Septentrion Finance has advised Philippe Coudyser on the sale of Sonoss

Founded in 1984 in Lille, Sonoss designs, assembles, manufactures, distributes and rents a wide range of equipment - inclusing lighting, motorization and structures - for professionnals in the live performance and events industries. 

This transaction marks a new phase in the company's development, as Sonoss will benefit from the support of Canopée Industries to accelerate its growth in France and internationally, particularly for its own product range (Altimate), while preserving its autonomy, expertise and entrepreneurial spirit. 

Canopée Industries is a permanent investment company that acquires and holds high-quality and SMEs on a long-term and perpetual basis. Its investment approach is to provide portfolio companies with a secure and long-term shareholder structure, enabling them to preserve their entrepreneurial culture and pursue susbstainable growth with full operational independence. 

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Sell-side advisors :
 

• M&A : Septentrion Finance (Thibaut Bouchoir, Laurine Philbert, Hugo Carlier, Amélie Crépin)
• Legal : Lawgust Avocats (Vincent Léonard)
   

Buy-side advisors :
 

• Legal : Dune (Olivier Hugot, Emeline Mavoungou)
• Financial Due Diligence : Eight Advisory (Fabien Thieblemont, Lisa Colin)
• Financiers (banks) : CIC (Emilie Tonneau) et BPI France (Catherine Mesnard, Céline Dheilly)