The investment supports Relais Desserts' expansion plans, with Cerea Partners aiming to scale the company's boutique network across western France. The chocolatier, which generates approximately '15m in annual revenue, operates six boutiques in the Nantes region and a seventh in Japan. The transaction includes debt financing from CIC Ouest and Caisse Regionale Credit Mutuel Loire-Atlantique Centre Ouest, alongside participation from Caisse Regionale de Credit Agricole Mutuel Atlantique Vendee and Caisse d'Epargne et de Prevoyance Bretagne Pays de Loire. Relais Desserts is the seventh investment from Cerea Capital III, which completed its first close in 2022. The fund focuses on high-growth food industry businesses, with portfolio companies including automation specialist AB Process Ingenierie and bakery chain Sophie Lebreuilly. Subscribe to our Newsletter to increase your edge. Don't worry about the news anymore, through our newsletter you'll receive weekly access to what is...
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