Weekly Selection of Distressed M&A Opportunities in France

Published on Dec 5, 2025

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:
Sectors covered: Public works & utility networks – Airline catering – Bar turning & precision machining – General mechanics & heading – Mechanical machining & molding – Chemical products wholesale – Furniture & home décor – Gardening & DIY equipment – Childcare products – Nutrition, R&D & nutritional products – IT project coordination
 

MARRON TP

Key information:

  • Business activity: Public works company specializing in the construction of utility networks (electricity, telecommunications, energy)
  • Revenue: €26.4 million (2024)
  • Workforce: 294 employees
  • Location: Laon (02)
  • Deadline for submission of acquisition offers: January 6, 2026

ORLY AIR TRAITEUR

Key information:

  • Business activity: Company specializing in airline catering and meal services for airlines
  • Revenue: €58 million
  • Workforce: 375 employees
  • Location: Wissous (91)
  • Deadline for submission of acquisition offers: December 18, 2025

ETABLISSEMENTS MOLLIEX FRÈRES

Key information:

  • Business activity: Company specialized in bar turning and precision machining for industrial applications
  • Revenue: €11.2 million
  • Workforce: 28 employees
  • Location: Cluses (74)
  • Deadline for submission of acquisition offers: January 12, 2026

ETABLISSEMENTS LACROIX PONCET

Key information:

  • Business activity: General and precision machining; heading processes for the manufacture of screws and related products; purchase and sale of mechanical spare parts
  • Revenue: €3.3 million
  • Workforce: 14 employees
  • Location: Marignier (74)
  • Deadline for submission of acquisition offers: January 12, 2026

ACI D&N

Key information:

  • Business activity: Company specialized in bar turning of steel, aluminum and plastics; industrial mechanical and CNC turning; machining and grinding; stamping; molding; and parts sales
  • Revenue: €12.5 million
  • Workforce: 99 employees
  • Location: Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny (74)
  • Deadline for submission of acquisition offers: January 12, 2026

LANGUEDOC CHIMIE

Key information:

  • Business activity: Company specializing in the wholesale trading of chemical products
  • Revenue: €8.15 million
  • Workforce: 83 employees
  • Location: Narbonne (11)
  • Deadline for submission of acquisition offers: December 18, 2025

ALINEA

Key information:

  • Business activity: Retail chain specializing in furniture and home décor (27 stores including 8 franchises)
  • Revenue: €161 million
  • Workforce: 1,116 employees
  • Location: Aubagne (13)
  • Deadline for submission of acquisition offers: January 26, 2026

SAS BUILDER

Key information:

  • Business activity: B2B trading company for garden and DIY equipment sourced from China; research, design, development, and marketing of gardening products
  • Revenue: €16.6 million
  • Workforce: 6 employees
  • Location: Cugnaux (31)
  • Deadline for submission of acquisition offers: December 16, 2025

RENOLUX

Key information:

  • Business activity: Design (via in-house design office), manufacturing and marketing of a full range of childcare products
  • Revenue: €8.7 million
  • Workforce: 40 employees
  • Location: Charvieu-Chavagneux (38)
  • Deadline for submission of acquisition offers: January 9, 2026

FOOD INNOV

Key information:

  • Business activity: Consulting in innovation, R&D, industrial transfer and regulatory matters, with a strong specialization in nutrition; marketing of nutrition-oriented products, with or without nutrition and health claims, for private-label and other brands.
  • Workforce: 16 employees
  • Location: Nantes (44) – headquarters / Rennes (35) – secondary establishment
  • Deadline for submission of acquisition offers: January 16, 2026

SAS IT JONCTION LAB

Key information:

  • Business activity: Company specialized in coordinating IT projects
  • Revenue: €926,206
  • Workforce: No employees
  • Location: Cugnaux (31)
  • Deadline for submission of acquisition offers: December 16, 2025

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