Jeantet advises LBO France on the sale of its stake in Serapid to Capital Croissance and its co-investors

 

Paris, September 30, 2025 – Jeantet advised LBO France on the sale of its stake in Serapid, an expert in rigid chain technology for moving heavy loads, to Capital Croissance and its co-investors.

Capital Croissance, the entrepreneurs’ club dedicated to growing SMEs and mid-cap companies, has acquired a majority stake in Serapid alongside the company’s executives, Emeric Labesse (CEO) and Guillaume Davies (COO), who are reinvesting alongside them. The financing round is completed by the France Nucléaire 2 Fund, managed by Siparex, BNP Paribas Développement, and Unexo, a subsidiary of Caisses Régionales du Crédit Agricole. This is the fifth transaction for the CAIRN Capital III fund, which was raised at the end of 2023 for €285 million.

This transaction will accelerate Serapid’s development, notably through organic growth driven by its unique patented innovation in the elevator market, the acquisition of new customers in the stage and theater sectors, penetration of new industrial markets, particularly nuclear, and continued international expansion.

Jeantet team: Pascal Georges (Partner), assisted by Marie Noppe and Nicolas Méheust (Associates) for corporate matters, as well as Gabriel di Chiara (Partner), François-Xavier Simeoni (Counsel) and Hugo Cherqui (Associate) for tax matters.

 

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