Independent private equity firm InfraVia Capital Partners has acquired an 80 percent stake in Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA), a subsidiary of the Louis-Dreyfus Company. LDA now plans to invest some EUR1 billion (USD1.18 billion) in the fleet and new technologies. Moreover, Samira Draoua has also joined LDA as ceo.
InfraVio Capital Partners has acquired an 80 percent majority stake in LDA through its IntraVia European Fund VI, with the Louis-Dreyfus family retaining a 20 percent share and Edouard Louis-Dreyfus remaining president of the group.
In addition, Louis Dreyfus Armateurs will soon be renamed LD Armateurs (LDA). With support from InfraVia, LDA plans to invest EUR1 billion over the coming years, with intentions to more than double the group’s fleet and speed up its growth in technological innovation, energy transition, and the development of next-generation maritime services and navigation modes.
Becoming ceo of LDA with immediate effect, Samira Draoua’s career spans finance, digital transformation, and maritime operations across almost 30 years.
