- Clipperton acted as sole financial advisor to ARLETTIE and its shareholders on its LBO with CAPZA Transition.
- In line with its ambition to better serve the strategy of addressing luxury brands, and to support this growth, ARLETTIE welcomes the CAPZA Transition investment fund to its capital, joining the historic investor BNPP Développement.
- This transaction highlights Clipperton’s LBO execution skills and its deal, as well as debt structuring capabilities.
Our Client
- In 20 years, the ARLETTIE Group has become the preferred partner of luxury brands to organize their sales events. Its ability to create tailor-made, agile, multi-channel operations for a select clientele has won the confidence of the most prestigious Luxury Fashion Houses.
- The company offers services to nearly 200 brands a year, through more than 250 services in its showrooms in Paris, London and soon Milan, and from its online site which addresses the whole world.
- Consistent with its policy of profitable growth, the ARLETTIE Group has enjoyed a sustained growth rate of around 20% per year for several years and it forecasts sales of around €85 million for 2023.
Deal Rationale
- In line with its ambition to better serve the strategy of the finest Luxury Fashion Houses to the full, the ARLETTIE group welcomes the CAPZA Transition investment fund to its capital, joining the existing investor BNPP Développement.
- A deliberately limited amount of debt with banking partners BNP Paribas, Banque Populaire Rives de Paris and Crédit Agricole d’Ile-de-France completes the financing structure, which leaves the ARLETTIE Group’s founder-managers with a majority stake.
- Muryel Lanneau, co-founder and co-managing director of the ARLETTIE Group, stated: “We are looking forward to this new cycle of expansion with the CAPZA Transition team, which, like the BNPP Développement team, shares our entrepreneurial values. We were immediately drawn together to ARLETTIE’s DNA: high standards and responsibility, intuition and ambition, agility and pragmatism, listening and trust.“
- Jérôme Girszyn, Associated Partner with CAPZA Transition, added “We were impressed by the ability of ARLETTIE’s teams to combine, on the one hand, rigorous, systematic operational processes based on a fine-tuned use of data and customer profiling, and on the other hand, the individualization of each sales event at the service of each partner company, its brand image and its objectives. This expertise is unique, and we are delighted to be associated with ARLETTIE and its founders for an ambitious new cycle of expansion.”
- Thibaut Caillemer du Ferrage, co-founder and co-managing director of the ARLETTIE Group, concluded: “The Clipperton team has been an exceptional advisory partner to us in preparing the transaction and delivering the best possible transaction with the ideal partner. Their solid expertise combined with unconditional support helped us make the right choice for ARLETTIE and its future development.“
Clipperton’s selected track record
This transaction highlights Clipperton’s LBO execution skills and its deal, as well as debt structuring capabilities.
Deal Team
- Stéphane Valorge, Managing Partner
- Nicolas von Bülow, Managing Partner
- Karim Mekouar, Vice President
- Naomi Darko, Associate
- François Guy, Analyst
Read the French Press Release here.
About Clipperton
Clipperton is a leading investment bank dedicated to technology and growth companies. We provide strategic and financial advisory to entrepreneurs, corporates, and top-tier investors in Europe willing to execute transactions such as strategic M&A, private equity transactions, and private placements. Founded in 2003 and with offices in Paris, Berlin, Munich, London, New York, and Beijing, Clipperton has completed over 400 M&A and private placement transactions with fast-growing technology start-ups, blue-chip corporates, and renowned financial investors.