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Datum nieuwsfeit: 25-07-2008
Sodexo meldt acquisitie van 100 procent van Score Groupe van Abenex Capital
( BW)(SODEXO)(SW.PA)(SDXAY) Sodexo announces the acquisition of 100 %
of Score Groupe from Abenex Capital
Business Editors/Food Editors
PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 25, 2008--Regulatory News:
Sodexo (PARIS:SW) (OTCBB:SDXAY) announced today that it has signed
with Abenex Capital an agreement to acquire 100 % of Score Groupe, one
of the leading independent providers of foodservices in France. This
transaction is subject to approval by the French competition
authorities. Sodexo expects to close the transaction during the first
quarter of fiscal year 2009.
Founded in 1972 by Jean-Marie Paul, Score Groupe was taken over in
a leveraged buyout transaction led managed by Abenex Capital in 2004.
The company generated revenues of approximately EUR 220 million in
2007 and has 3, 900 employees.
With this acquisition Sodexo reinforces its position in the French
foodservices market, which continues to have a strong potential for
growth. Score Groupe complements Sodexo's offer, both in terms of
targeted offerings by client segment as well as national geographic
scope.
About Sodexo
Sodexo, founded in 1966 by Pierre Bellon, is a world leader in
Food and Facilities Management services, with more than 342,380
employees on 29,000 sites in 80 countries. For Fiscal 2007, which
closed August 31, 2007, Sodexo had revenues of 13.4 billion euro.
Listed on Euronext Paris, the Group's current market capitalization is
6.8 billion euro.
About Abenex Capital
Abenex Capital is an independent private equity firm. Previously
named ABN AMRO Capital France, the company became independent from the
ABN AMRO Group in March 2008. Abenex Capital focuses on buyout,
development capital and public to private transactions on the
mid-market segment (enterprise value from 30 to 500 MEUR ). Since
2001, Abenex Capital has completed 25 investments in companies like
Nutrition & Sante, NextiraOne, AES Laboratoires and Reponse, and
successfully executed more than 40 build ups with them.
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CONTACT: Sodexo
Press
Jean-Charles TREHAN
Tel. & Fax : +33 1 57 75 80 24
E-mail : jean-charles.trehan@sodexo.com
or
Investors
Pierre BENAICH
Tel. & Fax : +33 1 57 75 80 56
E-mail : pierre.benaich@sodexo.com
or
Abenex Capital
Patrice VERRIER, Partner
Tel.: +33 1 53 93 69 16
E-mail: patrice.verrier@abenexcapital.com
Disclaimer: Deze bekendmaking is officieel geldend in de originele
brontaal. Vertalingen zijn slechts als leeshulp bedoeld en moeten
worden vergeleken met de tekst in de brontaal welke als enige,
juridische geldigheid beoogt.