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Country: France
Butler Capital Partners BCP is an independent investment management company. This French investment fund was founded in 1991 and specializes in business transformation, providing capital to companies in difficulty, growing companies in need of liquidity, or companies facing a complex operational, financial or shareholder environment. BCP brings together operational and financial experts and investors to turn around or grow a business. Butler Capital Partners is the oldest turnaround fund in France.
- Few investments are made each year
- 25 investments in 20 years. The company has held a stake in Groupe Partouche since 2011, for example.BCP aims to invest for an average period of 5 years, as an active majority or minority shareholder.
- Targets must have sales of between €50 and €500 million, for a typical investment of between €10 and €50 million.
Here are the fund's previous holdings:
Company |
Date of acquisition |
Sales on sale |
Neopost |
1997 |
286 M€ |
BDDP |
1997 |
173 M€ |
IPSOS |
1999 |
199 M€ |
Beauvais International |
1999 |
28 M€ |
Carpentras Donarier |
2000 |
29 M€ |
Autodistribution |
2004 |
943 M€ |
Atys |
2005 |
465 M€ |
1001 Lists |
2006 |
22 M€ |
Groupe Flo |
2006 |
310 M€ |
Exlinea |
2007 |
15 M€ |
Abrium |
2007 |
62 M€ |
SNCM |
2008 |
306 M€ |
Nexis Fibers |
2009 |
184 M€ |
REP |
2010 |
30 M€ |
Giraud International |
2010 |
400 M€ |
France Champignon |
2010 |
204 M€ |
Cesar |
2011 |
38 M€ |
PSG |
2011 |
80 M€ |
Press Index |
2012 |
17 M€ |
Sernam |
2012 |
325 M€ |
Osiatis |
2013 |
450 M€ |
Virgin Stores |
2013 |
304 M€ |
Anovo |
2015 |
350 M€ |
ADIT |
2015 |
25 M€ |
Access Industrie |
2017 |
53 M€ |
Christian Bernard Group |
2017 |
85 M€ |
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- Citizen Capital Partenaires
- Colony Capital
- Crédit Mutuel Equity
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- Equitis Gestion
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- Galia Gestion
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- Id Search Investments
- Idia
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- Isai Gestion
- Ixo Private Equity (Ixo Pe)
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- Karista
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- Mbo & Co
- Mirova
- Montagu Private Equity
- Motion Equity Partners
- Odyssée Venture
- Ofi Asset Management
- Pai Partners
- Paluel Marmont Capital
- Paul Capital France
- Pechel Industries Partenaires
- Phitrust Impact Investors
- Picardie Investissement
- Sagard
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- Sparring Capital
- Suez Ventures
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- Tcr Capital
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