Weekly Selection of Distressed M&A Opportunities in France

Published on Jun 5, 2026

Soulier Bunch regularly assists French and international buyers, turnaround funds, and investors in the acquisition of companies or assets under court supervision, providing support with file review, site visits, data room access requests, due diligence, coordination with the court-appointed officers, preparation and structuring of acquisition offers.
 
We also carry out targeted monitoring to identify opportunities aligned with our clients’ strategic objectives, based on predefined criteria (industry, size, revenue, geographical area, etc.).
 
Weekly selection:   Electrical Cable Trading and Distribution – Immersive Solutions and Extended Reality (XR) – Technical Fit-Out and Building Finishing Solutions – Home Furnishings and Decoration – Cold Chain Equipment – Professional Basketball – Medical Care and Rehabilitation – Data Management and Document Services – Customer Loyalty and Purchasing Power Solutions – Trading and Rental of Shipping Containers – Private 5G Networks – Business Media and Economic Press – Industrial Mechanics and Precision Machining – Meat Processing and Preservation – Organic Food Distribution 
 
 

PROCABLEC

Key features:

Activity:Trading of electrical cables

Revenue:€54.2M

Workforce:37 employees

Location:Le Bourget and Mantes-la-Ville

Deadline for submission of offers: June 10, 2026

 

ARTEFACTO

Key features:

Activity: Publisher of immersive software solutions (SaaS) and XR integrator for industry, training and sales. Clients include EDF, VEOLIA, DALKIA, NAVAL GROUP, PAPREC, SUEZ and other major industrial groups.

Revenue: €1.4M

Workforce: 13 employees

Location: Betton (35)

Deadline for submission of offers: June 15, 2026

 

INDUSTRIAL GROUP SPECIALIZING IN BUILDING FIT-OUT SOLUTIONS

Key features:

Activity: Industrial group specializing in the manufacture of modular partitions, suspended ceilings, controlled-environment rooms and building fit-out solutions. Two companies are currently under judicial reorganization proceedings (holding company and subsidiary), alongside six solvent subsidiaries operating in France and abroad.

Revenue: €26.1M (consolidated)

Workforce: 143 employees

Deadline for submission of offers: June 19, 2026

 

HOME FURNISHINGS AND DECORATION RETAIL CHAIN

Key features:

Activity: Import and distribution of home furnishings, decorative products, tableware, furniture and consumer goods, offering competitively priced products to private customers, notably through a strong social media presence. Two stores.

Revenue: Échirolles store: €530K ; Bourg-en-Bresse store: €150K

Workforce: 22 employees

Location: Échirolles and Bourg-en-Bresse

Deadline for submission of offers: June 20, 2026

 

COMPANY SPECIALIZING IN COLD CHAIN EQUIPMENT

Key features:

Activity: Design, manufacture and distribution of refrigeration and cooling equipment for logistics and packaging applications.

Revenue: €832K

Workforce: 8 employees

Location: Calais (62)

Deadline for submission of offers: June 19, 2026

 

ESSM LE PORTEL

Key features:

Activity: Professional basketball club ESSM Le Portel (SASP), competing in the French Pro A division since 2016.

Revenue: €2.9M

Workforce: 24 FTEs, including 7 permanent employees

Location: Le Portel (Hauts-de-France)

Deadline for submission of offers: June 17, 2026

 

MEDICAL CARE AND REHABILITATION CLINIC

Key features:

Activity: Medical care and rehabilitation clinic comprising 136 inpatient beds and 10 day-hospital places. Two operating authorizations: general rehabilitation care and digestive/endocrinology/diabetology/nutrition rehabilitation care.

Revenue: €6.6M

Workforce: 90 employees – 75.78 FTEs

Location: Eguilles (13)

Deadline for submission of offers: June 8, 2026

 

COMPANY SPECIALIZING IN LOYALTY AND PURCHASING POWER SOLUTIONS

Key features:

Activity: French company specializing in purchasing power and customer loyalty solutions – diversified activities including remote gift card sales, mobile telephony services and dietary supplements.

Revenue: €2.6M

Workforce: 5 employees

Location: Sillingy (74)

Deadline for submission of offers: June 16, 2026

 

LA COMPAGNIE FRANÇAISE DU CONTENEUR

Key features:

Activity: Container trading business specializing in the sale and rental of shipping containers.

Revenue: €6.4M

Workforce: 9 employees (including 5 apprentices)

Location: Villeurbanne (69)

Deadline for submission of offers: June 23, 2026

 

OBVIOS

Key features:

Activity: Development and commercialization of private 5G network software solutions. Clients operate in the industrial, defense, healthcare, media and agricultural sectors.

Revenue: €5.1M

Workforce: 42 employees

Location:Cesson-Sévigné (35) and Lannion (22)

Deadline for submission of offers: June 25, 2026

 

MANCHE ATLANTIQUE PRESSE – LE JOURNAL DES ENTREPRISES

Key features:

Activity: Business news publication through print and online media platforms (approximately 5,000 subscribers).

Revenue: €2M

Workforce: 54 permanent employees and 33 freelance contributors

Location: National / Regional

Deadline for submission of offers: June 18, 2026

 

COMPANY SPECIALIZING IN INDUSTRIAL MECHANICS AND PRECISION MACHINING

Key features:

Activity: Industrial mechanics and custom machining services including milling, turning and metal fabrication. Recognized expertise serving major clients in the railway, agricultural, food processing and industrial manufacturing sectors. Machinery fleet primarily owned outright.

Revenue: €1.1M

Workforce: 8 employees

Location: Tours (37)

Deadline for submission of offers: June 30, 2026

 

ABATTOIRS GESLER

Key features:

Activity: Processing and preservation of butcher's meat. Slaughtering, cutting and curing activities. Strategic market position and loyal customer base within the traditional butcher trade.

Revenue: €45M (21 months)

Workforce: 45 employees

Location: Haut Valromey (01)

Deadline for submission of offers: July 6, 2026

 

LEADING DISTRIBUTOR OF ORGANIC FOOD PRODUCTS

Key features:

Activity: Leading distributor of organic food products. Customers include major retail chains and public-sector buyers.

Revenue: €29.7M

Workforce: 43 employees

Location: Nationwide distribution network – Southeastern France

Deadline for submission of offers: June 30, 2026


 For further information, please do not hesitate to contact the Head of our Restructuring & Insolvency Practice Mohamed Bouzenada.