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THE FOUNDER: BRUNO LAMPE
BL HORIZON
BL Horizon assists small and medium-sized companies that base their growth on digital businesses (ESN), and on operations related to consulting and corporate financial strategy.
We take part in all M&A and capital raising operations:
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Transfer to a strategic buyer,
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Majority or minority sale to an LBO or private equity fund,
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Raising funds in venture capital or development capital,
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Refinancing, raising of bonded or bank debt,
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Acquisitions.
BL Horizon is also involved in all stages of the company’s lifecycle: Venture, Growth Capital, LBO, MBO, M&A …
Its specialisation in the sectors of new technologies and digital innovations enables it to fully grasp the underlying ecosystems of its clients. As a result, BL Horizon is relevant from the start of the process, i.e.: the transaction, the production of key information, the intermediation of the right counterparties and finally the valuation framework.
This approach combining financial engineering and sectoral knowledge enables BL Horizon to make the most accurate and coherent appraisal of a project’s feasibility. For this purpose, the selection of files becomes essential.
BL Horizon is also a structure for investments and operational equity participations in the sectors of new technologies (IT) & major digital innovations, through investment funds or direct co-investment alongside the entrepreneur.
THE FOUNDER
BRUNO LAMPE
“With more than fifteen M&A transactions completed and building on the diversity of the implemented operations: Fund Entry and Exit, Shareholders’ Agreement / governance, Acquisitions-Mergers, Transfer of business assets, Acquisition through court settlement, MBO/LBO, Industrial Transfer..., I’m convinced that acquired experience & entrepreneurial DNA are some of the many assets that will accompany you as you successfully realise your ambitions!
These days, a relevant business model is not enough! Indeed, disruptive offers, speed of execution, financing of acceleration & innovation must draw upon a variety of levers, that can be provided by investment funds, family offices and business angels. This is crucial for any start-up that aspires to becoming a unicorn!
The values of BL Horizon are based on an entrepreneurial culture and a deep respect for the economic, environmental and human ecosystem. Staying true to these values enables us to meet the challenges of tomorrow’s technological, societal and environmental changes, while seizing the many resulting opportunities for value creation.
Each company is unique. As such, the accompaniment must be tailor-made and be backed up with a very strong attentive and meticulous involvement. To achieve this, BL Horizon favours close proximity to the managing shareholder and her/his teams, while guaranteeing strict confidentiality.”
Bruno Lampe
Entrepreneur - Business Angel
CO-CREATION
APX
2000
CO-CREATION
APX
2000
CO-CREATION
APX
2000
CO-CREATION
APX
2000
CO-CREATION
APX
2000
CO-CREATION
APX
2000
OUR REFERENCES
CO-CREATION
APX
ACOMI contributes its shares to APX as part of the creation of a national IT player
2000
FUNDRAISING
SIPAREX - BPI
APX calls on development capital by raising €2.3 million from SIPAREX (Growth & Development), and Avenir Entreprise.
2002
MERGER-ACQUISITION
APX-SYNSTAR
Merger of APX with Synstar by exchange of shares to create a national data management leader with a turnover of €90 million and 350 employees, 75% of whom are located outside of Paris. Entry stake by Development and Partnership.
2005
ACQUISITION
THOR - AJM - CIGEM
Takeover of Thor (Unix system), Ajm (Mainframe) and Cigem through settlement at the Court of Lyon.
2006
ACQUISITION
GÉTRONICS - DECAN
Acquisition of Gétronics France and Gétronics Decan from the Dutch group Gétronics BV (25,000 employees in 43 countries).
2007
ACQUISITION
SCHÉDIR
Acquisition of Schédir, a specialist in information systems security.
2008
ACQUISITION
KAPPA - SYSTÉMAT
Acquisition of the business assets of Systémat (Managed Services) and purchase of Kappa, a company specialising in the virtualization of DataCentres and workstations.
2010
SALE
DECAN À AUSY
Sale of the SW and TMA development activity to Ausy / Randstad Group.
2011
SALE
APX MAINTENANCE
TO SPIE ICS
Sale of the workstation maintenance business to SPIE ICS and refocusing on DataCentres and Data.
2012
LBO
APX
CIC-BNP-SG
The funds Siparex, Development and Partnership and Avenir Entreprise sell their equity interests in APX to the managers with a banking pool made up of the CIC, BNP and Société Générale. Cap Horn Finance subscribes to the APX capital increase.
2012
MBO
APX
CIC - BNP - CE - CAPHORN
The managers of APX arrange a senior debt with banks (CIC, BNP and Caisse d’Epargne) in order to strengthen their stake in APX with CAP Horn Finance.
2013
INDUSTRIAL SALE
APX
TO VINCI ENERGIES/AXIANS
The managers of APX sell 100% of the capital to Vinci Energies and join Axians, the IT brand of the Vinci group.
2015
ACQUISITION
ANYWAY - CÉRIEL - APPEX - SÉTRA
APX, now Axians Cloud Builder, acquires Anyway (Data specialist) in February 2019, Cériel (Normandy integrator) in June 2019, APPEX (AI and DataAnalytics) in January 2020 and Sétra (Database virtualization) in December 2020.
2019-2020
OUR COMMITMENTS
BL Horizon supports high-potential SMEs by providing them with equity capital in order to accelerate their growth and facilitate their transfer, while adhering to a social and environmental responsibility approach.
It is for this reason that our commitment includes ESG issues, which are operational components in their own right, genuine levers for transforming companies and for strengthening the cohesion of the human capital around meaningful objectives.
A good grasp and appropriate management of these aspects help companies to control their strategic and operational risks, to reinforce their robustness, as well as the resilience of their activities, while bringing development opportunities.
We believe that addressing these pillars in any responsible investment is an essential component of our long-term success.
