Blog | Kartesia

27 October 2014

Three landmark transactions for KCO III

TRANSACTION N°1 – HMY Transaction Review In September 2013, shortly after its creation, Kartesia approved an investment in HMY’s LBO senior debt. With total sales of over 400€ million in 2013, this company headquartered in France is amongst the leaders in shelving equipment, checkout counters and point-of-purchase material. HMY provides its clients with worldwide services ranging from, conception and design, to in-store installation.

20 October 2014

Adding value

Key take-away of two top managers who recently performed a refinancing or amend & extend

Given the prevailing market conditions, refinancing negotiations are often a clear inflection point in our borrowers’ credit story. From our experience, secondary debt purchase from historic lenders seeking a way to exit is often a fruitful option. The way we see our job as an innovative credit platform is to do our best to provide our borrowers with the right solutions at the right time.

01 October 2014

Portfolio

Exit : GENERALE DE SANTÉ

Generale de Sante is the leading private hospital operator in France.

30 September 2014

Firm

Fundraising Update

Kartesia Advisors welcomes a new institutional investor to Kartesia Credit Opportunities I (“KCO III”), putting the total size of the fund at 415 million euros. KCO III’s investors are mainly based in Europe and in North America. Institutional investors account for over 96% of Kartesia’s LPs.

29 September 2014

Portfolio

Exit : RADEMACHER

The Rademacher group is a leading B2B producer of innovative roller shutter and awning motor drives as well as garage door openers. The group also provides house automation systems and central circuits for living areas.

08 August 2014

Portfolio

Exit : NEDSCHROEF

Nedschroef consists of 20 operating companies with establishments in 12 countries & 1400 FTEs. It focuses on the production of metal fasteners (screws, nuts and bolt, 65% of sales, 9 plants).