ENTREPRENEURS
Entrepreneurial and benevolent DNA
CAIRN Business Club
CAIRN Business Club, an investment program gathering over 200 entrepreneur-investors
CAIRN Business Club is an entrepreneurs’ club gathering over 200 entrepreneur-investors to finance and support French SMEs with high potential. Launched ni 2013, it has already supported over 15 successful SMEs.
Target
Fast-growing SMEs
(turnover: €5-100m)
(turnover: €5-100m)
Program’s
size
size
€140m
Liquidity
From 5 to 8 years
LPs
200 entrepreneur-investors
The main advantages of our Club
Over 200 entrepreneurs are putting their relations network and expertise at the disposal of our portfolio managers
LONG-TERM
Up to 8 years
ADDED VALUE
Close partnership, relying on a vast ecosystem
THE TRANSACTIONS
- Securing of the managers’ industrial heritage
- Securities reclassification / Minority shareholders’ exit
- CEO’s departure and company’s transfer
- Disposal of a non-strategic subsidiary
- Change of control, from a financial investor or a family
- Equity and quasi-equity injection to finance growth
THE TARGETS
- Fast-growing SMEs
- All business sectors
- Turnover: €5m - €100m
- Investment ticket by transaction: €5m - €15m
OUR MAIN INVESTMENT CRITERIA
- Talented and committed management team
- Ambitious development plan (growth: 5-25% p.y.)
- Underlying market with growth potential in the long run
- Reference shareholder position (majority or minority stake)