupe” or “EPC”) and 3 777 founder’s shares2 , have entered into exclusive negotiations with the management company Argos Wityu SAS (“Argos”)…

Latteria e Caseificio Moro accelerates its development both in Italy and abroad with Argos Wityu.

23/10/2019

Milan (Italy), October 23, 2019 – Latteria e Caseificio Moro, company boasting more than 90 years in the production and sale of fresh milk derivatives, today announced it welcomed Argos Wityu, European independent investment fund with a 30-year track record, as shareholder to support its growth in Italy and abroad.

New organisation within Argos Wityu

19/10/2019

Milan (Italy), Frankfurt (Germany), Paris (France) 17 October 2019 – Argos Wityu, European independent private-equity group, announces the nominations of Giuseppe Bonsignore as Chief Operations Officer, Jacqui Darbyshire as Chief Financial Officer and Coralie Cornet as Communications Director. Additionally, Lee Tagg joined as Fund Financial Controller based in Paris.

Promotions and recruitment within Argos Wityu

19/09/2019

Brussels (Belgium), Frankfurt (Germany), Milan (Italy), Paris (France) 11 September 2019 – Argos Wityu announces the nominations as Partners of Rainer Derix (DACH), Alessio Manigrasso (Italy), Maarten Meijssen and Richard Reis (both Benelux).

Maison Berger Paris, a company supported by Argos Wityu, acquires Groupe Devineau.

04/09/2019

Paris (France), 4 September 2019 – Maison Berger Paris, world leader in the fragrance lamp market, is to acquire Groupe Devineau, a candle-making specialist. Supported by Argos Wityu since 2017, Maison Berger Paris is an investment of the Argos VII fund.

Argos Wityu announces the divestment of the Salvia Group, the French leading provider of full-suite solutions to manage real estate assets, to Total Specific Solutions.

03/09/2019

Paris (France) 3 September 2019 – Argos Wityu, European independent private equity group, today announced it has divested the Salvia Group to Total Specific Solutions (TSS). The Salvia Group is an Argos Fund VI portfolio company and includes Salvia Développement, Alteva and SRCI.

Mid-market Argos Index® Q2 2019

24/07/2019

Paris (France), 24 July 2019 – Argos Wityu, the European independent private equity group, and Epsilon Research, the online platform for the management of unlisted M&A transactions, today published the mid-market Argos Index® for the 2nd quarter of 2019.

Argos Wityu enters into exclusive negotiations with Providence Strategic Growth for the sale of I’Car Systems and DATAFIRST

10/07/2019

London, UK and Paris, Saint-Pierre-des-Corps, Lyon, France – 10 July 2019 – Argos Wityu, the European independent private equity group, today announced it has entered into exclusive negotiations with funds advised by Providence Strategic Growth (“PSG”), the growth equity affiliate of Providence Equity Partners (“Providence”), with a view to reaching a definitive agreement for the sale of I’Car Systems and DATAFIRST…