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Pinard Beauty Pack

Employees
180
Status
Current
Country
France
Strategy
Mid Cap
Entry
Jun-17
Fund
IK VIII

A developer and manufacturer of high-end bottles for the cosmetics and personal care markets

Founded in 1970, Pinard Beauty Pack (“the Company”), formerly Pinard Emballages, specialises in the design, development and manufacturing of high-end plastic bottles mainly for the cosmetics and personal care markets. The Company is recognised as a trusted supplier to several French and internationally prestige brands because of its technical know-how, product quality and service level.

A majority stake was acquired from its owners Thomas and Pierre-Olivier Pinard in June 2017.

What Attracted us to the Business

  • Outstanding growth track record
  • Technical and operational expertise
  • High quality team

Our Value Creation Strategy

We are working alongside management to:

  • Continue growing the Company organically through supporting existing customer base and gaining new customers in France and in export markets;
  • Address adjacent opportunities via a buy-and-build strategy to secure decoration capabilities, gain further technical capabilities or or build capacity in other geographies; and
  • Maintain operational excellence.

Quote from the Client

“We are pleased to partner with IK on this key step of the Company’s development. Their team shares our strategic vision and is a well-suited partner to support the future growth of the Company in France and abroad.”

Thomas Pinard, Chief Executive Officer, Pinard Beauty Pack

Investment Team

Dan Soudry

Managing Partner, Head of Mid Cap Strategy
Paris

Thibaut Richard

Director
Paris