{"id":17036,"date":"2022-03-22T12:11:56","date_gmt":"2022-03-22T11:11:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.joffeassocies.com\/atelier-de-recherches-de-conceptions-completes-an-mbi\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T16:22:44","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T14:22:44","slug":"atelier-de-recherches-de-conceptions-completes-an-mbi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joffeassocies.com\/en\/atelier-de-recherches-de-conceptions-completes-an-mbi\/","title":{"rendered":"Atelier de Recherches &#038; de Conceptions completes an MBI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfnews.net\/L-actualite\/LBO\/Operations\/MBI\/Atelier-de-Recherches-de-Conceptions-ficele-un-MBI-396155\">CFNEWS article by Houda El Boudrari, published on March 14, 2022, at 6:16 p.m.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Nearly 35 years after its founding, Atelier de Recherches &amp; de Conceptions (ARC) is changing hands, with founder Eric Lechevalier handing over to St\u00e9phane Houette, a former head of the Industry practice at Capgemini Consulting.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The MBI is supported by a minority investment from Normandie Participations, which invested at the lower end of its \u20ac500,000 to \u20ac5 million range dedicated to growth and succession transactions. \u201cWe initiated the introduction between the seller and St\u00e9phane Houette, who had the strongest profile to drive the development and ensure the long-term future of this local industrial gem,\u201d says Matthieu Rabeisen, Investment Director at the regional investor, which was established by the Normandy regional council and has \u20ac100 million in investment capacity<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>\u20ac6 Million in sales, half of It generated through exports<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Based in Offranville, in the Seine-Maritime department, ARC (Atelier de Recherches &amp; de Conceptions) designs and manufactures standard and custom tying and baling machines and production lines, primarily for meat processors, market gardeners, and horticultural growers.<br \/>\nFounded in 1988 as an engineering firm serving the motorsport industry, the Normandy-based company specialized in knotting machinery in 1989 and joined the small circle of baling-machine manufacturers. In this niche market, which has only a handful of players across Europe, the French SME has already established itself as a significant player, generating \u20ac6 million in sales.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>St\u00e9phane Houette, Atelier de Recherches et de Conceptions (ARC): \u201cWhat attracted me to the company was its ability to innovate and to meet its customers\u2019 specific needs as closely as possible,\u201d says St\u00e9phane Houette, who was also won over by ARC\u2019s eco-friendly approach, with its products seen as an alternative to plastic packaging. 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