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Press release - 9 January 2025

Advised by Largillière Finance, Norman K. opens its capital to MBO+ to accelerate its development

Norman K., an innovative, independent and international wealth management platform, announces the acquisition of a minority stake by MBO+. As a corollary to this transaction, the investment fund will now join forces with Norman K.'s founding directors to accelerate the company's development, notably through external growth.

Founded in 2021 and with offices in Paris, London and Geneva, as well as on the French Riviera, Norman K. offers its customers 360° expertise, supported by a dedicated multidisciplinary team of over 60 people. Norman K.'s open-architecture platform model enables it to design tailor-made solutions in-house, and is built around 4 main pillars to cover all the needs of an international clientele of entrepreneurs and families: portfolio management, financing (real estate and corporate), corporate advisory services and wealth structuring.

Norman K. embodies a new vision of wealth management, offering a “one-stop-shop” approach that combines ultra-personalization, performance and innovation. In addition to its direct clientele, the company also offers its platform to a BtoB clientele made up of wealth management advisors, family offices and other institutional clients.

Since its creation, the company has made remarkable progress, posting 50% growth and a net inflow of almost 300 million euros in 2024. At the same time, it was managing nearly 1.5 billion euros in assets, with the aim of crossing the 2 billion euro mark by 2025.

This upward trajectory is underpinned by a significant structuring effort led by Norman K's founding partners. Building on this solid base, Olivier Liot, Mathieu Mercati, Brice Monvoisin and Jean-Philippe Petit plan to deploy an ambitious external growth strategy in France and abroad. To achieve its objectives, the company also intends to rely on strong organic growth, with the stated aim of attracting private bankers, offering them the opportunity to join a complete and innovative platform, designed for their customers, as well as an intrapreneurial adventure full of meaning and perspectives.

To this end, the management team chose MBO+ to provide strategic and capital support via its MBO Flex fund, which aims to meet the needs of ambitious entrepreneurs by enabling them to finance organic and external growth projects while limiting their dilution.

Advised by investment bank Largillière Finance, this new alliance marks a key step in Norman K.'s development.

We are delighted to welcome MBO+ to the Norman K. adventure, a partner who shares our vision of wealth management and our ambition to become a key player in international wealth management. We are convinced that MBO Flex is the ideal team to meet the challenges ahead, thanks to their in-depth expertise and perfect knowledge of our sector”, says Olivier Liot, Partner and co-founder of Norman K.

The entire MBO Flex team is delighted with the partnership with Norman K. Firstly, because we are joining forces with a talented team with whom we are perfectly aligned. But also because Norman K. is one of the most innovative companies in its fast-growing market segment” adds Franklin Henrot, MBO+ Partner in charge of MBO Flex strategy.

We were attracted by Norman K's highly differentiated value proposition, a platform with a 360° service offering that perfectly meets the needs of its customer segment, the quality of its management team and the group's proven ability to attract talent to support its strong organic growth” adds Pauline François-Poncet, MBO+ Director.

In just three years, Norman K. has conquered a market as demanding as wealth management. Largillière Finance has in-depth knowledge of this fast-moving sector, and was able to identify and highlight the keys to this success, enabling us to find a partner commensurate with the ambitions of the founding directors. We are delighted with this transaction, which will enable Norman K. to accelerate its development in France and internationally” concludes Shamir Razavhoussen, Managing Partner at Largillière Finance.

 

Stakeholders in the operation:

Norman K. Olivier Liot, Jean-Philippe Petit, Brice Monvoisin, Mathieu Mercati, Sophie Plicaud, Nicolas Heymonet
MBO+ Pauline Francois-Poncet, Franklin Henrot, Adrien Noiret
M&A Advisor: Largillière Finance Shamir Razavhoussen, Laurent Génin, Guillaume Segonne
Norman K Legal and Fiscal Advisor: Sienna Avocats Jacques Mazé, Bruno Peduzzi
MBO+ Legal and Fiscal Advisor: De Pardieu Brocas Maffei Matthieu Candia, Hugues de Fouchier, Sébastien Boullier de Branche, Vincent Cossavella, Priscilla van den Perre
Financial Due Diligence Norman K.: Exelmans Stéphane Dahan, Rodolphe Savary de Beauregard
Financial Due Diligence MBO+: Alvarez & Marsal Louis Darrieus, Maxime Sauffroy, Esli Kamberi
MBO+ Strategic Due Diligence: CMI Simon Colboc, Romain Girard, Olivier Oriez
Legal, Fiscal, Social and Regulatory Due Diligence MBO+: Fidal Anne Fréchette-Kerbrat, Katia Jarquin, Mikael Maheust, Lorraine Raimbert-Nusse

With offices in Paris, Lyon, Nantes, Brussels and Geneva, Largillière Finance is an independent investment bank dedicated to assisting managers and shareholders of small and medium-sized companies with their capital transactions: company sales and acquisitions, financing (capital and/or debt), financial engineering (valuation, etc.) and financial strategy.

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