Activity :
Business services, Tech & Digital
Customer :
Imagine Human
Acquirer :
Qualnet®
Advice :
Nicolas Ibanez, Jean-Baptiste François
About Largillière Finance
With offices in Paris, 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.
Acquisition - 2026
Supported by European investment fund Extens, Lyon-based group Imagine Human continues its expansion with the acquisition of Qualnet®, a publisher of specialized QSE management solutions. This transaction, advised by Largillière Finance, is part of Imagine Human's strategy to develop and consolidate its position in the French and international markets.
Imagine Human, a software publisher, is an international group specializing in “impact technologies” that address the major economic, social, and environmental challenges currently facing private and public companies. It develops and provides companies with a comprehensive range of solutions in more than 40 countries to improve Quality, Health and Safety at Work, the Environment (QSE) and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) governance.
Qualnet® is a French software publisher founded in 1997 and recognized for its Intraqual software suite, dedicated to the digitization of quality management systems. Its no-code solutions enable private and public organizations to digitize their quality processes, strengthen regulatory compliance, and improve operational efficiency through customizable and collaborative workflows.
The Imagine Human group is owned by its managers and has been supported since 2024 by Extens, a leading European investment fund dedicated to healthcare software publishers, which invests in high-potential tech companies.
With this new acquisition, the Imagine Human Group:
Yannick Jarlaud, President of the Imagine Human Group:
“The integration of Qualnet® perfectly complements our range of digital QSE and CSR solutions and offers our customers new perspectives in the digitization of their Quality, Safety, and Environment processes. Our ambition is to meet their needs regardless of their size, sector of activity, and the maturity of their organization. This acquisition significantly strengthens our position in the French market and, of course, supports the acceleration of our international development. We are delighted to welcome Olivier Le Pape and the entire Qualnet® team to the Group. We would also like to thank the teams at Largillière Finance, who played a decisive role in the success of this operation, acting as a true partner we could trust over time.”
Olivier Le Pape, CEO of Qualnet®:
“Qualnet® and its team are thrilled to be joining the Imagine Human group today. Integrating a software suite and its ecosystem of QSE professionals will enable us to further enhance our value proposition in France and develop it internationally within a rapidly growing group. I am delighted to be turning this new page in our history and contributing to the accelerated development of the Imagine Human Group.”
Charles Bourgain, Associate Director of Extens:
“This acquisition perfectly illustrates the strategy we are pursuing with Imagine Human: to build, through consolidation, a benchmark QSE and CSR software platform. Qualnet® provides complementary building blocks, particularly in process digitization, which strengthen the group’s value proposition to organizations of all sizes. At Extens, we are proud to support this sustainable growth trajectory and the acceleration of Imagine Human’s international deployment.”
Nicolas Ibanez, Partner at Largillière Finance:
“This external growth operation is the second we have carried out alongside Imagine Human’s management team in just a few months, following the acquisition of the Fletchr® SaaS solution, demonstrating our ability to support high-potential software publishers in their growth operations. Qualnet® has a solid positioning and recognized expertise in the market for the digitization of quality management, perfectly complementing Imagine Human’s offering. This merger creates a coherent and ambitious entity, in line with the regulatory and operational challenges facing companies today.”
With more than 40 employees, a strong international presence and nearly 30 operations in 2024, Largillière Finance confirms its leader position in small and midcap in France.
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About Largillière Finance
With offices in Paris, 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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