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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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Sector
The target's industry family
Sub-sector
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Country
Where the company operates from · 16 European markets
Target size (EV)
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Sector match
Strict keeps only buyers with in-sector deals · Broad admits neighbouring sectors
Geography match
Strict requires deals in the country itself · Broad counts the rest of Europe
Target: Reflet Communication · E-commerce · France · scored as E-commerce · France, edit the profile above
How companies like this sold · 546 verified exits: 46% to sponsors, 52% to corporates and platforms, 1% via IPO, 1% other routes.
Route shift since 2020: sponsors 42% (was 51%), corporates and platforms 56% (was 47%), IPO 1% (was 2%).
Recent deals in this marketAltor Equity Partners closed ElteraGruppen (2026) · Amethis closed ADEMAT (2026) · Apax Partners closed Centor (2026) · Apax Partners (with NewAlpha) closed Centor (2026) · Apax Partners and Inova Capital closed Centor (2026)
10 of the top 10 closed a deal in this space in the last 12 months.
Likely buyers · E-commerce 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 | PAI Partners | 88Very High | ||||
| 2 | Bpifrance Investissement | 88Very High | ||||
| 3 | Finorpa Gestion | 88Very High | ||||
| 4 | Turenne Groupe | 87Very High | ||||
| 5 | EXTENDAM and Amante Capital | 87Very High | ||||
| 6 | Extendam | 86Very High | ||||
| 7 | Extendam, Amante Capital | 86Very High | ||||
| 8 | EQT | 85Very High | ||||
| 9 | NextStage AM | 85Very High | ||||
| 10 | NextStage AM, BNP Développement, Bpifrance and management | 85Very High | ||||
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