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01/2006

AUTODISTRIBUTION / PARTS HOLDING EUROPE acquired by INVESTCORP

FRANCE Automotive / Retail & Services EV 500M - 1.5b EUR

Context

Investcorp acquired a majority stake in Autodistribution from a pool of mezzanine lenders (Goldman Sachs, Euromezzanine, CDPQ, Banexi) who had taken control of the company following a debt restructuring in the early 2000s. The transaction values the company at EUR600 million

AUTODISTRIBUTION / PARTS HOLDING EUROPE, which reported an EBITDA margin of in 2005, is valued in this transaction at an EV/EBITDA multiple of , representing a to the average currently observed in the Industry & Manufacturing sector (11.6x).

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Target

Autodistribution is the leading French distributor of automotive and truck spare parts. The group operates a vast network of distributors and affiliated independent garages (AD Network).

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Historical Financials (EUR)

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Other operations with AUTODISTRIBUTION / PARTS HOLDING EUROPE

List of similar M&A transactions (Date, Acquirer, Target, Country, Sub-sector)
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05/2022D’IETERENAUTODISTRIBUTION / PARTS HOLDING EUROPEFRANCERetail & Services
09/2015BAIN CAPITALAUTODISTRIBUTION / PARTS HOLDING EUROPEFRANCERetail & Services

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Valuation range: EV 500M - 1.5b EUR

Revenue range: 750M - 1.3b EUR

EBITDA range: 50M - 100M EUR

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Acquirer: investcorp