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Paris, April 8, 2015
ACQUISITION BY YXELIA OF AVANCE GROUP IN HOLLAND
ARKEA CAPITAL JOINS CICLAD IN YXELIA BUILDUP
The management of YXELIA is pleased to announce today the conclusion of the the acquisition by YXELIA of AVANCE Group in Holland, managed by Mr Ronald STOMP, and specialized in :
- The administration, security, optimization and virtualization of enterprise
networks.
- Applications packaging Services
- Managed Services
AVANCE, with 20 M€ of annual sales, delivers since its inception an exceptional profitability. Mr Ronald STOMP will bring part of his shares to be associated with YXELIA shareholders in the ongoing international buildup project in the fields of Networks & Telecom.
It is the third operation of the new group YXELIA, started in October 2014, after the acquisition of SETELIA and the launch of the subsidiary SETELIA BENELUX in Belgium in January 2015.
For this new operation, the investment fund FCPI ARKEA CAPITAL 1, managed by ARKEA CAPITAL INVESTISSEMENT, joins CICLAD in the financing of YXELIA, in association with the managers Carlos BEDRAN, Charbel SEBAALI and Malek OUADI.
« I am delighted to enter the Group in association with Carlos BEDRAN, sharing large ambitions for the 5 years to come, to allow the emergence of an international leader, capable of assisting its clients in the management of their telecom and network infrastructures with associated mobility issues, and the improvement of their productivity by a digital transformation» has declared Mr Ronald STOMP after the closing that took place on April 8th, 2015.
About Avance
AVANCE is a full service IT&networks partner with a complete range of services and solutions such as:
• Outsourcing of network specialists;
• Application packaging and virtualization;
• Migration projects;
• Business Intelligence.
AVANCE has offices in Brooklyn and Purmerend and has more than 250 professionals at work
Contacts : Yxelia - Carlos BEDRAN - +33 (0) 1 55 43 26 00 / email : carlos@yxelia.com
Avance – Ron STOMP - +31 88 199 10 00 / email : stomp@avance.nl
Paris, November 5th, 2014
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START OF THE BUILDUP YXELIA IN THE FIELD OF NETWORKS&COMMUNICATIONS BY THE MANAGERS OF SETELIA WITH CARLOS BEDRAN AND THE INVESTMENT FUND CICLAD
The management of SETELIA group (Charbel SEBAALI and Malek OUADI), Carlos BEDRAN and CICLAD fund are pleased to announce today the signing of an agreement to start a process of build-up in the fieldS of Networks and Telecommunications, aiming at growing a new international leader of consulting in Europe, North America, North Africa, the Middle East and the Gulf countries. The purpose of the new group will be to assist:
- Telecom operators and manufacturers and regulation authorities in the engineering, operations and certification of their fixed and mobile networks, and associated terminals, as well as the development of new offers to maximize their income.
- Any company in the administration, security, optimization and virtualization of its local networks and VPN, with mobility solutions, NFC payment, connected objects, etc..
The new group will now resume internal and external growth, offering to its customers in France and abroad, innovative and powerful solutions to help them improve their networks and connected devices.
Carlos BEDRAN will handle the operational management of the group, with the aim to accelerate the development and widen the service offering to strengthen its position as a major player in its sector. Charbel SEBAALI et Malek OUADI will be in charge of the management of the business in France and in the Middle-East.
"We are delighted to support this specialized expert group in its approach to consolidate its sector, and we are convinced of its potential for rapid international development, with a team already experienced in the process of build-up and LBO" declared Stéphane Billon and Julien GODARD, after the closing that took place on October 31, 2014.
About CICLAD
CICLAD is an independent private equity fund specializing in transmission operations and development, which has helped more than 135 SMEs since its inception in 1988.
Subscribers in funds managed by CICLAD are mostly institutional investors, none of which majority share; management team also invested in managed funds. The management company owned by its leaders, ensuring complete independence and freedom from conflicts of interest in its decisions. CICLAD invests in connection with transmission operations or development of SMEs carrying 10 to € 200 million in sales in all sectors and supports the management team in the business life.
For more information on Ciclad: www.ciclad.com
Contacts : Yxelia - Carlos BEDRAN - +33 (0) 1 55 43 26 00 / email : carlos@yxelia.com
Ciclad – Stéphane BILLON - +33 (0) 1 56 59 77 33 / email : sbillon@ciclad.com
Paris, April 8, 2015
ACQUISITION BY YXELIA OF AVANCE GROUP IN HOLLAND
ARKEA CAPITAL JOINS CICLAD IN YXELIA BUILDUP
The management of YXELIA is pleased to announce today the conclusion of the the acquisition by YXELIA of AVANCE Group in Holland, managed by Mr Ronald STOMP, and specialized in :
- The administration, security, optimization and virtualization of enterprise
networks.
- Applications packaging Services
- Managed Services
AVANCE, with 20 M€ of annual sales, delivers since its inception an exceptional profitability. Mr Ronald STOMP will bring part of his shares to be associated with YXELIA shareholders in the ongoing international buildup project in the fields of Networks & Telecom.
It is the third operation of the new group YXELIA, started in October 2014, after the acquisition of SETELIA and the launch of the subsidiary SETELIA BENELUX in Belgium in January 2015.
For this new operation, the investment fund FCPI ARKEA CAPITAL 1, managed by ARKEA CAPITAL INVESTISSEMENT, joins CICLAD in the financing of YXELIA, in association with the managers Carlos BEDRAN, Charbel SEBAALI and Malek OUADI.
« I am delighted to enter the Group in association with Carlos BEDRAN, sharing large ambitions for the 5 years to come, to allow the emergence of an international leader, capable of assisting its clients in the management of their telecom and network infrastructures with associated mobility issues, and the improvement of their productivity by a digital transformation» has declared Mr Ronald STOMP after the closing that took place on April 8th, 2015.
About Avance
AVANCE is a full service IT&networks partner with a complete range of services and solutions such as:
• Outsourcing of network specialists;
• Application packaging and virtualization;
• Migration projects;
• Business Intelligence.
AVANCE has offices in Brooklyn and Purmerend and has more than 250 professionals at work
Contacts : Yxelia - Carlos BEDRAN - +33 (0) 1 55 43 26 00 / email : carlos@yxelia.com
Avance – Ron STOMP - +31 88 199 10 00 / email : stomp@avance.nl
Carlos Bedran talking about Yxelia in the French broadcast "Les experts du soir" on BFM TV.
Setelia SAS
2 rue Volney
75002 Paris
Tel: +33 1 55 43 26 00
Fax: +33153013817
Email: info@setelia.com
Setelia CONSEIL
2 rue Volney
75002 Paris
Tel: +33 1 55432600
Fax: +33 1 55432610
Email: info@setelia.com
Setelia Benelux
Avenue Louise, 523
1050 Brussels-Belgium
Tel: +32 470 203 801
info@setelia.com
YXELIA
2 rue Volney
75002 Paris
Tel: +33 1 55 43 26 00
Fax: +33153013817
Email: contact@yxelia.com
Setelia Studio
Antablian Bldg. 2703
Damascus Road, Baabda
Lebanon
Tel: +961-5-955280
Email: info@setelia.com
Avance NL
Hoofdkantoor Breukelen
Straatweg 220,3621
BZ BREUKELEN
Tel: +31 88 1991 000
Email: ivdbroek@avance.nl
Setelia SAS
2 rue Volney
75002 Paris
Tel: +33 1 55 43 26 00
Fax: +33153013817
Email: info@setelia.com
Setelia CONSEIL
2 rue Volney
75002 Paris
Tel: +33 1 55432600
Fax: +33 1 55432610
Email: info@setelia.com
Setelia Studio
Antablian Bldg. 2703
Damascus Road, Baabda
Lebanon
Tel: +961-5-955280
Email: info@setelia.com
Avance NL
Hoofdkantoor Breukelen
Straatweg 220,3621
BZ BREUKELEN
Tel: +31 88 1991 000
Email: ivdbroek@avance.nl