Philippe Lambert

MFGI is a private equity investment manager specialized in LBO operations and following a buy-and-build investment approach. The firm focuses on small and medium-sized companies with 3 to 100 million Euros in turnover, facing corporate succession or shareholding restructuring issues. They invest across sectors and throughout France, favoring Lyon and the surrounding Rhône-Alpes region. MFGI co-invests with third-party private equity firms. They foster the rapid growth of their investee companies, in particular through acquisitions within the same sector. Their objective is to create a market leading group. The firm has invested in sectors including the food industry, B2B distribution, industrial technology, interior building products and services. The firm seeks board representation and takes an active role in strategic and financial management. They generally seek to establish synergistic relationships with the management team in place. However they may temporarily outsource operational management, or recruit a new management team. MFGI's targeted exit horizon is five to seven years.