AmaWaterways is a family-controlled company that has been organising luxury river cruises, mainly in Europe and for English-speaking holidaymakers since 2002. AmaWaterways operates 25 vessels that sail on the Danube, Rhine, Moselle, Main, Rhône, Seine and Garonne rivers, along with waterways in Belgium and the Netherlands, the Douro, the Mekong in Southeast Asia and the Chobe in Africa.

FFP invested $25m in AmaWaterways.

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Lineage is the world’s leading specialist cold chain logistics operator serving the food industry including producers, wholesalers and mass retailers. Its services extend beyond cold storage and include high-margin services spanning deep freezing, repackaging, outsourced order management and logistics. Lineage is one of the industry’s two main consolidators, with 42 acquisitions since 2008. After acquiring Preferred Freezer and Emergent Cold in 2019, the company now operates more than 270 sites in 10 countries in the United States, Europe and Asia. Lineage reported some $2.0 billion of revenue in 2019.
Around a third of US food production passes through a Lineage warehouse before reaching consumers.

FFP invested 25 M$ in Lineage in 2017, with a 15 M$ folllow-on investment in 2019 as part of a capital increase to finance the acquisition of Preferred Freezer.

Capsa Healthcare is a leading US producer of medical equipment, serving healthcare providers such as hospitals, clinics, nursing homes and pharmacies. The company designs, produces and sells medication carts (with or without mobile IT hardware), sterile preparation workstations and automated drug management systems. Capsa came about from a series of acquisitions carried out by its management since 2008, with the support of an American family and then Levine Leichtman Capital Partners.

FFP invested $17m in Capsa.

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Entoria (formerly Ciprés Assurances), founded in 2000, is now France’s second-largest wholesale insurance broker and 15th largest insurance broker overall. The firm designs and manages life/health and property/casualty insurance solutions for entrepreneurs and SMEs. Its solutions are distributed by a network of 9,000 independent brokers across France.
After acquiring Axelliance Groupe in 2018, Entoria has stepped up growth expanding both its offer in property/casualty, and its presence across France.

FFP invested €15m in CIPRÉS Assurances. 

Big Bottling Company produces and distributes carbonated and non-alcoholic beverages in Nigeria. Its main product is BIG (cola, lemon and orange flavours). The company was created when the AJE group – one of the largest beverage multinationals operating from over 20 countries in South America, Africa and Asia – spun off its Nigerian division.
Big Bottling Company directly employs 250 people at its plant near Lagos and its target production volume is around 40 million cases per year.

FFP invested $10m in the Big Bottling Company.

Asmodee, founded in 1995, produces and distributes board games and collectible cards. It is a world leader in its sector, with a presence in Europe, North America and China and almost 1,500 employees. Asmodee has a catalogue of 3,000 games and launches almost 300 new games each year. In 2019, Asmodee turned in like-for-like revenue of €575 million, up 16% year-onyear, of which more than 80% was earned outside France.

FFP invested €20m in Asmodee

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Transact is a US leading software & payment platform dedicated to higher education institutions. The company has built up a closed ecosystem that gives universities a simple way of collecting tuition fees, but also giving students access to all campus services and infrastructure via their student cards and smartphones (sports facilities, canteens, class attendance etc.).
Transact operates across more than 1,300 campuses in the United States and handles more than $40 billion of transactions every year.

FFP invested $15m in Transact.

The Lian is a leading brand e-commerce integrated services provider in China, focused on Asian and mid-sized cosmetics and skincare brands. The company, headquartered in Shanghai, is a B2B outsourcing partner for cosmetics brand (also called “Tmall partner”) allowing them to access the Chinese market through brand-authorized flagship stores, mainly on Tmall as well as other major online commerce and referencing platforms (JD.com, VIPShop, Little Red Book).

FFP invested $14m out of a total commitment of $20m.

2020 update coming soon

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