UI Investissement invests in Finasens

With the acquisition of a strategic minority stake corresponding to approximately one-third of the target's share capital, UI Investissement successfully backs the outsourced finance specialist Finasens, which currently generates an annual revenue of €5–25M. Executed as a primary leveraged buyout, the definitive transaction seamlessly combines the injection of fresh growth equity with a partial cash-out mechanism for the existing founder and historical management team. Following the finalization of this corporate restructuring, the targeted executive leadership team definitively retains absolute majority ownership and operational control over the advisory platform. The incoming financial sponsor orchestrates this strategic capital deployment exclusively through its dedicated Cap 7 institutional investment vehicle, which formally closed in 2023 with total capital commitments exceeding €120 million. This specific transaction marks the seventh active investment executed by this fund, representing an equity ticket situated at the lower end of its established €5 million to €12 million allocation bracket. The broader financial architecture supporting this leveraged buyout incorporates a dedicated senior debt facility ranging between €5 million and €10 million, successfully syndicated by a banking pool comprising BNP Paribas, Banque Populaire Méditerranée, and CIC, which additionally provided access to flexible capital expenditure credit lines. The primary strategic rationale driving this financial partnership focuses on massively accelerating the target's commercial footprint across four precise development axes: fueling the organic expansion of established regional branches, financing the opening of new operational hubs throughout France and neighboring European jurisdictions, broadening the current suite of financial advisory services, and securing the necessary capital to pursue targeted external growth acquisitions. To successfully navigate the competitive transaction process, the selling shareholders mandated Cambon Partners as their exclusive sell-side mergers and acquisitions advisor, while legal structuring was managed by Piotraut Giné Avocats and financial auditing was completed by Kroll. Conversely, the acquiring investment fund retained Orsan to oversee comprehensive legal and tax structuring, relying on Exponens to execute the required buy-side financial due diligence prior to the definitive closing.