{"id":97899,"date":"2018-10-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-30T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evc.extramilecommunications.dev\/emergevest-acquires-cm-downton-in-75-million-transaction\/"},"modified":"2025-08-27T13:24:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T12:24:56","slug":"emergevest-acquires-cm-downton-in-75-million-transaction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.evcargo.com\/fr\/emergevest-acquires-cm-downton-in-75-million-transaction\/","title":{"rendered":"EmergeVest acquiert CM Downton dans le cadre d&#039;une transaction de 75 millions de livres sterling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>EmergeVest, un investisseur international en capital-investissement, annonce aujourd&#039;hui l&#039;acquisition de CM Downton (Haulage Contractors) Limited (\u00ab Downton \u00bb ou la \u00ab Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 \u00bb), l&#039;un des principaux groupes logistiques du Royaume-Uni, dans le cadre d&#039;une transaction de 75 millions de livres sterling.<\/p>\n<p>EmergeVest a acquis l&#039;int\u00e9gralit\u00e9 des parts de la famille Downton et fournira des capitaux suppl\u00e9mentaires pour financer la croissance de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9. La famille Downton continuera d&#039;assumer ses fonctions respectives de direction de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9. Investec Bank plc a soutenu l&#039;acquisition de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 par EmergeVest avec un ensemble de dettes int\u00e9gr\u00e9es.<\/p>\n<p>Cet investissement marque la septi\u00e8me acquisition d&#039;EmergeVest dans le secteur de la logistique au Royaume-Uni depuis sa cr\u00e9ation en 2013. Le portefeuille actuel d&#039;EmergeVest au Royaume-Uni comprend Adjuno, Allport Cargo Services, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.evcargo.com\/en\/nfts-flagship-tilbury-warehouse-facility-is-open-for-produce-business\/\">Distribution NFT<\/a>, NR Evans et <a href=\"https:\/\/www.evcargo.com\/en\/rising-stars-choose-palletforce-network\/\">Force de palette<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Fond\u00e9e en 1955 et bas\u00e9e \u00e0 Gloucestershire, au Royaume-Uni, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.evcargo.com\/en\/ev-cargos-downton-looks-to-future-growth-as-ev-cargo-logistics\/\">Downton<\/a> g\u00e9n\u00e8re un chiffre d&#039;affaires annuel d&#039;environ 120 millions de livres sterling, exploite 600 tracteurs et 1 800 remorques et emploie environ 1 350 coll\u00e8gues dans un vaste r\u00e9seau britannique, notamment Moreton Valence (si\u00e8ge social), Quedgeley, Shepton Mallet, Chepstow, Sharpness, Hardwicke, Tuffley, Runcorn, Manchester, Dunstable, Leeds, Chatham et Tilbury.<\/p>\n<p>La liste des clients de Downton comprend certaines des plus grandes entreprises du Royaume-Uni dans divers secteurs industriels, notamment l&#039;alimentation et les boissons, la vente au d\u00e9tail, la fabrication, l&#039;encre et le papier, l&#039;impression et l&#039;\u00e9dition, l&#039;\u00e9nergie, les d\u00e9chets et <a href=\"https:\/\/www.evcargo.com\/en\/industries\/consumer\/\">biens de consommation<\/a>. Parmi ses clients figurent AB InBev, Dyson, Whirlpool, Fever-Tree, Saica Paper, UPM-Kymmene Corporation, Frontline et Marketforce.<\/p>\n<p>Commentant l&#039;annonce d&#039;aujourd&#039;hui, Heath Zarin, PDG et directeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral d&#039;EmergeVest, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 : \u00ab Nous sommes ravis d&#039;avoir l&#039;opportunit\u00e9 d&#039;int\u00e9grer Downton dans la famille EmergeVest et d&#039;investir dans une entreprise avec un potentiel aussi important. \u00bb<\/p>\n<p>Andy Downton, directeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de CM Downton, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 : \u00ab La famille Downton, avec une \u00e9quipe formidable, a b\u00e2ti une entreprise de premier ordre dont nous sommes extr\u00eamement fiers. La vente de l\u2019entreprise n\u2019a pas \u00e9t\u00e9 prise \u00e0 la l\u00e9g\u00e8re, mais nous avons toujours compris l\u2019importance de la croissance et d\u2019un plan de succession appropri\u00e9. Cette entreprise est d\u00e9sormais pr\u00eate \u00e0 recevoir une \u00e9nergie, une vigueur et une concentration nouvelles. EmergeVest est le successeur id\u00e9al pour y parvenir. Ils ont une grande vision et construisent un r\u00e9seau britannique in\u00e9gal\u00e9, englobant le transport de marchandises, les palettes, les produits r\u00e9frig\u00e9r\u00e9s et maintenant notre r\u00e9seau ambiant. \u00bb<\/p>\n<p>EmergeVest a \u00e9t\u00e9 conseill\u00e9 sur cette transaction par :<br \/>\nAshurst \u2013 Juridique<br \/>\nKPMG \u2013 Due diligence financi\u00e8re et fiscale<\/p>\n<p>CM Downton a \u00e9t\u00e9 conseill\u00e9 sur cette transaction par :<br \/>\nOsborne Clarke \u2013 Juridique<br \/>\nKPMG \u2013 Finance d\u2019entreprise<\/p>\n<p>Le financement de la transaction est assur\u00e9 par Investec Bank plc<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EmergeVest, an international private equity investor, today announces its acquisition [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":97590,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"postlocation":[],"posttype":[],"postservice":[],"class_list":["post-97899","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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