Argos Wityu sells Juratoys to Maped
Argos Wityu, an independent European investment fund, has agreed to sell Juratoys, a designer and distributor of toys and games (Janod, Kaloo and Liliputiens brands) to the family-owned Maped group, a leader in school, writing, colouring and office supplies.
Argos Wityu invests in SB Italia
Argos Wityu, an independent pan-European private equity group, has taken a majority stake in SB Italia, a digital innovation company specialized in IT solutions and services for the management, integration, and digitisation of business processes.
Argos Wityu is launching an “Article 9” buyout climate fund dedicated to European SMEs, with a clear CO2 intensity reduction target of 7.5% per year, and a direct alignment of team incentive on the environmental performance.
Argos Wityu is excited to announce the launch of its new climate action strategy, which aims at leveraging its 30-year track record of transforming European SMEs by facilitating the “Grey to Green” transformation of the core economy and shaping sustainable leaders.
New Partners within the Argos Wityu investment team
Argos Wityu announces the promotions as Partners of Simon Guichard (France), Andrea Pavesi (Italy), Thomas Ribéreau (France) and Fabian Söffge (DACH). The new Partners average seven years within Argos Wityu and 10 years of private equity experience.
Argos Index® 1st Quarter 2022
Download the Argos Index® Share Main Conclusions The Argos Index® climbed to 10.6x EBITDA Following the second-half 2021 correction, the Argos Index® advanced in the first quarter of 2022 to 10.6x EBITDA. It was driven by the high end of the market – lower mid-market multiples remained stable – and by the prices investment funds […]
Argos Index® 4th Quarter 2021
Download The Argos Index® Share Main Conclusions The Argos Index® continued to correct, returning to its multi-year average of 10.0x EBITDA. In the fourth quarter of 2021, the Argos Index® continued to correct, declining 9% from the previous quarter to 10.0x EBITDA. This level, which corresponds to the average of the last five years (2017-21), […]
Nomination of Head of ESG
Argos Wityu, an independent European investment fund, announces the nomination of Jessica Peters as Head of ESG, based in the Brussels office.
Argos Wityu mobilizes for Ukraine
In a collective action, Argos Wityu team members have joined forces to donate to Médecins Sans
Frontières/Doctors Without Borders. More than 52,500€ were collected internally. This amount was doubled by
Argos Wityu, bringing the total amount of the gift to over 105,000€.
International Climate Initiatives An active year for Argos Wityu portfolio companies who launched an array of carbon footprint reduction initiatives
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.
Mid-market Argos Index® Q4 2021
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.
