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2023

Sicura - Argos Wityu

CDS joins Sicura Group, a company supported by Argos Wityu, to create the first Italian player in occupational medicine.

Sicura is the leader in Italy for offering services in health and safety at work, overseeing areas of fire prevention, occupational medicine, safety consulting and training, and acting as a reference point for the RSPP function of its clients. In recent years, it has grown rapidly thanks to an effective mix of organic growth and external expansion, of which CDS represents a fundamental step in consolidation.

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Mid-market Argos Index® 3rd quarter 2023

Argos Wityu, the independent European investment fund, and Epsilon Research, the online platform for the management of unlisted M&A transactions, have today published the Mid-market Argos Index® for the 3rd quarter of 2023. Launched in 2006, this index tracks the valuations of private, eurozone mid-market companies in which a majority stake has been acquired during the last six months.

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Only 11% of European mid-market companies have started deploying a structured decarbonization plan.

While being central contributors to both GDP and greenhouse gas emissions, medium-sized enterprises are often perceived as a blind spot in climate action and media coverage. According to the European Commission, their GHG contribution could represent up to two thirds of the total European emissions. As of today, the mid-market ecosystem is far from being ready to comply with the already-voted European Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), which will demand businesses with over 250 employees and €40m turnover to disclose their impact on climate, including scope 3 emissions, with a full-year reporting period starting on Jan 1st, 2026.

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The first “Grey to Green” European buyout fund held its first close and is ready to be deployed.

Argos Wityu is pleased to announce that Argos Climate Action, its buyout fund dedicated to decarbonising European SMEs, has held its first close at €120 million, reaching 40% of its initial target.

Argos Climate Action is an SFDR article 9 fund. It is the first milestone of the strategy to extend the Argos Wityu platform beyond the historical Mid-Market funds. With this new fund-raising, Argos Wityu now manages €1.7 billion of assets.

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Mid-market Argos Index® 2nd quarter 2023

The Mid-market Argos Index® for the 2nd quarter of 2023, published by Argos Wityu, the independent European investment fund, and Epsilon Research, the online platform for the management of unlisted M&A transactions, is now available. Launched in 2006, this index tracks the valuations of eurozone private, mid-market companies in which a majority stake has been acquired during the last six months.

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Mid-market Argos Index® Q1 2023

Argos Wityu, the independent European investment fund, and Epsilon Research, the online platform for the management of unlisted M&A transactions, have today published the Mid-market Argos Index® for the first quarter of 2023. This index, launched in 2006, tracks the valuations of unlisted eurozone SMEs in which a majority stake has been acquired during the last six months.

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Agôn Electronics, a company supported by Argos Wityu, signed the agreement to acquire MIOS Elettronica, an Italian provider of customized and advanced solutions for the Railway industry.

This first acquisition enables Agôn Electronics to accelerate its international expansion and reinforce its expertise in the railway market. Argos Wityu invested in Agôn Electronics in February 2022, making it the third investment of its Fund VIII, which now includes six European SMEs.

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The IPPC’s March 23 Climate Report… in a nutshell

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has just presented its 36-page summary of all the knowledge accumulated on climate change over the past 9 years. Many believe this report must be an inaccessible piece of scientific jargon. It is not! It certainly requires some attention, but you won’t waste your time if you take 2 hours to read these 36 pages (available through the link at the bottom of the newsletter).

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Argos Wityu announces recent strong developments with portfolio company Coexya, French leader in IT-Digital services and software

Coexya has more than 20 years of experience in consulting, integration and software development and is specialised in digital transformation. Coexya’s mission is to support organisations by developing solutions that address the new ways employees and customers use data. Coexya is active in six areas of expertise: customer experience, digital content, health, legal, location intelligence and smart data. The group serves more than 390 clients and generated turnover of c. €90m in 2022. Coexya employs almost 900 FTEs based in Lille, Brest, Lyon, Paris and Rennes.

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PAI Partners to acquire La Compagnie des Desserts from Argos Wityu

PAI Partners (“PAI”), a pre-eminent private equity firm, today announces that it has agreed to acquire La Compagnie des Desserts (“LCDD” or “the Company”), a leading premium frozen desserts supplier for the food service market, from independent European investment fund Argos Wityu. Credit Mutuel Equity, which held 20% of the shares alongside Argos Wityu, also exits completely, having supported the Barral family, founders of LCDD, since 2005.

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Argos Wityu to acquire Norline, a leading Swiss company in the move towards sustainable energy

Norline AG offers a broad range of services to building technology installers, ensuring a smooth transition from fossile fuel heating systems to modern sustainable solutions such as heat pumps. The common objective with Argos Wityu is to accelerate Norline’s growth by expanding geographically, broadening the customer base, expanding the service offering and further developing the internal start-up for 3D fabrication models.

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Mid-market Argos Index® Q4 2022

Acquisition prices of European SMEs down slightly to 9.9x EBITDA, signalling the start of an anticipated decline. 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 fourth quarter of 2022. This index, launched in 2006, tracks the valuations of eurozone private, mid-market companies in which a majority stake has been acquired during the last six months.

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Argos Wityu announces the appointment of a new management team for IJssel Technologie.

Following the acquisition of IJssel Technologie (closed on December 22, 2022), a Dutch industrial maintenance services provider, Bas Ambachtsheer is appointed CEO and Chris van Overbeeke CFO. The objective is to reinforce the company’s robust market position by accelerating commercial developments, boosting innovation, contributing to the energy transition, and deploying a clear M&A strategy.

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Jean-Pierre Di Benedetto - Argos Wityu

Jean Pierre Di Benedetto

Managing Partner

ITALY

Giuseppe Bonsignore - Argos Wityu

Giuseppe Bonsignore

COO

ITALY

Paris

Louis Godron - Argos Wityu

Louis Godron

Managing Partner

FRANCE

Karel Kroupa - Argos Wityu

karel Kroupa

Managing Partner

FRANCE

Gilles Lorang - Argos Wityu

Gilles Lorang

Managing Partner

BENELUX

Coralie Cornet - Argos Wityu

Coralie Cornet

Head of communications

FRANCE

Jacqui Darbyshire - Argos Wityu

Jacqui Darbyshire

Chief Financial Officer

FRANCE

La Compagnie Des Desserts - Argos Wityu
La Compagnie Des Desserts - Argos Wityu
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Foodservice industry

Revennues : 50M€

FRANCE

Moro - Argos Wityu
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Foodservice industry

Revennues : 40M€

ITALY

Sasa Demarle - Argos Wityu
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Foodservice industry

Revennues : 30M€

FRANCE