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04/2021

LAGARRIGUE acquired by NAXICAP PARTNERS

FRANCE Life Sciences / Medical Devices / Implants & Prosthetics EV 300M - 700M EUR

Context

Naxicap Partners acquired a majority stake (~80%) in Groupe Lagarrigue from Ardian and iXO Private Equity. The management team reinvested to hold the remaining ~20%. Naxicap prevailed in a competitive auction process managed by Edmond de Rothschild Corporate Finance, beating out offers from IK Investment Partners and Cobepa. The transaction is financed through a unitranche debt facility (likely provided by ArcMont AM) combined with a PIK note (CIC Private Debt), including significant capex lines to fund future external growth.

In the past, the company had already been the subject of several LBOs, notably led by Azulis Capital / Bnp Paribas Developpement / Galia in 2011 and Ardian / Ixo Private Equity in 2016. This succession of buyouts highlights the strong attractiveness of the company's business model.

LAGARRIGUE, which reported an EBITDA margin of in 2021, is valued in this transaction at an EV/EBITDA multiple of , representing a to the average currently observed in the Healthcare & Pharma sector (14.5x).

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Target

Based in Toulouse, Lagarrigue is a leading French provider of external orthopaedic devices (prosthetics and orthotics). The group specializes in custom-made solutions (95% of activity) for patients with disabilities. Under previous ownership, it tripled its size, expanding into Switzerland, Belgium, and Spain, and digitized its operations through software subsidiaries (Rodin 4D, Vorum).

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Other operations with LAGARRIGUE

List of similar M&A transactions (Date, Acquirer, Target, Country, Sub-sector)
DateAcquirerTargetCountrySector
09/2016ARDIAN / IXO PRIVATE EQUITYLAGARRIGUEFRANCEImplants & Prosthetics
05/2011AZULIS CAPITAL / BNP PARIBAS DEVELOPPEMENT / GALIALAGARRIGUEFRANCEImplants & Prosthetics

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Valuation range: EV 300M - 700M EUR

Revenue range: 100M - 200M EUR

EBITDA range: 10M - 30M EUR

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Target: lagarrigue

Acquirer: naxicap partners