EURAZEO_REGISTRATION_DOCUMENT_2017

PRESENTATION OF THE GROUP

Eurazeo Development

A significant ramp-up - development

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Headed by a dedicated team of specialists, Eurazeo Development has a twofold mission: seek investment opportunities to enhance, energize and coordinate, a strategic advantage in a highly competitive market, and raise funds to be used under Eurazeo’s growth strategy. Eurazeo has stepped up its activity in these two areas. Fundraising, to step up growth. In the past few years, Eurazeo has been able to develop investor partner fund management thanks to the maturity and performance of its investment teams. Leading European and international investors – pension funds, insurers and sovereign funds – authorize Eurazeo’s teams to invest among its assets, in a partnership that generates management and performance fees for the Group and creates new opportunities, greater investment capacity and a far-reaching international network. After the success of Eurazeo Capital II in December 2016, the, Eurazeo PME III fundraising was finalized in June 2017, to seize the many opportunities available on the French SME segment. Since 2011, numerous new investors have subscribed to the funds created by Eurazeo; the governance of our companies remains fully managed by the Group teams. At the end of December 2017,

the investor partner fund management activity represented €1.2 billion managed by Eurazeo, excluding Rhône and Idinvest, i.e. 17% of Eurazeo’s total assets. The objective is to pursue this ramp-up to reach a medium-term threshold of €3 billion. Intensified sourcing. With almost 513 potential targets identified, of which 54 were considered a priority, 2017 was an intense year. This substantial and quality deal flow stemmed from a dual strategy: an expanded scope for action and search. Eurazeo Development undertook major efforts to support U.S. market activity, focusing on growth sectors such as consumer goods and business services, particularly oriented towards technology and digital transformation. Eurazeo Development continued to enrich its business and partner networks in order to detect as early as possible its investment opportunities and identify well in advance the most attractive companies and sectors. To boost selectivity within a growing volume of opportunities, Eurazeo Development defined investment criteria to guide and filter its searches: priority is given to buoyant sectors that generate long-term structural growth (megatrends) in segments in whose market and economic model it excels, such as education and brands. p

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