Meanings Capital Partners announces the acquisition of a majority stake in JEMS Group, a Big Data expert and the leading data industry player. Meanings is investing via its new fund, Meanings Private Equity Fund IV, alongside JEMS's executives, Jacques Benhamou and Nicolas Laroche, as well as the company's managers, and with Amundi PEF and Africinvest, with the ambition of becoming the European leader in Big Data.
JEMS has a presence in France across 13 regional cities, as well as in Switzerland, Belgium, Spain, Romania, Morocco, and Tunisia. At the end of 2022, the group employed 745 staff and generated a turnover of 74 million euros. JEMS' clients include CAC 40 companies such as BNP Paribas, LVMH, Renault, Safran, Veolia, as well as BPI France, Covea, Enedis, France Télévisions, Pathé, and SNCF.
JEMS est un groupe one-stop shop whose job involves creating, managing, and exploiting companies' data assets. The offering covers all dimensions of Big Data, a megatrend sector enjoying annual sector growth of over 15%. Jems' teams collect, organise, and model client data as part of the development of strategic or highly profitable applications. The ultimate goal for JEMS' clients is to exploit and analyse their data.Data scientism and analytics) and allow them to autonomously drive, automate, and generate actions (Artificial intelligence).
Jems’ difference lies in its bespoke services that transform company data into real assets. For example, JEMS identifies the client’s needs in terms of data et créé des User Stories specific. The group advises its clients on the architecture of the data and the choice of tools that will be used, sets up platforms data And maps data and usage. JEMS also deploys specific environments and services for its clients, and knows how to implement use cases for the data with AI.
In summary, thanks to a unique methodology, JEMS is a specialist in data heritage and data product manufacturing.data manufacturingideally located on the critical path for the implementation of robots and artificial intelligence systems.
Meanings aims to support Jems in achieving a leading European position in services Data manufacturing and make it the benchmark in terms of Green IT and responsible digital.
This development will be achieved through organic growth and build-ups, both in France and internationally (particularly in Western Europe), with several acquisitions planned by 2027.
JEMS has always been mindful of sustainable development considerations when implementing data platforms. Meanings' contribution will enable JEMS to accelerate its approach and consolidate its position as a key player in responsible digital technology, particularly through its commitments. SBTI. With talent also being key to the company's development, which is already recognised as an exemplary employer by «Great Place to Work», work is also planned to maintain and redefine employee value proposition standards.
Jacques Benhamou (Chairman) and Nicolas Laroche (CEO), testify: « We are delighted to welcome Meanings Capital Partners to Jems's shareholding. This new phase strengthens our Ambition to become a European leader in data industrialisation. Meanings' support will allow us to accelerate our development in aspects such as strategic, financial, external growth, and sustainability. »
André Renaison (Partner) and Guillaume Wolff (Director of Investments) from Meanings Capital Partners, highlight: « We are delighted to be partnering with Jacques and Nicolas, and their teams. They have achieved remarkable historical growth and a successful strategic repositioning of their group. We share the ambition to accelerate this growth, building on their expertise in IT Services and proprietary software components. We thank them for their trust, as well as the divesting funds Pechel and Omnes, and our investment partners Amundi PEF and Africinvest. ».
