Hugo Brossard
Financial Director
We provide equity investments ranging from €2 million to €20 million to companies with sales of between €5 million and €100 million. Our investments support capital increases, leveraged buyouts (LBOs) and special situations.
“We tailor our approach to each shareholder’s situation, creating customized deals.”
In collaboration with management, we support
Simultaneously, we annually allocate over €30 million to buyout funds created by entrepreneurs in Europe and the USA. These first-time funds are always sector specialists.
Thanks to our funds network, we connect our managers with key contacts in several countries across Europe and US, assisting them in making strategic organizational decisions to accelerate their international expansion.
By analyzing the portfolios of more than 180 funds a year, we assess market trends, success stories, best practices, business models, growth plans, margins, processes, and competitive advantages of several hundred companies in Europe and the USA.
“Thanks to our entrepreneurial culture and extensive turnaround experience, our decision-making processes are extremely responsive.”
The CEOs of our companies are happy to discuss how Arts et Biens has supported them.
Since 1998, we have completed 32 transactions, including 9 acquisitions.
We have collaborated with over 26 co-investors, including entrepreneurs, family offices, and institutional investors. Our average holding period for each investment is 4.3 years. Since refocusing our strategy on buyouts in 2005, we have achieved an average Internal Rate of Return (IRR) of 25.2% on the 7 disposals we have completed.
Since 1998, we have allocated over €150 million to 18 funds across Europe, Canada, and the USA.
Our average net Internal Rate of Return (IRR) is 18.9%.
In today’s highly competitive markets, our team is dedicated to supporting our investments without charging management fees, in order to arbitrate priorities and focus on
Strategic Issues, implementation and integration of external growth (build-up), organisational decisions for international expansion, development of new product and service lines, pricing strategies, digitalisation of customer relations, marketing plans, etc.
Financial Issues, profit-sharing for management teams, securing new financing (LBO, capex, WCR (working capital), revolving, subsidies, leasing), recapitalisations (OBO), monthly closings and reporting, data analysis, organisational accounting, internal controls, and cash flow optimisation, etc.
Operational Issues, data anlysis, organisational structure, process implementation, cost management, supply chain, purchasing, ERP selection and implementation, etc.
Our values are Responsibility, Diversity, Curiosity, and Transparency. We work in an agile manner, using an iterative and collaborative approach that places the customer at the heart of every project, encouraging creativity, empathy, and adaptability.
Adrien Lévy : Deloitte, Arts et Biens
Benjamin Lévy : Arthur Andersen, Arts Et Biens, Abacus
Félix Lévy : Faurecia, Airbum
François Lévy : Safat, Colroy, Devanlay, Sai, Dolisos, Arts Et Biens, Haras De Vulsain
Sarah-Louise Lévy : Ritz Paris, Cheval Blanc, Alléno
Alain Roubach : Love Burger, Leon De Bruxelles, Lazard, Banque Du Louvre, PRE-IPO Invest
Fabien Sultan : Business lawyer, Atria, Naxicap, Committed Advisors
Arts et Biens is a family-owned investment company founded by Pierre Lévy in 1956. Its longstanding presence, extensive experience and financial strength provide security and peace of mind for entrepreneurs.
Pierre Lévy
Founder of Arts et Biens