Post by Adrien Choquet

🚀 Thrilled to announce that PDR-Team, the Franco-German leader in hail damage repair and paintless dent removal, has entered into an agreement to be acquired by Solvd Group, Allianz’s tech subsidiary dedicated to digital claims and repair management With operations across 8 countries, a network of bodywork shops and its groundbreaking AI-powered Colibri scanner, capable of generating a full 3D damage model in under a minute PDR-Team has built something truly remarkable. This acquisition strengthens Solvd and Allianz’s ambition to control the entire claims value chain, at a time when climate-related events are becoming more frequent and severe. ⛈️ A huge congratulations to the founders Nathanael Alain Michael ALAIN Arthur Vogel for what they have achieved and for this fantastic next chapter alongside ControlExpert, GT Motive and Innovation Group 👏 We are proud at Banque Hottinguer to have served as exclusive financial advisor to the shareholders of PDR-Team on this transaction. This deal marks a new insurtech reference for our team, advising founders in a strategic acquisition by one of the world’s largest insurers 🏦 📋 Sell-side advisors: - M&A: Banque Hottinguer - Sébastien Buffy, Benjamin Schmutz & Adrien Choquet - Legal M&A: White & Case LLP - Edouard Le Breton, Marc Petitier & Martin Berton - Financial due diligence: KPMG - Raphael Jacquemard, Maud L'Homme & Benjamin Patte 🔗 Solvd Group press release: https://lnkd.in/eb2heCAE #MergersAndAcquisitions #Insurance #Insurtech #ClaimsManagement #HailDamage #PDRTeam #Solvd #HottinguerCorporateFinance #BanqueHottinguer #DealAnnouncement