Réponse

Design and works management

Réponse focuses on the shop-fitting execution of retail network concepts, with its main clients in the banking, services (post-offices, telecom operators), clothing, restaurants, nurseries and hotels sectors. Réponse provides a one-stop-shop solution, including engineering studies, project valuation, concept adaptation to smaller spaces, project management as general contractor. The company then subcontracts the execution of the building works and some of the furnishing-making to small specialised companies. Réponse operates in France and Italy, and has seven branch offices.

Date of capital investment

May 2008

Type of deal

2nd LMBO

Turnover

85m€

Number of employees

227

Date of transfer

December 2016

Type of transfer

Transfer to management
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