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10/2017

EASY CASH acquired by OUEST CROISSANCE

FRANCE Retail / Specialized Retail / Second-hand Goods REV 100M - 200M EUR

Context

Ouest Croissance injected less than €5 million into Easy Cash to acquire a minority stake of slightly under 20%. This fundraising is specifically designed to accelerate the group's territorial density, focusing on opening new company-owned branches (subsidiaries) in the city centers of major French metropolises. The transaction also marks the entry of the network leader since 2010, into the capital structure. The historical founders based in Mérignac remain majority shareholders but accepted a slight dilution. Beyond physical expansion, the funds are intended to upgrade the group's digital offering to boost e-commerce revenues. The consolidated revenue of the franchise network is €150 million.

EASY CASH, which reported an EBITDA margin of in 2016, is valued in this transaction at an EV/EBITDA multiple of , a level to compare with the average currently observed in the Retail & Consumer sector (10.6x).

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Target

Easy Cash is a French leader in the "buy-and-sell" market of pre-owned goods from individuals. The network operates numerous points of sale, primarily through a franchise model. Easy Cash offers a wide range of products—including high-tech, telephony, multimedia, and video games all tested and sold with a warranty.

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Other operations with EASY CASH

List of similar M&A transactions (Date, Acquirer, Target, Country, Sub-sector)
DateAcquirerTargetCountrySector
07/2025OUEST CROISSANCE / MULTICROISSANCE / OCÉAN PARTICIPATIONSEASY CASHFRANCESecond-hand Goods

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Revenue range: 100M - 200M EUR

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Acquirer: ouest croissance