De Gaulle Fleurance advises Van Lys Bank, the investment bank of Caisse d’Epargne Hauts-de-France, on the financing of Spacinov’s first LBO

Deals 8 July 2026

Banking and financing law Banking & Finance New Technologies, Digital and Telecoms

De Gaulle Fleurance has advised Van Lys Bank, the investment bank of Caisse d’Epargne Hauts de France, on the financing of the first LBO of Spacinov, the company behind the Spacivox SaaS platform. This transaction marks the entry of Quilvest Capital Partners as a shareholder in the company to support its development in France and internationally.

Founded in Lille, Spacinov operates Spacivox, a SaaS platform dedicated to the management of B2C debt collection. Quilvest Capital Partners’ entry as a major shareholder forms part of an initial LBO/MBO designed to support the company’s growth ambitions. This partnership is intended, in particular, to support the platform’s development, investment in artificial intelligence and the company’s expansion into new markets.

De Gaulle Fleurance acted with Van Lys Bank in structuring and negotiating the financing documentation for this LBO transaction. This transaction illustrates the dynamism of private equity deals in the software sector and the essential role of bank financing in supporting technology companies with high growth potential.

Van Lys Bank was assisted by lawyers from De Gaulle Fleurance: May Jarjour, partner, and Louis Ngamou, associate.

About Van Lys Bank

Van Lys Bank is the investment banking of Caisse d’Epargne Hauts de France, a leading banking institution for the past 200 years in the northern part of Paris. It is a 100% regional bank owned by its customers and certified as a B Corp. It is a member of the BPCE Group. As a bank for everyday life, an insurer and a partner in its clients’ projects and success, it employs 3,000 staff across 300 branches and 8 business centres to support 1.1 million retail clients and 43,000 business and corporate clients. It has 400,000 members and works closely with local authorities, social and solidarity economy organisations, social housing bodies and property professionals. It has total net banking income of €687.5 million (2024). Caisse d’Epargne Hauts de France also offers a wide range of specialist services: corporate banking, structured finance, growth capital, M&A, private banking, and the agriculture, healthcare and impact sectors. Through its property arm, Foncière L’Etoile du Nord, Caisse d’Epargne invests in long-term property assets. Together with Nagelmackers, a Belgian institution active in the personal and private banking market since 1747, and its subsidiaries Caisse d’Epargne Belgium and Caisse d’Epargne Nederland, Caisse d’Epargne Hauts de France is positioned as a leading international banking player in Belgium and the Netherlands.