APEF 5 – übernimmt einen Minderheitsanteil an Babilou durch Zeichnung einer Kapitalerhöhung
Pressemitteilung - 31 January 2008
Babilou proceeded to a capital increase of 15 millions euros subscribed by Alpha Private Equity Fund 5 for a minority stake in the company.
Founded in 2003 by Rodolphe and Edouard Carle, Babilou is the largest private operator of corporate nurseries in France.
Its fast growing network currently includes around 30 nurseries in the Paris area as well as in a few major cities in France. Its client portfolio is not only composed by large international corporations (L’Oréal, Danone, Calyon, etc.) but also SMEs and city hall willing to outsource and optimize child care for their employees and inhabitants (since 2005, city halls can delegate the management of their nurseries to private operators).
The company forecasts to double its revenues to over 18 millions euros in 2008. Thanks to Alpha’s capital increase, the company will accelerate its growth by opening new nurseries and by acquiring small-scale operators willing to join the French leader to continue their development.
List of advisors:
- Founder Rodolphe Carle
- Advisor to the Founders Fuchs Cohana Reboul & Béroard (Guillaume Reboul)
- Advisor to the Acquirer Alpha Associés Conseil : Nicolas Macquin / Julien Leleu
- Financial Due diligence KPMG (Vincent Delmas, Blandine Mugnier)
- Strategic Due diligence KPMG (Adam Thorpe)
- Legal Advisor to the Acquirer SJ Berwin (Jérôme Jouhanneaud)
- Tax Advisor to the Acquirer Thomas Sarrau Couderc (Pierre Bouley)
