The two founders, both in their sixties, wished to carry out a capital and managerial transfer while preserving the independence of their Group. It was essential for them to find a partner capable of ensuring their succession in the operational management of the Group and financially supporting an ambitious development plan while respecting the expertise and local roots of Thomas Plants.
Both of them remain significant shareholders in the company, while several longstanding managers from the Group join the ownership alongside Nicolas Paul.

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and over 100 employees

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(France)

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Thomas Plants

After a successful initial phase of development, the founders of AB Process aimed to take their company to the next level while preserving its independence.
They were looking for a solution that would allow them to secure a portion of their wealth and continue to develop the company by strengthening the management team. This would enable them to refocus on the technical aspects they had to sideline to steer the growth.
In May 2023, Trajan sold its stake to Cerea Partners, and reinvested in the new operation.

and over 90 employees

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Industry

Brian Boulanger

After nearly 40 years within the Group, the two managers wanted to ensure their succession at the helm of the company created by their father while preserving its independence.
&#8220;The success of La Coque de Nacre has always rested on the quality and stability of its teams; most of the executives have spent their entire careers with the company. It was essential for us that our step back could be taken in a way that respects this DNA and places the team at the heart of the development project,&#8221; one of the two managers testified.

and over 70 employees

Design & Distribution

Maxime Rousseau

The two founders of 123Roulement (now a Rollakin Group subsidiary), who had been the sole owners of the company up to that point, believed they had reached a significant initial stage of development. They had identified internationalisation and B2B as the next two growth axes for the Group, for which it was necessary to renew the competencies of the management team.
They wished to entrust their company to an entrepreneur capable of developing those 2 axes while preserving the independence and culture of their Group. They chose the solution proposed by Pierre Seznec, supported by Trajan, to achieve this.

and over 40 employees

Pierre Seznec

After more than 20 years running adfinitas, the founder wanted to ensure her succession at the head of the company while preserving adfinitas&#8217; independence.
&#8220;I am passing on the reins of adfinitas with confidence because I know that in this new project, our employees, clients, and partners will be in good hands. I know that the spirit of kindness that has always prevailed within our companies, as well as the entrepreneurial and innovative spirit that characterizes us, will be perpetuated.&#8221;

and over 200 employees

Locations

Déborah Berger

Aged around sixty and wishing to ensure the success of their succession while preserving Cotton Bird&#8217;s independence, the founding couple organized the managerial transition of the company two years before the operation by entrusting the general management to a duo composed of Kevin Ha and Julie Joaris.
&#8220;We are very happy to hand over the reins of Cotton Bird to Julie and Kevin. They have already demonstrated that they will perfectly preserve the creative DNA and operational excellence that have made its success,&#8221; they stated.

and over 115 employees

Kevin Ha & Julie Joaris

The founding couple of Essences &amp; Parfums, in their sixties, aimed to secure the company&#8217;s independence by passing it on to an acquirer capable of preserving its values and qualities. The decisive factors in their choice were the ability to ensure both the capital transfer and managerial continuity, offered by the partnership of Samuel Desprets and Trajan.
The founders will continue to be significant shareholders in the company, while several long-serving managers join the ownership alongside Samuel Desprets.

and 30 employees

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Samuel Desprets

After a remarkable development story, the founding families of AIRESS wanted to ensure a transmission that would preserve the independence and agility of the company while offering a new entrepreneurial dynamic to the teams that have driven its success. 
As a result, they chose the project led by Trajan and Arthur Klein, an entrepreneur supported by Trajan, who will be relying on AIRESS&#8217; longstanding teams. 
The sellers are reinvesting alongside Trajan and the company&#8217;s key executives, who are becoming shareholders as part of the deal.