Zurflüh-Feller (Doubs – France) designs, manufactures and distributes components and accessories required for the production of roller shutters and industrial closing mechanisms.
On June 2022, Edify sold its entire shareholding in Zurflüh-Feller to a group of investors in partnership with the company’s leadership team.
| July 2008 Investment date | June 2022 Divestment date |
Lacroix Packaging (Jura – France) designs and manufactures wood, cardboard and plastic packaging for many food markets: cheeses, bakery, prepared foods, etc.
Edify acquired a 6.53% share in Lacroix Packaging capital on 30 June 2014.
This shareholding was sold on 10 September 2021.
| June 2014 Investment date | September 2021 Divestment date |
Sirem (Beynost near Lyon – France) is active in many niches where its expertise is recognised: motor solutions for pool covers, milk tank agitators, aqua fitness, gates and billboards.
On 8 September 2021, Edify sold its entire shareholding in Sirem to a group of investors with links to Sirem’s Management team.
| October 2008 Investment date | September 2021 Divestment date |
Cotherm (Vinay, Isère) designs, manufactures and distributes electromechanical thermostats and electronic controls for heating applications.
After six years as a shareholder, Somfy Participations sold its 65% stake in Cotherm in 2012 as part of an LBO, in which Somfy Participations contributed 10% alongside Siparex and the directors of the company.
Edify sold its 10% stake in Cotherm on 12 January 2019.
| May 2006 Investment date | December 2012 Partial disposal | January 2019 Divestment date |
House builder Babeau-Seguin (Melun, in the Seine and Marne region) is ranked fourth on the French market for individual homes.
Somfy initially held a 9.14% stake in this company.
A partial divesture was carried out on December 2011.
Edify sold its 1.39% stake in Babeau-Seguin on 12 December 2017.
| July 2008 Investment date | December 2011 Partial disposal | December 2017 Divestment date |
La Buvette is the Sofilab group’s key brand. Set up in 1947 in the Ardennes, a region of livestock farming and foundries, the La Buvette drinkers were traditionally made of cast iron. Today, La Buvette provides farmers with livestock watering systems, helping them save time and water and detect disease in their herds.
Edify acquired a 25% share in the Sofilab group capital on 21 December 2012.
This shareholding was sold on 27 July 2017.
| December 2012 Investment date | July 2017 Divestment date |
FAAC is an Italian company that supplies a complete range of systems and automatic controls for gates and garage doors. FAAC is one of the European leaders on its markets.
Somfy owned 34% of this company’s capital.
Somfy and FAAC uncoupled their capital ties on May 27, 2015.
| July 1990 Investment datel | May 2015 Divestment date |
Based in Culoz (Ain, France), CIAT is one of the leading European manufacturers of products for air conditioning, heat exchange, air purification and renewable energy heating systems.
Somfy acquired a 46.10% share in CIAT’s capital in July 2008. This shareholding was sold to the American group United Technologies Company in January 2015.
| July 2008 Investment date | January 2015 Divestment date |
agta record, based in Fehraltorf, Switzerland, is one of the leading European specialists in door automation (folding, sliding, sealed, secure, etc.). Its main customers are retailers, hospitals, manufacturers, airports and train stations. The group has four production sites located in Switzerland, France, the United States, and Germany. Its distribution network covers more than 50 countries, with a particularly strong presence in France, Germany, Switzerland and the UK.
In January 2011, Somfy Participations sold all the agta record shares it held.
| 2000 Investment date | February 2011 Divestment date |