Context

Antin Infrastructure Partners entered the capital of Babilou Family through a purchase of shares from existing shareholders, becoming the new reference shareholder without triggering a capital increase or a full exit by any of the current investors. The Carle brothers, Raise, and TA Associates all retained their stakes. The founding brothers continue to co-chair the board and manage the company. The transaction is structured as a leadership transfer at the shareholder level, with Antin taking the position of largest shareholder from the Carle family while the latter remains actively involved in the business.

Target

Babilou Family is the leading European operator of corporate and private nurseries, founded in 2003. The company's creation benefited from a pivotal regulatory shift in 2002, when the Caisse Nationale des Allocations Familiales (CNAF) opened its financial support mechanisms to the private sector, enabling families to access private nurseries at the same tariff as public ones. Babilou has grown into a major European childcare platform through organic development and acquisitions, including expansion into China.