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Set a target profile and get the strategic and financial buyers most likely to be relevant, ranked from verified European deal history. Deterministic scoring with published weights, defensible in a kickoff meeting. How the score works
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Country
Where the company operates from · 16 European markets
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Sector match
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Geography match
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Target: Eranova · ClimateTech · France · scored as ClimateTech · France, edit the profile above
How companies like this sold · 138 verified exits: 36% to sponsors, 62% to corporates and platforms, 2% via IPO.
Route shift since 2020: sponsors 35% (was 38%), corporates and platforms 62% (was 60%), IPO 3% (was 2%).
Recent deals in this marketAlkemia SGR closed Circle Group (2026) · Alter Equity closed Expliseat (2026) · Altor Equity Partners closed ElteraGruppen (2026) · Amethis closed ADEMAT (2026) · Aquila Capital funds closed Desfina Wind Farm (2026)
10 of the top 10 closed a deal in this space in the last 12 months.
Likely buyers · ClimateTech in France.
Memo view · print-readyRanked by fit on sector, geography, recency, current exposure and timing. Strength labels and tiers are published thresholds, not editorial picks.
Financial buyers 10
| # | Buyer | Match | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 · Very High · score 70+ | ||||||
| 1 | Ring Capital | 98Very High | ||||
| 2 | EQT | 89Very High | ||||
| 3 | Finorpa Gestion | 88Very High | ||||
| 4 | Idia | 87Very High | ||||
| 5 | UI Investissement | 86Very High | ||||
| 6 | UI Investissement + Bpifrance | 86Very High | ||||
| 7 | UI Investissement + GENEO Capital Entrepreneur + Management | 86Very High | ||||
| 8 | UI Investissement and Esfin Gestion | 86Very High | ||||
| 9 | UI Investissement, Esfin Gestion and Unexo | 86Very High | ||||
| 10 | Ardian | 85Very High | ||||
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