HELYAD, leading French integrator of the ‘INFOR LN’ ERP solution, joins ALTEA IN, Italian market leader and long-standing INFOR partner
Thomas is a corporate finance expert with a strong entrepreneurial spirit. He has a deep knowledge of the agritech / foodtech industrial fields.
Based in Paris, he is the Chairman of Societex / ICFG France
Experience
Thomas started his career as an auditor at KPMG and worked in particular for international key accounts in the agrifood sector.
He joined SOCIETEX in 2005 as valuation specialist, and worked in particular on operations with the Ministry for Finance and the AMF (the French financial market authority).
He took over a 50-people strong agrifood company in 2008 which he developed for 5 years (including the construction of a new plant), and which he then transferred to a French family-run group.
Thomas re-joined SOCIETEX in September 2014, and now provides both his technical valuation skills as well as his personal experience to better advise his clients as regards transfer & acquisition operations.
Thomas Beaurain was appointed Chairman of SOCIETEX in April 2019.
Education
Thomas holds a Master’s degree in financial engineering and business finances obtained from Paris-Dauphine.
Life drives and passions
Thomas is a man who is passionate about pleasure, the pleasure of travelling, cooking, celebrating and sharing.
Thomas had the opportunity to travel twice around the world as a backpacker, once by train after his studies in 2001 during six months and a second time in 2017 with his wife and 3 children.
This taste for other people and discovery can be felt in the way he advises his clients.
HELYAD, leading French integrator of the ‘INFOR LN’ ERP solution, joins ALTEA IN, Italian market leader and long-standing INFOR partner
ICFG France / SOCIETEX CF was exclusively commissioned by HELYAD’s shareholders to seek strategic partners willing to support the company’s next phase of development.
A competitive process was put in place, materialising the interest of numerous players in the ecosystem.
ICFG France / Societex completes a new transaction in the urban development sector.
The Citygie Group, a French specialist in urban development solutions, is sold by EiM Capital to its management team, supported by BTP Capital Investissement and Sopromec.
UI Investissement and BDR Invest are supporting Gilles Bennardo in his takeover of Tôlerie Jannin-Carnet (TJC), a specialist in fine precision sheet metal work.
Tôlerie Jannin-Carnet (TJC)
ICFG France / SOCIETEX CF was commissioned exclusively by TJC’s shareholders to find strategic partners willing to support the company’s next phase of development. A competitive process was put in place to secure the interest of industrial candidates and individual buyers.
Thanks to ICFG France / Societex, Les Pressoirs Coquard, a century-old brand that has become a veritable Champagne institution, is moving closer to its Italian colleague Omnia Technologies.
Societex CF was commissioned exclusively by the shareholders of Pressoirs Coquard to find a new shareholder to support the company’s next phase of development. A competitive process was put in place, attracting interest from a number of candidates (industrialists and individual buyers). Omnia Technologies quickly won the bid.
ICFG France / Societex helps the DOUMER Group to expand with the acquisition of GECAPE
The DOUMER Group continues to expand with the acquisition of GECAPE, a specialist in PVC waterproofing in the Oise region of France.
ICFG France / Societex, advises an operation in the agro-industrial field
FEMIA INDUSTRIE, the French specialist in machines and process lines for fruit and vegetable processing, is taken over by Vincent BERNARD and FINORPA.
ICFG France / Societex Corporate Finance assists the shareholders of Voyages GOUJEAU in the transfer of the Company to the FAST Group
The integration of Voyages GOUJEAU into the FAST Group will enable the Group to strengthen its territorial coverage of the Nouvelle Aquitaine region.
Amaury and Maxime LEFEBURE take over the MAUBOURGUET Group's three WELDOM shops in the South-West of France
Maubourguet Group / Weldom
ICFG France / SOCIETEX CF was commissioned exclusively by the MAUBOURGUET Group’s shareholders to look for individual buyers wishing to support the Group’s next phase of development. A competitive process was put in place, and many candidates showed interest.
SOCIETEX / ICFG France advised Groupe STEP on its transfer to HESTIA
ICFG member based in France, Societex advised Groupe STEP, a French manufacturer of made-to-measure wood and metal furniture, on its transfer to HESTIA (CJS, GVA, BALTYS)
SOCIETEX / ICFG France advised FIVA on the transfer of its operating subsidiaries to EKIUM
ICFG member based in France, Societex advised FIVA, a leading engineering and services group for industry, on the transfer of its operating subsidiaries (DIVA, TECHNO PRO France and Spain, SOGEIVA, and FIVA Engineering) to EKIUM, a subsidiary of the SNEF Group.
SOCIETEX / ICFG France assists COMATIS shareholders with the transfer to Rail Industries Group
ICFG member based in France, Societex advised Comatis shareholders on their transfer to Rail Industries Group.
SOCIETEX / ICFG France adviced Lincoln on the purchase of Shapr
ICFG member based in France, Societex advised Lincoln on its talent representation services expansion with the purchase of Shapr
ICFG France successfully advised on the sale of TeamAxe to Sadem Group
Societex / ICFG France allows SADEM GROUP to significantly strengthen its territorial coverage by leveraging from TEAMAXE’s outlet network and team
ProNoïa, major franchise partner of the KFC brand in France, is financed to the tune of €85 million to accelerate its development
Societex CF / ICFG France was commissioned exclusively by ProNoïa to assist it in structuring the transaction and seeking financial investors to ensure the continuity of its development in France.
ICFG France successfully advises Lincoln on the acquisition of The Executive Network
Societex / ICFG France successfully advised Lincoln on the majority stake acquisition of The Executive Network Dutch Top Executive Search firm
