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EURAZEO TO INVEST IN 3P, A LEADING SOFTWARE PROVIDER OF PUBLIC PROCUREMENT AND POST PROCUREMENT SOLUTIONS IN BELGIUM AND FRANCE |
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2025 PRESS RELEASE EURAZEO TO INVEST IN 3P, A LEADING SOFTWARE PROVIDER OF PUBLIC PROCUREMENT AND POST PROCUREMENT SOLUTIONS IN BELGIUM AND FRANCE Paris, May 28 th , 2025 Eurazeo, through its Small-mid buyout team, has entered into exclusive negotiations relating to an investment in 3P, a leading software publisher specialized in procurement and post-procurement as well as asset management solutions for public-sector institutions. The transaction marks the eleventh investment for Eurazeo PME IV, the third outside France, and demonstrates the expertise of the Small-mid buyout strategy in supporting fast-growing European technology and services mid-market champions in their international expansion. Headquartered in Belgium and created in 2001, 3P offers a fully integrated platform with a subscription-driven revenue model designed to automate, secure and optimize tendering, procurement as well as post-procurement processes, while helping clients ensure compliance with the latest European, national and regional legislation and requirements. 3P’s products are used by 2,000+ public clients across Belgium and France and caters for the needs of diversified clients: municipalities, regional authorities, hospitals, universities, police forces, etc. 3P has showcased double-digit historical growth providing clients with mission-critical software enabling public entities to save time and optimize procurement processes while reducing administrative burden and ensuring compliance. Eurazeo will support and accelerate the company’s development by pursuing its European expansion strategy, which has been initiated in France by the historical shareholders: founders, 3d investors and ING who will all reinvest in the transaction alongside Eurazeo and the management team. Clément Morin, Managing Director Small-mid buyout, at Eurazeo: “We are thrilled to partner with 3P management team and historical shareholders on this next phase of growth. 3P is a perfect match to our ambition to support European software champions in both their organic and external growth. We now look forward to supporting the group by leveraging Eurazeo’s network, resources and experience, especially in cross-border M&A.“ Pascal Meyers, CEO of 3P: “We are very enthusiastic about the arrival of Eurazeo as majority shareholder. We are convinced that their strong expertise, network and European DNA will help us to accelerate our strong growth ambitions to become Europe’s premier public-sector procurement technology partner, based on further broadening our European footprint as well as leveraging our major investments in a next-gen ai-empowered cloud solution.” EURAZEO 66, rue Pierre Charron – 75008 Paris www.eurazeo.com 1/3 May 2025 PRESS RELEASE The reinvesting shareholders: The founders, 3d investors, and ING are thrilled to welcome Eurazeo as 3P's majority shareholder, reinforcing their confidence in 3P's future through a significant reinvestment. There is a shared conviction that Eurazeo's expertise as a leading IT investor will empower 3P to solidify its position in Belgium, and France and expand throughout Europe. They are fully committed to supporting 3P's management team and Eurazeo in scaling 3P's highly efficient GovTech public procurement platform throughout Europe. ABOUT EURAZEO • Eurazeo is a leading European investment group with €36.8 billion in diversified assets under management, including €27 billion on behalf of institutional and retail clients through its private equity, private debt, real estate and infrastructure strategies. The Group supports more than 600 mid-market companies, leveraging the commitment of its 400- strong workforce, its in-depth sector expertise, its privileged access to global markets through 13 offices across Europe, Asia and the United States, and its re sponsible approach to value creation based on growth. The company's institutional and family shareholding structure, and its solid financial structure, ensure its long-term viability. • Eurazeo has offices in Paris, New York, London, Frankfurt, Berlin, Milan, Madrid, Luxembourg, Shanghai, Seoul, Singapore, Tokyo and São Paulo. • Eurazeo is listed on Euronext Paris. • ISIN: FR000121121 - Bloomberg: RF FP - Reuters: EURA.PA. ABOUT 3D INVESTORS • 3d investors is a Belgian long-term family-owned investment company that builds great businesses in partnership with entrepreneurs and management teams in Belgium and the Netherlands • The company always operates based on its core values: entrepreneurship, empathy, integrity, passion, and agility • 3d investors is a stable, long-term shareholder in several listed companies (including KBC, Ackermans & van Haaren, Atenor, and Barco) and in privately held companies (such as Studio 100, Zenitel, Jati&Kebon, in-Lite Care Cosmetics and DSIT). EURAZEO 66, rue Pierre Charron – 75008 Paris www.eurazeo.com 2/3 May 2025 PRESS RELEASE ABOUT ING CORPORATE INVESTMENTS • ING Corporate Investments is an integral part of ING Groep, a global financial institution listed on Euronext, providing retail and wholesale banking services across more than 100 countries. • Specializing in private equity, ING Corporate Investments partners with small and medium - sized enterprises (SMEs) primarily in the Benelux region, managing over EUR 500 million in assets under management (AUM). • ING Corporate Investments empowers entrepreneurs, family-owned businesses, and management teams to realize their international growth ambitions by offering tailored equity solutions, strategic guidance, and access to ING’s extensive global network. EURAZEO CONTACT PRESS CONTACT Coralie Savin Mael Evin (France) GROUP CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER HAVAS csavin@eurazeo.com mael.evin@havas.com +33 (0)6 86 89 57 48 +33 (0)6 44 12 14 91 Pierre Bernardin David Sturken (UK) MANAGING DIRECTOR – HEAD OF H/ADVISORS MAITLAND INVESTOR RELATIONS david.sturken@h-advisors.global ir@eurazeo.com +44 (0) 7990 595 913 +33 (0)1 44 15 01 11 EURAZEO 66, rue Pierre Charron – 75008 Paris www.eurazeo.com 3/3 |