CFI advised Groupe Bertrand on its acquisition of Groupe Frères Blanc from Qualium Investissement

Paris – CFI is pleased to announce that it acted as the exclusive corporate finance advisor to Groupe Betrand on its acquisition of Groupe Frères Blanc from Qualium Investissement, part of Caisse des dépôts.

Founded in 1997 by Mr. Olivier Bertrand, Groupe Bertrand generates annual system-wide sales of over €1.7Bn. It has developed complementary expertise and now encompasses thirty brands organized in five business units: luxury restaurants (Angelina, Brasserie Lipp, Arcady’s), Parisian restaurants (La Gare, L’Ile, Ô Restaurant, Les Deux Stations, Volfoni, Auteuil), fast food (Groupe Bertrand is Burger King® France’s majority shareholder and has recently acquired fast food chain Quick, operating 495 restaurants), theme restaurants (Au Bureau, Café Leffe, Irish Corner, Charlie Birdy) and concessions and events (Château de Versailles, Musée Picasso, Atelier Renault, Cité des Sciences, Printemps Haussmann).

Groupe Frères Blanc operates 15 prestigious restaurants and brasseries in France and Luxembourg, including renowned and legendary Parisian institutions such as L’Alsace, La Lorraine or Au Pied de Cochon and generating revenues of around 70M€.

CFI served as the exclusive financial advisor to Groupe Bertrand on its acquisition of Groupe Frères Blanc from Qualium Investissement, and was actively involved in all aspects of the transaction, including its financing. The transaction was closed on 17 February 2016.

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