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Lexcom has assisted WeSpecialty, a Managing General Agent (MGA) specialised in specialty insurance (transport and political risks) with the acquisition of Cogeas, a MGA also operating in transport risks (hull, cargo, marine liability), from Diot-Siaci. This acquisition allows WeSpecialty, which has historically been positioned on the market of large international companies, to diversify through complementarity with small and medium-sized French assureds. This operation also leads WeSpecialty to double its global annual premium volume to over 40 m€, becoming one of the leading MGAs operating in the specialty insurance sector in Europe.

Lexcom tax team has assisted BlackFin Capital Partners Funds for the acquisition of a majority stake in Groupe CIR, French leader in design, structuring and distribution of savings products based on underlying city-center real estate. Groupe CIR (CIR, Urban Premium and Agarim) markets more than 1250 investment packages a year through a network of over 800 banking partners and asset management advisors, boosting its revenue to over €250 million.

Lexcom's tax team assisted BlackFin Capital Partners and GFP Gestion, which continued its external growth with the acquisition of AGGEMA (€3.5m turnover), a subsidiary of the Mutuelle Bleue insurance group, specialising in delegated management for third parties in health and group provident funds. GFP Gestion thus strengthens its position as the leading independent delegated management company in France, serving nearly 2 million protected persons.

Lexcom's tax team has assisted BlackFin Capital Partners and the Dutch group CED, specialized in claims management, in the acquisition from the Prunay group of Eurexo, a company specializing in property and casualty (fire, accident, miscellaneous risks) claims adjustment, with a turnover of approximately €65 million. This operation creates a company with 1,900 employees in 13 countries and a combined turnover of €200 million.

Lexcom tax team (Sonia Bonnabry - Raphaële Cuq) has assisted BlackFin Capital Partners Funds for the acquisition of a majority stake in GFP, a leader in healthcare and provident insurance delegation markets, with 1.7 million people insured. This operation was followed by GFP's acquisition of management company Cetim from wholesale brokering leader April with a network of 15,000 partner brokers. With this acquisition, Cetim and GFP will become the largest independent delegated management platform in France, with over 2 million people covered. The new group will support major insurance companies, provident institutions, mutual insurance companies and numerous brokerage firms in the management of group and individual health and provident contracts.

Lexcom tax team has assisted BlackFin Capital Partners Funds and Consultim Group on the full tax issues of this deal (tax due diligence and negotiation of the tax clauses of the documentation). Finple is a crowdfunding platform created in 2013 located in Nantes. Finple manages over 10,000 investments in equity and convertible bonds.

Sonia Bonnabry and Raphaële Cuq have advised BlackFin Capital Partners funds on all the tax matters relating to this investment (tax due diligence, structuring and negotiation of the tax clauses of the documentation). Consultim Group is the leading independent distribution platform of managed properties for retail investors in France.

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