{"id":41457,"date":"2026-06-11T12:26:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T11:26:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alantra.com\/?post_type=ib-transaction&p=41457"},"modified":"2026-06-11T12:35:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T11:35:16","slug":"ipcom-portfolio-company-of-the-private-equity-fund-astorg-buy-side-advisory-le-froid-pecomark","status":"publish","type":"ib-transaction","link":"https:\/\/www.alantra.com\/de\/ib-transaction\/ipcom-portfolio-company-of-the-private-equity-fund-astorg-buy-side-advisory-le-froid-pecomark\/","title":{"rendered":"Alantra advises Astorg and IPCOM on IPCOM\u2019s signed agreement to acquire Le Froid Pecomark"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Paris<\/strong> – Alantra has acted as sole financial advisor to Astorg and its portfolio company IPCOM on IPCOM\u2019s signed agreement to acquire Le Froid Pecomark, a leading French distributor of refrigeration, HVAC, and heat pump solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The transaction represents a strategic add-on for IPCOM, strengthening its position in the French HVAC-R distribution market and expanding its technical capabilities and customer reach in Europe. Le Froid Pecomark brings a broad product portfolio, value-added technical services, customized assembly capabilities, and long-standing customer relationships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

IPCOM is the pan-European leader in the distribution and conversion of specialist insulation solutions, with activities across technical insulation, high-temperature solutions, passive fire protection, noise control, and building insulation products. The acquisition further supports IPCOM\u2019s expansion into HVAC-R and reinforces its development as a technical distribution platform across Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alantra originated the opportunity through its direct relationship with Le Froid Pecomark\u2019s shareholders and their advisory environment, ahead of a planned competitive auction process. Leveraging its knowledge of the HVAC-R and technical distribution market, as well as its long-standing relationship with Astorg, Alantra identified IPCOM as the ideal strategic partner and facilitated early bilateral discussions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alantra structured and managed the bilateral process, enabling IPCOM to secure exclusivity without entering a broader auction, while supporting valuation and transaction-term negotiations through signing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

J\u00e9r\u00f4me Breuneval<\/a>, Managing Director at Alantra, said: \u201cWe are pleased to have advised Astorg and IPCOM on this strategic add-on acquisition in the French HVAC-R distribution market. By originating the opportunity ahead of a formal auction and managing a bilateral process, Alantra helped IPCOM secure a transaction that strengthens its technical capabilities and European customer reach.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This transaction adds to Alantra\u2019s track record in HVAC\/R, technical distribution, and building products, including advising Inflexion-backed<\/a> Aspen Pumps Group on the acquisition of Malco Tools, advising Aspen<\/a> Pumps on its sale into Inflexion\u2019s multi-asset continuation vehicle, advising the shareholders of Sauermann<\/a> on its sale to Verder, and advising Aurelius<\/a> on the acquisition of Grafton\u2019s Youbuild and MPRO building materials merchant activities.<\/p>\n\n\n

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