{"id":3408,"date":"2022-10-05T15:50:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-05T13:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.weinbergcapital.com\/?post_type=stories&#038;p=3408"},"modified":"2024-12-10T11:02:23","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T10:02:23","slug":"an-investmentis-firsta-meeting","status":"publish","type":"stories","link":"https:\/\/www.weinbergcapital.com\/en\/story\/an-investmentis-firsta-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"An investment begins with a connection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Founded in March 2010, Recyc-Matelas Europe is the French leader in the dismantling and recycling of bedding materials such as mattresses, so that their components can be reused in various industries. As a company firmly committed to sustainable development, Recyc-Matelas Europe has also had a strong work integration policy in place since 2013. Both of these areas of achievement were key to Weinberg Capital Partners\u2019 decision to acquire a stake in the company in September 2021, via the WCP Impact Dev#1 fund.<\/p>\n\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div id=\"block-columnimage-block_d28ff750d554d4ebab200ee94af6db44\" class=\"block-custom-acf block-columnimage\">\n\n            <div class=\"section section-gmt-3 section-pb-3\">\n              <div class=\"container max-w-1280 mx-auto\">\n\n                <div class=\"story-flex d-flex flex-row flex-wrap justify-start items-center\">\n                  <div class=\"story-flex--item i5\">\n                    <div class=\"story-image text-right\">\n                      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"max-w-full h-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weinbergcapital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/THE-RIGHT_TIME-2.png\">\n                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                  <div class=\"story-flex--item i6\">\n                                        <div class=\"editor-text font-light\">Created in 2020, the Impact team at Weinberg Capital Partners is focused on supporting SMEs and mid-caps that are working to make a difference by developing solutions and initiatives for social, employment-related or environmental issues.<br \/>\r\nIn 2020, Recyc-Matelas Europe was keen to pursue growth by building further on the concrete actions already taken by the company in relation to environmental, social and governance factors.<br \/>\r\nSeeking a partner to assist with the successful implementation of this strategy, the company\u2019s management first met with the members of the Weinberg Capital Partners Impact team in autumn 2020.<\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <!-- story -->\n\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <!-- section -->\n\n\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- block -->\n\n        <div class=\"section\">\n            <div class=\"container 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text-right text-uppercase\">\n                  <span class=\"d-inline-block\">Key<\/span>\n                  <span class=\"figure-line d-inline-block\">&nbsp;<\/span>\n                  <span class=\"d-block\">figures<\/span>\n                <\/h2>\n                <div class=\"figure-container p-rel\">\n                  <div class=\"figure-slider slickx-slider i1 dot-abs dot-center dot-white hidden-sm hidden-md hidden-lg\">\n                                                    <div class=\"slickx-slide\">\n                              <div class=\"figure-item i1 figure-mask h-full\">\n                                <div class=\"figure-item--number font-light text-wordbreak c-brown\">22,000 <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"figure-item--caption font-light text-wordbreak c-brown\">tonnes of mattresses processed each year<\/div>\n                                <div class=\"figure-item--summary font-light hidden-xs\"><\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"slickx-slide\">\n                              <div class=\"figure-item i1  h-full\">\n                                <div class=\"figure-item--number font-light text-wordbreak c-brown\">93%<\/div>\n                                <div class=\"figure-item--caption font-light text-wordbreak c-brown\">of mattress components recovered for reuse<\/div>\n                                <div class=\"figure-item--summary font-light hidden-xs\"><\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"slickx-slide\">\n                              <div class=\"figure-item i1 figure-mask h-full\">\n                                <div class=\"figure-item--number font-light text-wordbreak c-brown\">7%<\/div>\n                                <div class=\"figure-item--caption font-light text-wordbreak c-brown\">waste<\/div>\n                                <div class=\"figure-item--summary font-light hidden-xs\"><\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                              <\/div>\n                  <div class=\"figure-flex d-flex justify-center items-stretch hidden-xs\">\n                                                    <div class=\"figure-flex--item flex-equal\">\n                              <div class=\"figure-item i1 figure-mask h-full\">\n                                <div class=\"figure-item--number font-light text-wordbreak c-brown\">22,000 <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"figure-item--caption font-light text-wordbreak c-brown\">tonnes of mattresses processed each year<\/div>\n                                <div class=\"figure-item--summary font-light hidden-xs\"><\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"figure-flex--item flex-equal\">\n                              <div class=\"figure-item i1  h-full\">\n                                <div class=\"figure-item--number font-light text-wordbreak c-brown\">93%<\/div>\n                                <div class=\"figure-item--caption font-light text-wordbreak c-brown\">of mattress components recovered for reuse<\/div>\n                                <div class=\"figure-item--summary font-light hidden-xs\"><\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"figure-flex--item flex-equal\">\n                              <div class=\"figure-item i1 figure-mask h-full\">\n                                <div class=\"figure-item--number font-light text-wordbreak c-brown\">7%<\/div>\n                                <div class=\"figure-item--caption font-light text-wordbreak c-brown\">waste<\/div>\n                                <div class=\"figure-item--summary font-light hidden-xs\"><\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                              <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/section>\n            <!-- figure -->\n\n\n\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- block -->\n\n        <div class=\"section\">\n            <div class=\"container max-w-880 mx-auto\">\n                <div class=\"editor-text font-light\">\n\n\n        \n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div id=\"block-verbatim-block_c1d1921f0e0e3f49933c3001f1119ffa\" class=\"block-custom-acf block-verbatim\">\n\n            \n\n                <div class=\"section section-gmt-2 section-pt-3 section-pb-3  bg-brown c-white\">\n                  <div class=\"container max-w-880 mx-auto\">\n\n                    \n\n                        <div class=\"quote-content font-light\">&ldquo;We had come up with great ideas for high-impact initiatives, but we lacked the structure or indicators to put them in place. There were several issues we wanted to address, and thanks to Weinberg Capital Partners we were able to make them the pillars of our development.&rdquo;<\/div>\n\n                                                <div class=\"quote-source font-light\"><strong class=\"font-bold\">J\u00e9r\u00e9my Settbon<\/strong>\n                             &#8211; Co-founder and President, Recyc-Matelas Europe                                                    <\/div>\n                        \n                                        <!-- quote -->\n\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <!-- section -->\n\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- block -->\n\n        <div class=\"section\">\n            <div class=\"container max-w-880 mx-auto\">\n                <div class=\"editor-text font-light\">\n        ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Founded in March 2010, Recyc-Matelas Europe is the French leader in the dismantling and recycling of bedding materials such as mattresses, so that their components can be reused in various industries. 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