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ADISTA

Acquired by

EQUISTONE / GEI

FRANCE IT Services EV [100m EUR - 500m EUR] 07/2016

Target

ADISTA

Acquirer

EQUISTONE / GEI

Context

Equistone Partners Europe signed an agreement to become the majority shareholder of Adista, acquiring the stake from historical founders and investors. The transaction involves the reinvestment of founding directors Gilles and Pascal Caumont, alongside the regional fund GEI and the Institut Lorrain de Participation (ILP). Approximately forty managers are also associated with the capital restructuring. This operation follows a period of hyper-growth for Adista, which saw its turnover increase from €30 million in 2012 to €75 million in 2016. The partnership is designed to scale Adista’s industrial model, enhance its commercial proximity, and fund its ambitious development projects in the B2B telecom and digital transformation sectors.

Target

Founded in 2000, Adista is a leading French independent B2B hosted services provider and telecommunications operator. The company offers a comprehensive "one-stop-shop" for corporate digitalization, specializing in private and public cloud solutions, managed IT services, and integrated fixed and mobile telecom networks. Adista operates its own network of proprietary datacenters across France and serves a diversified portfolio of over 300 clients, ranging from SMEs and mid-caps to public sector entities like hospitals and local authorities. Its strategic value lies in the end-to-end control of service quality, combining the roles of hosting provider, telecom operator, and IT specialist to deliver unified communications and high-security connectivity.

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