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03/2023

GCC acquired by BNP PARIBAS DEVELOPPEMENT, BPIFRANCE, BTP CAPITAL & ESFIN PARTICIPATIONS

FRANCE Construction REV 750M - 1.3b EUR

Context

The management team of the target has successfully finalized its fourth internal buy-out, renewing a strategic partnership with its historical financial backers. This transaction represents a pivotal "generational rotation" in the organization’s lifecycle, allowing senior executives to exit while enabling a new cohort of over 150 younger managers to gain a controlling equity stake. The strategic rationale for the move centers on the acquirer’s objective to maintain long-term institutional independence while refinancing the debt structure from the previous 2015 investment cycle. By incorporating a renewed senior debt facility, the organization reinforces its ability to pursue an aggressive inorganic growth strategy, specifically targeting acquisitions in the energy performance and building renovation segments. The partnership is designed to leverage the target’s established multidisciplinary expertise to accelerate its development in high-growth sustainable development markets. This integration facilitates the scaling of the firm’s technical operational depth, providing the strategic resources required to achieve ambitious value-creation goals in "human-centric" and environmental construction by 2030. The move solidifies the group’s standing as a primary enabler of green building transformation in the French market.

GCC, which reported an EBITDA margin of LOGIN in 2022, is valued in this transaction at an EV/EBITDA multiple of LOGIN.

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Target

GCC is a premier independent organization operating a multidisciplinary platform within the construction and energy sectors. The entity’s business model is centered on a decentralized framework of regional agencies, providing technical operational depth in general contracting, climate engineering, and specialty energy services. Its value proposition is anchored in a verticalized approach that integrates property development with high-performance environmental engineering to address the increasing demand for sustainable infrastructure. Strategically, the firm focuses on low-carbon renovation and energy-efficient building solutions, leveraging its multidisciplinary expertise to provide "sovereign and innovative" technical systems. By maintaining a management-led ownership structure, the organization ensures a mission-critical role in the structural modernization of the French industrial and urban landscape. The entity prioritizes human capital and environmental sobriety to facilitate the long-term transition toward carbon-neutral construction standards.

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Revenue range: 750M - 1.3b EUR

EBITDA range: 25M - 50M EUR

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Target: gcc

Acquirer: btp capital / bnp paribas developpement / bpifrance / esfin participations