François Beaugrand

François Beaugrand, associated with venture capital fund TIM Mezzanine and the Paris Orléans bank, has successfully purchased Soupletube in the context of the assets transfer of the company by the founder and managing family.

Soupletube is one one the European leaders in the field of manufacturing of laminate tubes, plastic tubes and bottles, mainly for the cosmetics, pharmaceutical and food industries. The Group, which employs about 500 workers spread over four manufacturing sites in France and Belgium, achieved a consolidated turnover of more than 50 million euros in 2009.

François Beaugrand, who’s taking over the management of the Soupletube Group, was previously employed as General Manager of Veriplast Consumer Packaging and Vice President Sales and Marketing of Alcan Packaging Beauty.