EMZ Partners and Siparex have acquired Batibig
October 2022 — EMZ Partners have acquired Batibig alongside the existing shareholders, Siparex Group.
EMZ Partners is a specialist fund investing alongside founders, family shareholders and managers willing to acquire or consolidate the control of their capital.
Founded in 2005 by Charles and Justin Bignon, joined by a dozen partners and supported since 2020 by Siparex ETI, Batibig is a major player in multi-specialist maintenance and building renovation, specializing in plumbing, roofing, waterproofing, heating and restoration. Batibig carries out more than 100,000 interventions per year, mainly for a clientele of co-ownership syndicates.
Siparex Group is an independent French private equity specialist with US$3 billion capital under management. The group focuses on the development of companies and their transformation.
Our role in the transaction
Oaklins’ team in France advised Batibig and organized its secondary LBO, after completion of a set of acquisitions, including that of Helios 360. The existing shareholders, Siparex Group, has reinvested in the company alongside EMZ Partners.
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