Organized around 3 complementary industrial sites located near the Arve Valley, Molliex Frères, Lacroix Poncet and Experdeco are distinguished by their multiple areas of expertise and mastered technologies: co-design, bar turning, machining, grinding, broaching and assembly.

The integration of all this know-how, coupled with a fleet of over 160 machines, enables the group to serve critical industries such as energy, defense, hydraulics, food processing, automotive and textiles.

With consolidated sales of 11 million in 2023, the group is one of the few players in the Arve Valley to offer such sectoral diversity, thus ensuring French technological sovereignty.

Founded in 2019 by Philippe Rivière and Patrice Rives, ACI Groupe aims to consolidate industrial SMEs to form a leading player in industrial subcontracting, capitalizing on the experience and expertise of its two founders. The group has developed as a specialist in the Defense & Security, Energy, Mobility and Aerospace sectors.

ACI Groupe has pro forma sales in excess of 150 million euros, and operates in 5 regions (Loire, Savoie, Bourgogne Franche Comté, IDF-Grand Est, Vallée de L’Arve). ACI Groupe, with its 1,100 employees, supports nearly 3,000 customers worldwide.

This operation strengthens ACI Groupe’s expertise in bar turning, enabling it to consolidate its position as leader in headstock technology in the Arve Valley. This industrial alliance once again demonstrates ACI Groupe’s commitment to the reindustrialization and technological sovereignty of France, necessary to meet the challenges of tomorrow.

The I-Deal Development team was involved at every stage of the transaction, on behalf of its client ACI Groupe.