Investec Advisory has advised Investronic’s shareholders on its secondary MBO backed by EVOLEM
About the deal
Founded in 2002 in the Doubs region by Christophe Dufresne, Groupe Investronic is a leading player in robotic solutions, industrial automation, and high-precision quality control for the most demanding sectors.
With seven acquisitions completed since 2011 (in France and Switzerland), the Group has established itself as a leading consolidation platform in the robotics and industrial automation market. Today, it employs around 100 people and generates approximately €25 million in revenue.
Investronic boasts cutting-edge R&D capabilities, particularly in vision systems, robotics, and AI, enabling the Group to deliver high value-added, tailor-made, turnkey solutions. These solutions are designed to meet the goals, specificities, and constraints of each client, especially in demanding sectors such as watchmaking, luxury goods, pharmaceuticals, and medical technology.
The Group successfully completes more than 200 projects per year, covering a wide range of high value-added applications such as aesthetic and dimensional inspection, assembly operations, and traceability tracking.
Christophe Dufresne and his management team have chosen to partner with EVOLEM to benefit from recognised expertise in external growth and its support in structuring the Group to accelerate its development – particularly internationally – with the ambition of becoming the European leader in high precision industrial automation and robotics. GEI is also reinvesting alongside EVOLEM in this transaction.
Our role
Investec Advisory acted as exclusive advisor to the shareholders throughout the sale process, including:
- Defining the transaction strategy,
- Identifying potential acquirers,
- Preparing marketing materials,
- Coordinating due diligence reports,
- Coaching the management team,
- Organising the auction process,
- Negotiating the terms of the transaction.
