ERI announces the acquisition of Catelia

ERI announces the acquisition of Catelia, a leading company specializing in catenary studies, works and protection.

This technical acquisition complements ERI’s historical infrastructure offering and strengthens its position as a preferred partner to its clients, helping them design, deploy and keep their low-carbon transport systems in operational condition.
“The alliance with Catelia marks a new step in the strategic development of the ERI Group: it opens up attractive business opportunities by broadening our portfolios, allows the combined group to meet our clients’ growing demand for multi-trade services, and accelerates our diversification into safety, electrical protection, lockout and grounding activities. This is a key milestone in building a player with greater weight in the French rail market, thanks to the pooling of our specialized production capabilities as much as to our ability to take on other partnership projects together,” says François Lhoutellier, Chairman of ERI.
For Fabien Lannoo, Founder of Catelia, “joining the ERI Group will allow Catelia to reach a new level in its development, backed by a group of significant size specializing in infrastructure trades: beyond the commercial and technical synergies, this combination is a tremendous growth accelerator for Catelia’s activities.”
Didier Gaudoux, Partner at Latour Capital, adds: “The acquisition of Catelia was an opportunity in line with ERI’s strategic plan, which is to strengthen its offering in high value-added technical trades. We are delighted to welcome the Catelia team to ERI and to work on the many commercial synergies between the two businesses.”

About Latour Capital 
Latour Capital is an independent French management company with an entrepreneurial culture and strong operational experience. With more than €1.5 billion under management, it is an active investor, working alongside the management of its portfolio companies. It invests primarily in companies with strong growth potential, in France and internationally. 
www.latour-capital.fr 

About ERI 
Founded in 1957, ERI is a multi-technical company serving buildings and infrastructure in the Île-de-France region, based in Fontenay-sous-Bois (94). It provides project owners with electrical engineering services (power and low-current systems) and technical building trades. ERI works on the renovation, maintenance and refurbishment of all types of buildings, for clients that are mainly public and semi-public organizations. 
www.eri.fr