Financial Advisor to Managers/Shareholders on mid-cap and small-cap deals

SODICA is part of the Crédit Agricole Group’s Private Equity & Finance Division. It specialises in advising companies on mid-cap transactions of up to €200m.

SODICA is primarily involved in five types of services:

1. Financial engineering: changes in ownership structure and fund-raising;
2. Disposals: sales of majority interests, asset disposals and spin-offs;
3. Acquisitions: targeted purchases, industry analysis and identification of opportunities;
4. Equity Capital Markets: IPOs, capital increases, public offers (takeover bids and public buyout offers) and pre-IPO investments;
5. Structuring: analysis and review, assessment, business plan validation and implementation of recommendations.

SODICA is active in most industries, both in France and abroad.

It is one of the leading mid-cap players on the market:

• Consulting on 21 transactions;
• No. 1 for value of LBO/Development Capital Consulting (among companies with market value < €50m) – Private Equity Magazine, March 2010;
• Ranked No. 2 for Financial Consulting in 2009 on the €0-150m segment – Magazine des Affaires, February 2010.

A unique asset: proximity to clients both regionally and internationally

SODICA’s regional offices throughout France, along with support from the Crédit Agricole Group’s networks, provide the company with in-depth intelligence on the regional economy. With location nearby its clients, SODICA is able to partner with them on their regional and national projects.

Internationally, SODICA gives its clients access to a network comprising its Asian subsidiary (SODICA Asia Ltd), its own correspondents in the USA and Europe, and the numerous foreign subsidiaries and partners of the Crédit Agricole Group.

SODICA ECM Mid-caps: equity market services for company leaders

SODICA ECM is the Crédit Agricole Group’s listing sponsor on Alternext. SODICA’s Equity Capital Markets team partners with its listed clients to prepare and perform issues of stocks and other equity securities (e.g. stock warrants, convertible bonds and bonds with redeemable share warrants) on NYSE Euronext and Alternext. It coordinates all aspects of takeovers and delisting procedures. The team also handles pre-IPO type capital raising with the potential to lead to direct listing, and organises IPOs from start to finish.

SODICA Entreprises: focused squarely on the small-caps segment

With its dedicated team, SODICA can offer specific solutions to small companies’ equity financing needs. It also provides a complete range of advisory services on small transactions (valued at €1-7m) via SODICA Entreprises. SODICA Entreprises’ secure e-RIS network gives it access to the clientele of Crédit Agricole’s Regional Banks, to whom it offers an exclusive brokerage service for arranging the introduction of potential buyers and sellers.

INTERACTIS: the structuring consultancy

INTERACTIS uses its structuring expertise to identify solutions to problems encountered by companies (cash flow crises, insufficient equity capital, exhaustion of economic models, etc.). It also provides services to profitable companies (reorganisation of assets, identification of potential partners, etc.).