With numerous recent crises of global scale, governments have had to act decisively to protect their own economies and populations. This has inevitably meant turning to debt to find the cash necessary to implement protective measures. But what are the consequences? And...
In light of the huge industrial programmes announced recently in both the EU and the US, in this edition of the Economic Brief, we will provide a brief overview of the history of industrial policy and the four key phases to bear in mind that may influence policy in the...
The international financial and strategic advisory firm Accuracy is expanding its team in Germany with the integration of Daniel Mair as a new partner, specialised in transaction services. ...
Is the global economy, or at least the situation in the West, showing some signs of normalisation, after what has been a difficult period for many? Are we soon to see the back of this period of high inflation? What is the link between these two factors? And what conclu...
This report introduces Accuracy’s key recommendations and guidelines on three specific topics that the construction sector needs to address to move towards sustainable practices and achieve net zero by 2050. The intent is to outline the areas where COP 28 should focus ...
In this edition of the Economic Brief, we will analyse economists’ forecasts for economic growth in 2023. Comparing visions for quarter 1 with those for quarter 4, we will consider how growth profiles for Western economies will evolve over the course of the year and lo...
The international financial and strategic advisory firm Accuracy is expanding its team in Spain with the integration of Enrique Reina as a new partner, specialised in the banking sector. ...
In this edition of the Economic Brief, we focus on what 2023 may have in store from three different perspectives: that of chief economists, that of CEOs and that of the markets. We will see that the views are not necessarily consistent between them, with the macroecono...
Accuracy, the international independent advisory firm has appointed Christy Howard as a new partner in its London office. Christy will strengthen Accuracy’s growing transactions & investments advisory practice, which advises on M&A deals. ...
Accuracy, the international independent advisory firm, has promoted four of its directors to partners. This brings the total number of Accuracy partners to 62, spread across 13 countries. ...
Accuracy has been involved in the merger of BECM Germany with Targobank, both major entities operating in Germany. This transaction aims to strengthen the international expansion of the group. ...
Accuracy advised Gi Group Holding in the context of its acquisition of Eupro Holding AG, the holding company of a group of leading Swiss-based companies (“Eupro”) focused on the recruitment and human resources industry. ...
Accuracy advised Michelin in the context of the acquisition of a 30% stake in its subsidiary Watèa by Crédit Agricole Leasing & Factoring. ...
Accuracy provided financial advisory services for Banque des Territoires (Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations) and RATP Capital Innovation in the context of strengthening their majority stake in the capital of the company. ...
Accuracy proud to announce that we are now a member of Campus Cyber, the nexus of cybersecurity in France, initiated by the president of the French Republic. With more than 160 members, Campus Cyber’s mission is to bring together digital security players to protect soci...
The Spanish banking sector continues to improve its results, and faces uncertainties regarding its resilience. Macro scenario Overcoming the shock of Covid – at least from an economic perspective – the Euro area predicted a scenario of accelerated and prolonged growth....
Accuracy conducted financial vendor due diligence in the context of the disposal of Casino Group’s majority stake in GreenYellow to Ardian. ...
Accuracy is pleased to announce that five of its experts have been listed as Thought Leaders in Who’s Who Legal’s Arbitration Expert Witnesses 2022 edition. Through nominations from peers and clients, the following Accuracy experts have been recognised as the leading n...
Accuracy conducted sell-side financial due diligence for Five Arrows Principal Investments in the context of the sale of Hygie31 (Laf Santé) to Latour Capital and Bpifrance. ...
Accuracy conducted financial buy-side due diligence for BC Partners in the context of the acquisition of a majority stake in Havea. ...
Accuracy conducted various financial advisory services in the context of Veolia's carve-out of its European Mobile Water Services division. ...
Accuracy conducted financial due diligence for Veolia in the context of the disposal of dangerous waste assets to Suez. ...
Accuracy is pleased to announce that we have advised the Caisse de Dépôt et Placement du Québec and the Fonds de Solidarité FTQ in their exclusive negotiations of the acquisition of 65% of Bonduelle Americas Long Life. ...
Accuracy has been assigned by SPAC Pegasus Entrepreneurs to perform the financial due diligence in the context of the following operation: FL Entertainment (composed of Banijay Group and Betclic Everest Group) is merging with SPAC Pegasus Entrepreneurs, which has been ...
Accuracy conducted strategic buy-side due diligence for Andera Partners in the context of the acquisition of a stake in Telecom Design. ...
Accuracy conducted financial buy-side due diligence for FNB in the context of the acquisition of Moussline (Nestlé). ...
Accuracy conducted financial due diligence for Boralex in the context of its agreement with Energy Infrastructure Partners to support the implementation of its Strategic Plan in France. ...
Accuracy supported House of HR with the acquisition of the Dutch company TMI, a company specialised in secondment and recruitment in health care. With the TMI acquisition, House of HR aims to increase its presence in the healthcare sector a market in which the group ha...
Our partners Morgan Heavener, Frédéric Loeper, and Darren Mullins authored an Expert Analysis Chapter for the International Comparative Legal Guide – Corporate Investigations 2022. The chapter, New Frontiers in Compliance Due Diligence: Data Analytics and AI-Based Appr...
Dear clients, partners and friends, In these critical and unprecedented circumstances that we are all experiencing, our priority is to preserve the health of our teams, whilst continuing our activity with the same exacting standards and high quality that you have come ...
Accuracy is pleased to announce that fourteen of its experts have been named among the leading Arbitration Expert Witnesses in the Who’s Who Legal: Arbitration 2022. Through nominations from peers and clients, the following Accuracy experts have been recognised as the ...
Accuracy conducted financial buy-side due diligence for Montefiore in the context of the investment in NGE. ...
Accuracy supported the shareholder and management of Baas B.V. - a Dutch player in the construction of energy infrastructure with additional services in the field of fiber optic networks and in-building installations - with the sale of part of its shares to GIMV, a pri...
Accuracy conducted financial buy-side due diligence and assistance in financing for Sirail in the context of the acquisition of IGM - Electromechanical & Electronic Systems. ...
Accuracy conducted financial buy-side due diligence for ALD Automotive in the context of the acquisition of Fleetpool. ...
Accuracy conducted financial vendor due diligence for MBO&Co, FINCAP Invest and other investors in the context of the sale of IMMR to Veranex (backed by Summit Partners). ...
Accuracy conducted financial buy-side due diligence for Pernod Ricard in the context of of the acquisition of The Whisky Exchange. ...
Accuracy, the international independent advisory firm, has promoted four of its directors to partners in its Paris, Montreal and Singapore offices. This brings the total number of Accuracy partners to 56, spread across 13 countries. ...
Accuracy conducted financial buy-side due diligence for 21 Invest in the context of the acquisition of Edukea Group, an European platform specialized in the training of natural health and well-being professions. ...
Accuracy is pleased to be a partner of the Paris Arbitration Week this year for the third time. To find out more about our arbitration practice, please click on the brochure below. ...
Accuracy conducted financial buy-side due diligence for H.I.G. Capital in the context of the acquisition of Quick Restaurants S.A. ...
Accuracy, the global independent advisory firm, has promoted two of its directors to partners in its Singapore office. This brings Accuracy’s total number of partners to 56, across 13 countries. Samuel Widdowson specialises in forensic construction planning and program...
Accuracy conducted the financial vendor due diligence for Sodexo in the disposal of Liveli to Grandir. ...
Accuracy provided the Vendor Assistance for the Briochin group in the context of its disposal to Altaïr, with Eurazeo as its principal stakeholder. ...
Our partner Anthony Theau Laurent and director Edmond Richards were featured on the sixth edition of “The investment treaty arbitration review” by The Law Reviews, sharing their insights on Causation. ...
Accuracy advised Latécoère in the context of its financial restructuring. ...
Accuracy conducted financial buy-side due diligence and provided assistance with the SPA and completion accounts for Schneider Electric in the context of the acquisition of a controlling stake in ETAP Automation. ...
Accuracy provided financial due diligence support to House of HR on the acquisition of Cohedron, a leading group of full-service companies in the public sector. The takeover enables House of HR to strengthen their position on the Dutch market and in the public service ...
Accuracy conducted vendor due diligence for Résilians in the context of its sale to Motion Equity Partners. ...
Accuracy conducted financial due diligence for Tikamoon’s management and Eres in the context of the disposal of Adeo shares. ...
Accuracy advised Fives Nordon in the context of the acquisition of ACPP’s assets (Manoir Industries group). ...
Accuracy conducted buy-side financial due diligence for Amundi PEF and a consortium of funds in the context of their acquisition of a stake in The Reefer Group. ...
Accuracy assisted NewPort Capital with its investment in Amslod, a a fast-growing and leading direct-to-consumer Dutch e-bike brand. The investment of NewPort Capital will enable Amslod to accelerate its growth strategy and strengthen its position in the Dutch and Euro...
Accuracy conducted financial due diligence for Saint-Gobain in the context of the acquisition of Chryso from Cinven. ...
Accuracy conducted buy-side financial due diligence for Kartesia Advisor in the context of the acquisition of Babcock Wanson. ...
Accuracy conducted buy-side financial due diligence for Naxicap Partners in the context of the acquisition of Ardian’s stake in Groupe Lagarrigue. ...
Accuracy performed vendor due diligence on behalf of Primetals Technologies in the context of the sale of Primetals Technologies France to Mutuares. ...
Accuracy performed vendor due diligence on behalf of Groupe Maus Frères in the context of the sale of Jumbo to Coop. ...
Accuracy advised AccorInvest in the context of its financial restructuring. ...
Accuracy is pleased to announce that fourteen of its experts have been named among the leading Arbitration Expert Witnesses in the Who’s Who Legal: Arbitration 2021. Through nominations from peers and clients, the following Accuracy experts have been recognised as the ...
Accuracy supported International Cookware in its takeover of Duralex. ...
Accuracy assisted Korian in the structuring, modelling and conclusion of a major real estate partnership with BNP Paribas Cardif and EDF Invest. This long-term partnership relates to a pan-European vehicle of 81 health assets that will be controlled and managed by the ...
Accuracy advised Société Générale in the context of its acquisition of Reezocar. ...
Accuracy advised Consolis in the context of the sale of its railway division. ...
Accuracy is pleased to have sponsored the BFM Awards 2020 and to have awarded Bris Rocher, CEO of Groupe Rocher, with the Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Click here to watch the video of the awards (in French). (In the photo: Bris Rocher and Frédéric Duponchel, CEO of ...
Accuracy advised Inteva Products LLC in the context of its takeover of Inteva Products France. ...
Accuracy advised Schneider Electric in the context of its acquisition of ETAP Automation. ...
Accuracy conducted sell-side due diligence for Saint-Gobain in the context of the sale of Lapeyre to Mutares. ...
Accuracy conducted buy-side financial due diligence on behalf of Bpifrance, in advance of its investment of €8m in Coretec Group, a French family-owned group and expert in the engineering and manufacturing of tailor-made equipment for the automotive industry. It is the...
Accuracy advised Bio c’Bon in the context of its acquisition by Carrefour. ...
Report highlights Accuracy’s global reach, cross-disciplinary skills, innovative technology Accuracy has been named in Global Investigations Review’s GIR 100 2020, an independent guide to the world’s top 100 investigations firms. The GIR 100 is based on extensive resea...
Accuracy conducted financial buy-side due diligence for Ascom Invest (holding of Group By My Car) in the context of the acquisition of Marcel from Group Renault. ...
Accuracy conducted sell-side financial due diligence for Ardian in the context of the sale of Kersia to IK Investment partners. ...
Accuracy is pleased to announce that fifteen of its experts have been named among the leading Arbitration Expert Witnesses in the Who’s Who Legal: Arbitration 2021. Through nominations from peers and clients, the following Accuracy experts have been recognised as the l...
We are pleased to announce that Erik van Duijvenvoorde, Accuracy partner, has been nominated as Thought Leader in the 2020 Arbitration rankings. Q&A: https://whoswholegal.com/erik-van-duijvenvoorde LinkedIn post: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/fadia-benamar-77b6a915_ga...
Accuracy performed vendor due diligence for Suez in the context of the sale of Osis to Veolia. ...
Accuracy advised Ascoval and France Rail Industry in the context of their acquisition by the British Liberty Steel. ...
Accuracy provided buy-side assistance to Schneider Electric in the context of the public takeover of German construction software company RIB Software. ...
Accuracy conducted financial buy-side due diligence for Kersia in the context of the acquisition of Holchem from Ecolab. ...
Accuracy advised KKR in the context of the acquisition of its majority stake in Etche France. ...
Accuracy conducted buy-side due diligence for Bioclinic in the context of the acquisition of Biomega. ...
Accuracy advised Protect Medical, the holding company set up by Borromin Capital Fund IV in June 2019 to acquire Söhngen Group (Söhngen), on the acquisition of Spencer Italia S.r.l. (Spencer) on 17th April 2020. With this, Protect Medical is following its strategy to b...
Great Place To Work® has announced the results for the 2020 Best Workplaces in France awards. For the 12th year in a row, Accuracy is among the top-ranked participants, taking fourth place in the 50–500 employees category. ...
Accuracy conducted buy-side due diligence for La Caisse de Dépôts et Consignations in the context of the acquisition of investment stakes held by l'Agence des Participations de l'Etat and La Banque Postale in the Société de Financement Local (SFIL), ex-Dexia Crédit Loc...
Congratulations to our client Gimv for the acquisition of Köberl Group! The group is one of the leading full-service providers of facility management and technical building services in the southern German market. Accuracy provided financial due diligence services and S...
Accuracy received the Great Place to Work certification for all of its participating offices. What is the Great Place to Work® Certification? Great Place to Work® Certification is the most definitive ‘Employer-of-Choice’ recognition that organisations aspire to achieve...
Accuracy conducted buy-side due diligence for AXA REIM in the context of the acquisition of the Italie II shopping centre from Hammerson. ...
Accuracy conducted sell-side financial due diligence for Tishman Speyer in the context of the sale of the Lumière building (Paris) to Primonial and Samsung. ...
Accuracy conducted sell-side financial due diligence for ADIA in the context of the sale of property assets to Primonial. ...
Accuracy conducted sell-side financial due diligence for ADIA in the context of the sale of property assets to Amundi Immobilier and Crédit Agricole Centre Est. ...
Accuracy conducted sell-side financial due diligence for Naxicap in the context of the sale of a minority stake in Emerige to Eurazeo. ...
Accuracy conducted sell-side financial diligence for the shareholders of Elivie, in the context of Ardian's entry in the share capital of Elivie's subsidiary Santé CIE. ...
Accuracy advised L. Possehl & Co. mbh in the context of the acquisition of the European Foundation Group B.V. (EFG). The Group specialises in providing foundation solutions based on screw piles for buildings, homes, industrial and infrastructural works, as well as soil...
Accuracy conducted buy-side due diligence for LVMH in the context of the acquisition of a minority stake in Masoni. ...
Accuracy was engaged by Cobepa to perform due diligence on both Sparflex and Enoplastic in the context of the merger of the two groups. ...
Accuracy advised Ardian in the context of the acquisition of Cérélia. ...
Accuracy assisted Société Générale in the divestment process of PEMA GmbH, a truck and trailer rental company managing a fleet of around 19,000 vehicles in seven countries across Europe. ...
Accuracy performed financial due diligence in the context of the acquisition of Biscuit International by Platinum Equity. ...
"Within the evidence that we collect for document reviews, there are often glaring red flags indicating guilty behaviour. They can be used at the outset of an investigation to assess whether there really is an issue, including by highlighting who has something to hide ...
Accuracy advised Naxicap Partners in the context of the acquisition of alwitra Group, a German manufacturer of system solutions for flat roofs. The company was acquired from its management. ...
Accuracy provided financial sell-side assistance to Covestro AG, a DAX 30 listed chemicals group, in the context of the sale of its European systems house business to H.I.G. European Capital Partners. ...
A new ‘Brexit Index’ that measures the strength of the economic relationship between the EU and UK - based on the movement of people, goods, services and investment – has dropped 12% before Brexit has even happened, according to global independent advisory firm, Accura...
Accuracy is proud to be expanding its forensics capabilities, adding highly experienced new advisors to its investigations practice and developing new document analytics tools to quickly identify evidence or areas of concern. Accuracy’s forensic investigations team use...
Accuracy performed vendor due diligence in the context of the acquisition of PFW Aerospace by Hutchinson. ...
Accuracy performed financial due diligence in the context of the acquisition of Wifirst. ...
Accuracy assisted Société Générale in the divestment process of PEMA GmbH, a truck and trailer rental company managing a fleet of around 19,000 vehicles in seven countries in Europe. ...
Accuracy is proud to have supported the development and publication of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (the “CIArb”) Guidelines for Witness Conferencing in International Arbitration (the “Guidelines”). The Guidelines were launched in Singapore on 23 April 2019, ...
Accuracy is a Platinum Sponsor of the LIDW 2019. We are ranked fourth in the world on the Who’s Who Legal listing of Expert Witnesses in Arbitration. Our disputes experts include: Stuart Appelbe Who's Who Legal Consulting Experts: Experts - Construction - Quantum & De...
After setting up in Singapore in 2016, Dubai in 2017, and Beijing and Casablanca in 2018, Accuracy continues to grow its global presence by opening an office in Hong Kong. The Hong Kong office is led by Xavier Gallais (HEC 1996), an Accuracy partner since 2008, who join...
Accuracy advised Bpifrance and Omnes Capital in the context of their increased stake in UNITe. With 64 production sites, UNITe is one of the leading independent producers of 100% renewable electricity in France....
Accuracy advised Bpifrance in the context of its acquisition of a stake in the Bastide Le Confort Médical group....
Accuracy advised the Legris Group in connection with the acquisition of Arkéa's minority interest in its capital....
Accuracy advised Metric Capital Partners in the context of the financing of the company Onepoint....
Accuracy performed financial due diligence for Société Générale in the context of CGI’s shareholding in Reezocar....
Accuracy is proud to announce that 12 of its partners and directors have been included in the Who’s Who Legal: Arbitration 2019 list of Arbitration Expert Witnesses, in recognition of the outstanding quality of their services, and a further three partners are included i...
Accuracy performed financial due diligence for BNP Paribas REIM in the context of the acquisition of the office building Le Perigares in Val de Fontenay....
Accuracy performed financial due diligence for Prima Solutions in the context of the acquisition of Effisoft....
Accuracy assisted Federation Entertainment in the context of its €16 million fundraising. Federation Entertainment is a television production company, producing series such as Le Bureau des Légendes broadcast on Canal+ and Marseille, broadcast on Netflix and TF1....
Guido Althaus, a partner in Accuracy’s Frankfurt office, has won the 2019 Corporate Intl Magazine Global Award: ‘Insolvency Litigation Expert Witness of the Year in Germany’. The award marks excellence for the world’s leading advisers and financiers in an array of coun...
Accuracy performed the vendor due diligence on Green Yellow (a subsidiary of the Casino group) in the context of the acquisition of a minority interest by Tikehau Capital and BPI France....
Jean-Michel Blanquer, Moussa Camara and Annette Roux winners of the Grand Prix de l’Economie 2018 The three winners of the Grand Prix de l’Economie 2018 awarded by "Les Echos" (in partnership with Accuracy and Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier) were handed their prizes o...
Accuracy performed vendor due diligence for Artemis in the context of the sale of La Centrale de Financement to Groupe April....
Accuracy advised Laboratoires NHCO Nutrition shareholders by performing the Vendor Due Diligence in the context of the company disposal to Chiesi...
Accuracy has announced the signing of an affiliation agreement with The Claro Group, a financial advisory and management consulting firm with offices throughout the United States. While each organisation’s respective ownership and governance structure will remain the sa...
Accuracy performed the vendor due diligence for Debiopharm Investment in the context of its fundraising activities for Carbonex....
Accuracy performed the vendor due diligence for Sushi Shop in the context of its sale to AmRest....
Accuracy performed the vendor due diligence for Unibail-Rodamco Wesfield in the context of the sale of its four shopping centres in Spain - Los Arcos, Bahía Sur, el Faro and Vallsur....
Accuracy performed financial due diligence for AXA IM-Real Assets in the context of the Data IV acquisition (a European portfolio of data centres)....
Accuracy performed vendor due diligence for Azulis in the context of the sale of Holweg Weber to Motion Equity Partners....
Accuracy performed vendor due diligence for Artemis in the context of the sale of DIGIT RE to LFPI....
Accuracy advised Axa Investment Managers – Real Assets and Crédit Agricole Assurances, as consortium partners with Fluxys, in their joint transaction to acquire from EDF and Total a 37.76% stake in Dunkerque LNG, the owner of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in ...
Leontine Koens-Betz, Managing Partner of Accuracy in the Netherlands, wins Best Advisor Award at the ACG Growth Awards. Last Thursday ACG Holland, the Dutch arm of the global M&A organisation focused on driving middle-market growth, held its third annual Growth Awards C...
Accuracy assisted Crédit Coopératif in the context of the opening up of BTP Banque’s capital to a new shareholder, SMABTP....
Accuracy advised Kersia (formerly Hypred), a portfolio company of Ardian, in the context of the acquisition of Kilco, a company based in Scotland (United Kingdom) and a specialist in animal health and food safety combination....
Accuracy performed the buy side due diligence for Loxam in the context of the acquisition of Nove in Italy....
Accuracy performed the vendor due diligence for Astorg in the context of the sale of Metrologic to Sandvik....
Accuracy performed the buy side due diligence for Carlyle in the context of the acquisition of HGH....
Accuracy performed financial due diligence for Groupe Fiducial in the conext of the acquisition of Banque Themis....
Accuracy assisted Conforama in the context of its agreement with Tikehau Capital for the implementation of its financing plan....
Accuracy performed financial due diligence for BPI France in the context of the absorption of the investment firm, CDC International Capital....
Accuracy performed the vendor due diligence for Unibail-Rodamco on a portfolio of two outlet centres (Channel Outlet Store and Usine Roubaix) in the context of their sale to Primonial REIM....
Accuracy advised Faurecia S.A., a global leader in automotive equipment, in the context of the acquisition of Hug Engineering AG, a key player in the area of diesel particulate filters and catalytic exhaust gas purification. The target was acquired from ElringKlinger, o...
Accuracy advised Ardian in the context of the acquisition of Babeau-Seguin....
Accuracy advised EDIFY in the context of the acquisition of the entire share capital of Thermo Technologies, the controlling holding company of Thermocompact....
Accuracy advised Carlyle in the context of the acquisition of Prima Solutions....
Accuracy assisted the Schneider Electric Group in the context of the merge of its industrial software activities with AVEVA, notably including financial due diligence work, historical financial reporting and assistance in the discussions. Accuracy mobilised its internat...
Accuracy performed the buy side due diligence for AXA Investment Managers - Real Assets in the context of the acquisition of West Park, a fully pre-let office building in Nanterre, from LBO France....
Accuracy performed the buy side due diligence for Ramsay Général de Santé in the context of its acquisition of the Hôpital Privé de l'Est Lyonnais (HPEL)....
Accuracy advised Artélia in the context of the acquisition of Auxitec....
Accuracy performed the vendor due diligence for Baccarat in the context of the sale of the Starwood Capital and L-Catterton shares to the Chinese fund Fortune Fountain Capital....
Accuracy perfomed the financial due diligence and assisted in the discussions for Thales in the context of the acquisition of the American firm, Guavus, a pioneer in big data analysis....
Accuracy advised Hypred, a portfolio company of Ardian, in the context of the combination with Anti-Germ, a German provider of disinfection and hygiene solutions to the food and agricultural industry....
Accuracy performed the financial due diligence for Docapost, a subsidiary of the La Poste group, in the context of its acquisition of a majority stake in Ametix, alongside the founders....
Accuracy performed the financial due diligence for LVMH in the context of its acquisition of the luxury perfume house Francis Kurkdjian....
Accuracy advised SUEZ on its acquisition of GE Water & Process Technologies from GE, jointly with Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec for a value of €3,2 billion. For this mainly American acquisition, Accuracy mobilised its global teams in the USA and Canada to assis...
Accuracy advises Oceinde in the context of the acquisition of Antenne Reunion....
Accuracy performed vendor due diligence for EDF in the context of the sale of RTE....
Accuracy advised Groupe Avril in the context of the acquisition of EWABO...
Accuracy performed vendor due diligence for Consolis in the context of its sale to Bain Capital....
Accuracy performed the vendor due diligence for Suez Environnement in the context of the sale of Ocea Smart Building....
Accuracy performed the financial due diligence for Naxicap Partners in the context of the acquisition of Ecotel Chomette Favor (E.CF)....
Accuracy is pleased to announce that nine of its experts have been named in the Who's Who Legal list of top Expert Witnesses in Arbitration, including one Accuracy expert who is listed in the top 10 “Most Highly Regarded Individuals” in Europe. The Accuracy experts name...
Accuracy performed the financial due diligence for HIG Capital in the context of the acquisition of 49% stake of the Dutch company Ecore, one of the worldwide leaders in recycling, through its French subsidiary, Guy Dauphin Environnement....
Accuracy performed the financial due diligence for BKW Energie in the context of the acquisition of four windfarms in France....
Accuracy performed the vendor due diligence for Schneider Electric in the context of the sale of Telvent Transport....
Accuracy performed vendor due diligence for the Lafayette pharmacy network in the context of the entry into capital of new investors....
Accuracy advises LVMH in the context of the acquisition of Rimowa....
Accuracy advised La Poste Silver in the context of the acquisition of AXEO....
Accuracy performed financial due diligence for BEL in the context of the acquisition of Materne-Mont Blanc. ...
Accuracy performed the financial due diligence for Naxicap Parnters in the context of its acquisition of Altares....
Accuracy performed the vendor due diligence for Schneider Electric in the context of the sale of Conlog....
Accuracy performed the financial due diligence for LISI in the context of the acquisition of RTI Remmele Medical....
Accuracy performed the financial due diligence for Arkema in the context of its acquisition of Den Braven....
Accuracy performed the buy side financial due diligence for Anton Capital Ltd., in the context of its acquisition of Elevation Pictures....
Accuracy performed the financial due diligence for Naxicap Partners in the context of the acquisition of TEXA....
Accuracy performed the financial due diligence for the Groupe Bertrand in the course of a refinancing....
Accuracy advised Groupe M6 in the context of the acquisition of Mandarin Cinema....
Accuracy perfomed the financial due diligence for Veolia in the context of the sale of Bartin Recycling Group to Derichebourg....
Accuracy performed the buy side financial due diligence for PSA Peugeot Citroën, in the context of the acquisition of Travelcar....
Accuracy performed the financial vendor due diligence of SVP, company focused on offering customized solutions for small, medium and large enterprises, in the context of its acquisition by MML Capital Partners....
Accuracy performed the financial due diligence for the family group Legris Industries, in the context of the acquisition of Schiederwerk, the German company specialised in the development of power supplies....
Accuracy performed vendor due diligence for Naxicap Partners in the context of the sale of I@D ....
Accuracy performed the financial due diligence for Docapost, the Digital Branch subsidiary of La Poste, in the context of the acquisition of Applicam, electronic payment solutions provider for businesses and communities....
Accuracy performed the vendor due diligence for Marle in the context of its sale to IK Investment Partners....
Accuracy performed the vendor due diligence for Pernod Ricard in the context of the sale of its irish whiskey Paddy to Sazerac....
Accuracy performed financial due diligence for Capextens - Dentressangle Initiatives in the context of the acquisition of Worldwide Euro Protection....
The “high standards and consideration” model – the managerial concept at the heart of Accuracy’s success – has been recognised once again in the Great Place to Work® rankings, which again places the firm in first position of "companies (less than 500 employees) where it...
Accuracy performed financial due diligence for KKR in the context of the acquisition of OPPCI Organa (Ojirel group)....
Accuracy confirmed its advisory role in the £12.5bn sale of EE, the UK’s largest mobile telecommunications provider, to BT, the UK’s largest provider of landlines and home internet, which Closed on 29 January to create the UK’s leading communications company. Accuracy a...
Accuracy advised LVMH in the context of the acquisition of the hotel "Résidence de la Pinède" in Saint Tropez....
Accuracy performed the financial due diligence for BPI France in the context of the acquisition of EMERA....
Accuracy performed financial due diligence for Générale de Santé in the context of its acquisition of HPM....
Accuracy performed financial due diligence for Thales in the context of the buyout of Vormetric....
Accuracy advised the FREO Group in the context of its acquisition of Atemi....
Accuracy advised Tristan Capital Partners in the context of its acquisition of the shopping center Cordeliers in Poitiers, France...
Accuracy advised Marco Polo Foods in the context of its merger with the German group, Natsu....
Accuracy advised The Carlyle Group in the context of its acquisition of Cap Vert Finance....
Accuracy acted to attest the fairness of the exchange ratio in the merger between Lafarge and Holcim...
Accuracy performed financial due diligence for the Italian group, Expert System, in the context of its acquisition of the Temis group....
Accuracy performed financial due diligence for the Eurofins group, in the context of its acquisition of the Bio-access laboratories....
Accuracy performed vendor due diligence in the context of the sale of IP Santé Domicile to a consortium of investors....
Accuracy advised Astorg in the context of the acquisition of Metrologic...
Accuracy advised Wolseley in the context of its sale of Charpentes Françaises to Endless...
Accuracy performed vendor due diligence in connection with the sale by Unibail-Rodamco of the 50% stake in Comexposium....
Accuracy assisted Malakoff Médéric in connection with the merger of its Asset Management activity with that of La Banque Postale's....
Accuracy performed financial due diligence for Edenred in connection with its majority stake in the capital of ProwebCE....
Accuracy confirmed its advisory role in the £12.5bn sale of EE, the UK’s largest mobile telecommunications provider, to BT, the UK’s largest provider of landlines and home internet, which is set to create the UK’s leading communications company. Accuracy advised Orange,...
Accuracy performed financial due diligence for Suez Environnement in the context of the Poseidon acquisition....
Accuracy performed financial due diligence for Boursorama, a subsidiary of Société Générale, in the context of the acquisition the fintech, Fiduceo, specialist in personal finance management solutions....
The following article, 'Early Resolution of Disputes - an Expert's Perspective', written by Accuracy partners, Hervé de Trogoff and Roula Harfouche, has been published in Transnational Dispute Management. Introduction Given the choice, experts would generally prefer to...
Accuracy advised Klépierre in the context of its 60 percent stake in the Prado shopping center in Marseille....
Accuracy performed due diligence in connection with the refinancing of the Marle group, which remains a part of the Carlyle portfolio....
Accuracy assisted Klépierre in its OPE on the Corio group....
Accuracy performed vendor due-diligence for Unibail-Rodamco in the context of the sale of six shopping centres in France to Carmila....
Accuracy performed financial due diligence for Qualium in the context of the sale of DGF to 21 Central Partners....
Accuracy performed acquisition due diligence for Pramerica Real Estate Investors on the property located at 49/51 Avenue George V, Paris, France (56,672 sqm)....
Accuracy assisted the Carlyle Group in the context of its entry into exclusive negotiations for the acquisition of a majority stake in the outdoor hotel group listed on Alternext Homair alongside Montefiore Investment....
Accuracy advised Altarea Cogedim in the context of its majority stake in the company Histoire et Patrimoine....
Accuracy performed financial due diligence for Brandalley in the context of its sale to Private Outlet....
Accuracy performed financial due diligence for Salvepar in the context of its investment in the S2A group, a multiregional French leader in home care....
For the sixth consecutive year, Accuracy competed for the classification of "companies where it is good to work" in France, organised by the Great Place to Work Institute ®. This year, once again, Accuracy achieved third position in the overall rankings.For its twelfth ...
Accuracy performed financial due diligence for Nexity in the context of its acquisition of Perl....
Accuracy performed financial due diligence for ARDIAN and CREDIT AGRICOLE in the context of the acquisition of VINCI Park....
Accuracy assisted the group Exacompta Clairefontaine in the context of its takeover of Photoweb....
Gilde Healthcare Services acquires majority share in Viroclinics Biosciences from Erasmus MC. Viroclinics Biosciences is a diagnostic and clinical trial operation service company providing diagnostic and preclinical studies along with drug development for prevention and...
Accuracy assisted Klépierre in its project to sell a portfolio of 127 shopping centers adjacent to Carrefour supermarkets, to a consortium run by Carrefour for an amount of €2.01 billion....
Accuracy assisted the consortium composed of Gimv and Ui Gestion in its financial due diligence on the Almaviva Santé group....
Leontine Koens-Betz and Bas van Helden both nominated for the M&A Awards 2013. Leontine is nominated in the category 'Best TAS Advisor' and Bas is nominated in the category 'Best Valuator'! Click here for the nominees of the M&A awards 2013!...
Accuracy provided financial due diligence to Vandervalk + degroot in the context of the acquisition of Underground Vision....
Accuracy performed financial due diligence for EDF in the context of the acquisition of Citelum....
Accuracy performed financial due diligence for the group Fives in the context of the acquisition of the Italian company OTO Mills, a subsidiary of Marcegaglia....
Accuracy performed financial due diligence for Schneider Electric in the context of the Invensys acquisition project in the United Kingdom....
Accuracy performed financial due diligence for the casino group in the context of its acquisition of 38 stores in the South-East of France belonging to the Norma group....
Accuracy advised the management of SAUR for the restructuring of its bank debt....
Accuracy performed a fairness opinion in the context of the offer made by AXA PE and Fosun on Club Med's equities and convertible bonds....
Accuracy performed financial due diligence and valuation on behalf of Gaumont in the context of the acquisition of Fideline Films owned by Pierre Richard. Fideline Films holds a catalogue of fifteen films, including the French films "Les Compères", "Les Fugitifs", and "...
Accuracy performed financial due diligence in connection with the takeover of Technor Italsmea in Italy, Technor Middle East in Dubai and Technor Asia Pacific in Singapore from the Norwegian fund, Hitecvision....
Accuracy assisted EDF in the valuation of its cost to complete the EPR construction site in Flamanville....
Accuracy performed financial due diligence for Qualium in the context of its increased stock holdings in the MERIGUET group....
Accuracy performed financial due diligence for Royal Cosun in the context of its investment in Beuker Vochtrijke Diervoeders....
Bas van Helden has been appointed partner at Accuracy Netherlands. At Accuracy Netherlands Bas will be responsible for the further development of the Valuation practice. Prior to Accuracy, Bas was a partner with KPMG where he advised quoted and non-quoted corporates and...
The Dutch market leader in Cloud Computing and IT Services, IS Group, announced the acquisition of Amsterdam-based hosting provider, Nxs Internet. The acquisition of Nxs Internet directly contributes to the financial result of IS Group. The addition of Nxs to IS Group f...
Accuracy assisted the FNAC Group in the preparation of its business plan as part of the stock exchange listing in June 2013....
Breeding and young plant production companies, Dümmen and Agribio Group, announced the intention to merge together. The combination will profit from the advanced breeding technologies of Agribio Group and the professional supply chain skills of Dümmen. The combined comp...
Accuracy performed financial due diligence on behalf of KERING (PPR) in connection with the acquisition of France Croco, a Norman tannery specialising in the treatment of crocodile skins....
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, 20 March 2013 For the fifth consecutive year, Accuracy competed for the classification of "companies where it is good to work" in France, organised by the Great Place to Work Institute ®. This year, once again, Accuracy achieved third position...
Accuracy conducted buy side due diligence on behalf of Edrip for the acquisition of Reed Business Information France....
Accuracy performed financial due diligence on behalf of Equistone and Céréa Capital for the acquisition of Bretèche Industrie....
USG People, a specialist in HR services in the onshore and offshore industry, has been acquired by Rabo Capital. USG Energy will be able to fully benefit from further growth within the market segment in the future, supported by Rabo Capital....
Vendis Capital, the private equity fund specialised in the European consumer industry, has taken an interest in Hypo Group.The Dutch Hypo Group is a fast growing supplier of branded equestrian fashion, for riders as well as horses....
Accuracy assisted in the project by combining its expertise in project management, economic and strategic analysis and financial modeling to produce the business plan for the new company and to manage its implementation....
Accuracy performed financial due diligence for Oaktree Capital in the context of the acquisition of Milpro and EVAC (Zodiac Marine & Pools group)....
Accuracy assisted Challenger International in the context of the disposal of Babysun to Jarden Corporation....
Accuracy performed financial due diligence on behalf of SAFRAN in the context of the contribution of its branch activities to Sofradir....
Accuracy performed financial due diligence on behalf of the naval defense group, DCNS, in the context of its majority sthare in the Irish company, OpenHydro, specialising in turbines....
Groupe Gorgé has acquired Van Dam from the Hollandia Group. Van Dam is a highly specialised Dutch supplier of blast and fire protection solutions, serving blue chip customers in the Oil & Gas, Defence and Wind Energy industries....
Accuracy performed financial due diligence on behalf of PPR in the context if its 51% share capital in Christopher Kane....
Accuracy advised Heuliez in the sale of its aerospace operations to Eurocopter, a subsidiary of the EADS group....
Accuracy performed financial due diligence on behalf of Hammel in its acquisition of LT Aqua+....
Accuracy provided vendor assistance to HVL for the disposal of Armada Outdoor to Andus Group. Armada specialises in total solutions for corporate identity, such as illuminated advertising and signposting....
Accuracy performed financial due diligence on behalf of Osiatis in its acquisition of ESR....
Accuracy performed financial due diligence to assist PPR in the context of a disposal of FNAC Italy to the investment fund, Orlando Italy....
Accuracy carried out financial analysis for Alstom in the context of its increased stock holding in BrightSource Energy....
Accuracy carried out the financial due diligence on Holweg Weber for Azulis....
Accuracy performed financial due diligence on behalf of Schneider Electric in its acquisition of SolveIT....
Accuracy carried out financial analysis on behalf of EDF in its increase of Edison stock holdings....
Accuracy performed financial due diligence on behalf of Lumata, a share of Francisco Partners, in the acquisition of ACT750....
Accuracy advised Arc International in the sale of its distribution business in mass markets to German mutares....
Accuracy performed the financial VDD on Cleor for Azulis Capital....
Accuracy carried out financial due diligence on behalf of BC Partners for the acquisition of Cadum's homecare division....
Accuracy carried out financial due diligence on behalf of Air Liquide for its acquisition of Gasmedi in Spain....
Accuracy carried out the financial due diligence on Vermont Christian Dior Couture (LVMH group)....
Accuracy carried out the financial due diligence on behalf of SVP for its acquisition of Fym Conseils....
Accuracy carried out the financial due diligence on behalf of Gaumont for its acquisition of Louis Malle's cinematographic works....
Accuracy advised the Monnoyeur group in the sale of BM Loc to Kiloutou....
Accuracy acted as strategic and financial advisor to FSI for its purchase of Viadeo shares. ...
Accuracy assisted the Thales Group in the sale of its Critical Information Systems division in Spain and Argentina to Aurelius AG....
Arnaud Lambert and Heiko Ziehms, partners at Accuracy, spoke at this conference on the 27th March 2012 at the Cercle de l'Union Interalliée which brings together several German professionals.The following topics were discussed: Recent M&A activity in Germany Key structu...
Accuracy carried out vendor due diligence on behalf of the shareholders of Uffi REAM in relation to its sale to Fiducial Real Estate....
Accuracy carried out vendor due diligence on behalf of Gagneraud Industrie in relation to its sale to Phoenix Services International....
Accuracy assisted Qatar Sports Investments in its buy-side due diligence on P.S.G. the Paris football club....
Accuracy has acted on behalf of the Fives group in the recovery of certain assets of Litwin....
Accuracy acted for Studio 37 (France Telecom), in the review of the production accounts of the film The Artist (5 Oscars)....
Accuracy was commissioned at the request of the Board of Mercialys to provide a solvency opinion following the payment of a special dividend. ...
Accuracy advised Al Babtain on its takeover of the insolvent company Petitjean (financial analysis and assistance to the preparation of the financial aspects of the takeover offer submitted to the court)....
Accuracy conducted the financial due diligence on behalf of Klépierre for the acquisition of the E. Leclerc regional shopping centre, situated in the Toulouse area, South-West France....
Accuracy conducted the financial vendor due diligence for Seppic, a subsidiary of the Air Liquide Group, in the disposal of Givaudan Lavirotte to Isaltis, a new player in the fine chemicals industry....
Accuracy carried out the financial due diligence on behalf of Le Nouvel Observateur in its acquisition of Rue 89....
Accuracy conducted financial due diligence on AtriA Capital Partenaires, a trust company, for Naxicap....
Accuracy carried out the financial due diligence, market review and modeling of a business plan on behalf of Altarea Cogedim for the acquisition of Rue du Commerce....
Accuracy conducted financial vendor due diligence on behalf of Seppic, a subsidiary of the Air Liquide group, in the disposal of its alkoxylates activity to Arkema....
Accuracy conducted financial due diligence on behalf of PPR for its acquisition of the brand Brioni, the famous Italian tailor for the James Bond costumes....
Accuracy advised Cube Infrastructure on its buy side due diligence for the acquisition of Idex group....
Accuracy conducted the vendor due diligence for Lavoix Group in the context of the disposal of its distribution activities in New Caledonia to Bernard Hayot Group....
Accuracy conducted the financial vendor due diligence on behalf of Datawords’ shareholders in connection with their transfer to Capzanine....
Accuracy has advised Captain Tortue's shareholders on its vendor due diligence for the group transfer to L Capital....
Accuracy opens its first offices outside Europe. Accuracy is continuing to grow and is now present in North America, Canada with the opening of two offices in Quebec and Montreal. Guylaine Leclerc, the Managing Partner, will be in charge of Accuracy’s development activi...
Accuracy has conducted financial due diligence on behalf of Astorg for its acquisition of Saverglass....
Accuracy conducted vendor due diligence for Siparex and their founding partners in the handover of the CMR Group's control to LBO France....
Accuracy has advised Tishman Speyer French Venture on its buy side due diligence for the acquisition of the Olympe building....
Accuracy has advised Bridgepoint on its buy side due diligence for the acquisition of Médipôle Sud Santé....
The Amsterdam Foodbank is a non-profit organisation, which is committed to distributing food to needy households. The Foodbank serves as the link between the excess food within the "for-profit" food industry (retailers, manufacturers, growers, etc.) and the "non-profit"...
Accuracy has advised Orange on its buy side due diligence for the acquisition of Dailymotion....
Accuracy has advised AXA Private Equity on its buy side due diligence for the acquisition of Novacap, a group specialised in chemistry....
Accuracy carried out a critical review for EDF in support of its successful renegotiation of its agreements with Constellation in the USA....
Accuracy assisted FNAC in developing its five-year plan in using its multi-disciplinary team (market analyses, finance, modeling). This team worked closely with the strategy and finance division....
Accuracy advised CUBE Infrastructure for its acquisition of NeoElectra....
Accuracy advised Schneider Electric for its acquisition of Vizelia and D5X....
Accuracy advised Schneider Electric for its acquisition of Uniflair, a company specialising in the distribution of precision air conditioning and cooling systems....
On 1 October 2010, Accuracy Netherlands moved to its new office at the World Trade Centre Schiphol (WTC Schiphol). The official opening was held on the 25 November 2010, at our new office. During the opening, Kees Jansma (presenter, producer and press officer of the Dut...
The year 2010 has proven to be a very successful year for Accuracy Netherlands so far. It has been able to support its clients on interesting assignments in all its service lines. For example Accuracy Netherlands has been able to assist various private equity firms with...
Accuracy assisted Safran in relation to its buy side due diligence for its acquisition of SNPE Matériaux Energétiques (SME)....
Accuracy assisted LVMH in connection with its vendor due diligence on the occasion of the disposal of La Brosse & Dupont....
As of 1st October 2010, Accuracy Netherlands has officially opened its new office at Schiphol WTC. The office is at the center of Schiphol Airport and thus located in the heart of domestic and international trade....
September 2010: Accuracy opens its seventh European office in London. Accuracy pursues growth and keeps up the rhythm of a foreign office opening each year since its creation in 2004. Thus, after Madrid, Amsterdam, Milan, Frankfurt and Brussels, Accuracy decided to open...
Accuracy assisted The Carlyle Group in connection with its buy side due diligence on the occasion of the acquisition of B&B hotels....
To mark the first anniversary of CFnews (the Corporate Finance news source) on April 29 2009, Accuracy, accompanied by Agathe Zilber, presented the results of a survey examining the theme of: "When will the M&A market pick up again?" at the Cercle de l'Union Interalliée...
For the first time since its foundation, Accuracy competed for a place on the list of "the best workplaces" in France organised by the Great Place to Work® institute Accuracy earned a place among the Gold Prize winners, and took second place in the overall rankings. For...
After joining Accuracy in 2005 as an analyst, Sébastien Caron (X99, HEC 2003), who has been a manager since June 2008, describes his three years’ experience with the company in an interview with X-Passion magazine (The journal for students at the École Polytechnique). ...
For its seventh round table meeting, Accuracy chose to examine the all-important subject of people and skills, an issue that is always of primary importance to any company. In order to explore this theme, Accuracy was joined by a leading company manager Mr Henri Proglio...
As part of a partnership with Premier Cercle, an independent research company specialising in the organisation of economic, financial and technological conferences, Accuracy gave a speech on October 8, 2008 at the British Embassy during a breakfast debate on the theme o...
A little over a year ago, Accuracy organised roundtable sessions to discuss the relationship between the private equity world and that of the major companies. On Tuesday, 23 September, 2008, the company organised a new roundtable meeting to discuss the following theme: ...
During the CF News launch evening held on 13 February, 2008 at the Senate President’s department’s Boffrand Reception Rooms, Accuracy along with Agathe Zilber, presented the results of the survey exploring the idea: "Investment funds and major companies: dangerous or f...
In partnership with Capital Finance, Accuracy gave a speech during a breakfast debate on the problems related to management compensation packages, along with the law firm Sarrau Thomas Couderc on 27 November. This debate was moderated by Franck Moulins (the Chief Editor...
A new Accuracy roundtable meeting was held on Monday, November 19, 2007 Before an audience of more than 100 people, Gonzague de Blignières and Henri Lachmann responded to questions from Frédéric Duponchel on the following theme: "Private Equity: what sort of capitalism ...
As part of a partnership with Premier Cercle (an independent research company specialising in the organisation of economic, financial and technological conferences) Accuracy gave a speech during a breakfast meeting on October 18 on the theme of "Rugby: A management scho...
What example can private equity firms give to the listed companies? Last Wednesday, June 20, Accuracy organised a new roundtable based on the following theme: "What example can private equity firms give to the listed companies?"Accuracy had the privilege to welcome: - J...
Providing a 10-day cruise to South Corsica for 30 youngsters undergoing cancer and leukaemia treatement was the mission of a major project organised by Rêve d’enfance (Childhood Dreams), a humanitarian association supported by a group of students from the HEC business s...
On November 14, 2006 the Capital Finance newsletter, the Accuracy consultancy company and the Sarrau Thomas Couderc law firm organised a breakfast debate on the theme of: "Management packages as part of LBO operations: new aspects and challenges". The Accur'option ® eva...
A company may find itself faced with various forms of financial crime, and in particular fraud, money laundering and corruption. What sort of risks does the company incur (internal and legal risks, unfavourable media coverage, etc.)? Which factors may lead to a risk? Ho...
