Activity :
Business services, Tech & Digital
Customer :
Big Success
Acquirer :
Management, Trocadero Capital Partners
Advice :
Paul Bougnoux, Nicolas Ibanez, Robin Milome
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.
LBO/MBO/OBO - 2021
Largillière Finance advises on the MBO
of the communication agency Big Success
Largillière Finance advised on the LMBO of Big Success, an integrated communication group (13 million turnover, 80 employees, 350 clients), a transaction financed by Trocadéro Capital Partners. The six managing partners of BIG SUCCESS now own 100% of its capital, after buying shares from the co-founder Jean-Paul Tréguer. With financial support from Trocadéro Capital Partners, the group now has what it needs to step up its external growth.
About Big Success:
Founded by Jean-Paul Tréguer and Rodolphe Muller in 1995, Big Success is an integrated communication group: advertising agency, purchaser of advertising space, SEO specialist, crowdsourcing platform, and Amazon and marketplace expert. It has a special focus on audiovisual and digital services.
Dedicated to advertisers who want to use creativity to win sales, a return on investment and smart solutions to better achieve their goals. Big Success widens access to mass media and guarantees a “low cost, high quality” service.
More information about Big Success: https://www.bigsuccess.fr/
About Trocadero Capital Partners:
Trocadero Capital Partners (‘TCP’) is an independent management firm approved by AMF. TCP’s investment team has been recognised for years as a leader in private equity for French and European companies valued between €10 million and €100 million.
TCP stands out for its entrepreneurial spirit, a rapid response thanks to streamlined decision-making and commitment to creating values for the companies which it supports.
More information at www.trocaderocp.com
Stakeholders:
| BIG SUCCESS Management: | Sophie Dando, Marion Bouillaguet, Maeva Moreau, Rodolphe Muller, Jean-Marc Segati, Olivier Robert |
| Sellers: | Jean-Paul and Isabelle Treguer |
| Trocadero Capital Partners: | Benjamin Fougerat, Elisabeth Preyer, Aymeric Benavent |
| BIG SUCCESS advisory firm/consultancy: Largillière Finance Smart Entrepreneurs |
Paul Bougnoux, Nicolas Ibanez, Robin Milome Gaël Dubosq |
| BIG SUCCESS legal advice: FTPA | Sylvain Clerambourg, Pierre Lumeau |
| Investor legal advice and legal, social and tax due diligence: Wilegal | Manuel Nadaud, Thomas Collardeau |
| Financial due diligence: Odéris | Aurélien Vion, Lan Chau |
| Seller legal advice: Axe Droits | Stéphanie Daval |
Jean-Paul Tréguer, the group’s co-founder:
“I am delighted to pass on the torch to the magnificent Dream Team of partners who have helped us to build the group over the last 20 years. And we are even more delighted to remain 100% independent, something which is very rare in the communications industry. And of course, I will continue to help the group to grow in the future”.
Rodolphe Muller, President of BIG Success:
“This is a brand new entrepreneurial adventure. After seeing the group develop over the past 20 years, all 6 of us are very enthusiastic about the idea of continuing to grow the group together.”
Benjamin Fougerat, CEO of Trocadéro Capital Partners:
“Jean-Paul Tréguer managed to make BIG SUCCESS a renowned agency. He surrounded himself with talented people, so it makes sense for them to take over the reins now. We are very proud to support this team of entrepreneurs in this new stage of growth”.
Nicolas Ibanez, Largillière Finance Partner:
“We are very happy to have played a part in this transaction and to help secure BIG SUCCESS’s long-term future. Supporting entrepreneurs like the BIG SUCCESS managers towards new prospects is a core value”.
With more than 35 employees, a strong international presence and nearly 30 operations in 2022, Largillière Finance confirms its leader position in small and midcap in France.
2021 – Fusions & Acquisitions – Opérations Small Cap – Banque d’affaires – France 2021 – Capital investissement – Opérations LBO Small Cap – Banque d’affaires – France
Investment Banking: Growth Dynamics: Silver Trophy 2022 M&A Advisory: Retail & Consumer Goods, FIG, TMT, Industry: 2021 Silver Trophy.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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