Month: January 2025

Yogurt Factory, the French frozen yoghurt specialist, is reorganising its capital structure with the entry of Socadif Capital Investissement as a minority shareholder. Joffe & Associés (Virginie Belle, Paddy Pascot & Alexia Guyot) advised Socadif on this LBO.

 

Yogurt Factory, the French leader in low-fat frozen yoghurt, welcomes Socadif Capital Investissement as a minority shareholder. The deal, which was completed in November 2024, enabled the company to buy out most of its existing shareholders, mainly business angels and people close to the founders.

 

Founded in 2011 by Ouriel Hodara and Emmanuel Tedesco, the brand has enjoyed rapid growth thanks to its fun, gourmet concept of customisable frozen yoghurts with a wide variety of products and flavours. In 2018, it strengthened its market position by acquiring seven shops from the Boon network.

 

With 80 shops, of which 60 are franchises and 8 are international, Yogurt Factory plans to open 10 to 15 new outlets, in France and abroad. This expansion will be mainly organic, while remaining open to opportunistic acquisitions.

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Joffe & Associés (Virginie Belle & Rémi Rodriguez) is advising Seb Alliance, Groupe SEB’s investment fund, and Socadif, a subsidiary of Crédit Agricole Ile-de-France, on their investment in Kuantom, the creator of an innovative cocktail solution generating revenues of almost €5m.

 

French start-up Kuantom recently raised a significant €5 million in a combination of equity and debt, backed by SEB Alliance, the SEB Group’s investment fund, and SOCADIF, a subsidiary of Crédit Agricole Île-de-France. This round of financing will enable Kuantom to step up production and marketing of its machines and solutions, designed for the CHR (cafés, hotels, restaurants) sector. SEB Alliance and SOCADIF are playing a strategic role in supporting Kuantom’s expansion, in particular by strengthening its industrial capacity.

 

SEB Alliance, known for its targeted investment in innovation, sees in Kuantom an opportunity to diversify into the professional market, already marked by acquisitions such as WMF (coffee machines) and Pacojet (emulsifiers). SOCADIF, for its part, relies on promising local initiatives; by joining forces with Kuantom, these two investors intend to promote French know-how while supporting more responsible production, mainly located in France.

 

Thanks to this joint investment, Kuantom will not only be able to expand its customer network in the hospitality sector, but also improve its technology and ecological footprint. The synergy between SEB’s industrial expertise and SOCADIF’s institutional support provides Kuantom with a solid foundation to position itself as a market leader in connected cocktail solutions.

 

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Participants in the transaction :

 

• Purchaser(s) or Investor(s) : SEB ALLIANCE , Thierry de La Tour d’Artaise , Lorraine Schmit , SOCADIF , Samya Glangetas , Vérane Fady-Bonnet , Emmanuel David
• Company Corporate Lawyer : LERINS , Laurent Julienne , Yohann-David Saadoun
• Purchaser Corporate lawyer : JOFFE & ASSOCIES , Virginie Belle , Rémi Rodriguez
• Acq. DD Legal and/or Tax: JOFFE & ASSOCIES , Virginie Belle , Rémi Rodriguez
• Acq. DD Financial : PKF ARSILON , Guilhem Pinot de Villechenon , Maxime Legrand

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Leakmited, a software company that improves the monitoring and maintenance of water networks, has raised €5m from Starquest and Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations. Joffe & Associés (Thomas Saltiel, Paddy Pascot & Clémence Bressolin) advised Starquest and Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations on this transaction.

 

A French startup founded in 2019 specialising in the intelligent management and optimisation of water networks, Leakmited offers software solutions based on artificial intelligence to help local authorities monitor, locate and prevent water leaks, thereby optimising the use of water resources.

 

The company has raised €5 million in a Series A financing round, welcoming investors to its capital for the first time. The round was led by Starquest, via its Starquest Protect fund, and the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations, both of which are committed to preserving essential resources and infrastructure.

 

With this funding, the start-up plans to strengthen its presence in France and internationally, with partnerships already established in Italy, the UK and South Africa. In 2024, Leakmited generated sales of nearly €2 million and is aiming to achieve profitability in the next 18 to 24 months, while continuing to expand into new strategic markets.