Groupe JVS has acquired Abelium Collectivités
February 2026 — Groupe JVS has acquired Abelium Collectivités, which was subsequently rebranded as Familea. The transaction, supported by CAPZA as a minority shareholder and Bpifrance, strengthens Groupe JVS’s strategy in the childcare and family services sector while expanding its offering to local public sector stakeholders.
Founded in 1983, Groupe JVS develops software for French public sector entities. The group provides more than 15,000 municipalities and local authorities with SaaS solutions across multiple areas, including finance, HR, civic life, childcare, public facilities and municipal elections. Groupe JVS has established itself as an active consolidator having successfully completed several acquisitions, including Better Company, Start ABI, Sistec and Be Attractive, and continues to pursue additional targets.
Abelium Collectivités provides software solutions to local authorities, associations and private organizations to manage childcare and youth services. The company was founded over 20 years ago near Saint-Malo, France. Its solutions cover early childhood services, including collective and family daycare centers, multi-purpose nurseries, drop-in childcare facilities and childminder networks; children and youth services, such as school enrollment, catering, after-school care, leisure centers and holiday camps; as well as family and cultural services, including libraries, media libraries, toy libraries, music schools, conservatories and arts schools.
Our role in the transaction
Oaklins’ team in France advised Groupe JVS and its shareholders on the acquisition of Abelium Collectivités, supporting the structuring and execution of the transaction. Building on three previous mandates alongside Nebojsa Jankovic, president of Groupe JVS, this transaction marks the first buy-side engagement with the group, reflecting a strong and ongoing relationship and Oaklins’ deep expertise in private equity and external growth transactions.
Nebojsa Jankovic
President, Groupe JVS
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