Exail Technologies: A €380M Discrepancy with ICG Complicates 2026 Refinancing
The underwater robotics and navigation systems specialist announced on Thursday significant discrepancies with its financial partner ICG regarding the repayment of its bonds and preferred shares. The valuation gap between the two assessments of Exail Holding is approximately €380 million, complicating the planned refinancing before the end of 2026.
Exail Technologies has initiated negotiations with the investment fund ICG to define the terms of repayment and repurchase of its securities in Exail Holding, the unlisted subsidiary of the group. This operation, referred to as 'ICG Exit', is crucial to also determine the amount of cash due to the minority shareholders of two unlisted subsidiaries (Exail Holding and Exail SAS), according to the applicable contractual stipulations.
Sorgem Evaluation, commissioned by the Company, values the ICG Exit at €580 million and the Minority Shareholders' Liquidity at approximately €130 million in 2026. ICG prefers a radically different approach: it intends to rely on the stock market price of Exail Technologies to value its unlisted subsidiary transparently. Based on this, using the weighted average price of the stock over a month as of June 10, 2026 (€125.4 per share), the Company estimates that the total sums due would amount to approximately €1.1 billion.
The total discrepancy with Sorgem's estimates thus amounts to about €380 million. Despite this disagreement, Exail Technologies intends to continue discussions, knowing that the contracts provide for an arbitral valuation procedure by investment banks in case of a deadlock.
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Exail Technologies had issued ODIRNANE bonds in October 2025 and January 2026, intended to cover a substantial part of its initial refinancing need. The group aimed to finalize the operation before the end of 2026. The valuation gap of approximately €380M between the parties might necessitate additional financing: the Company is exploring options to mobilize the necessary resources.
The group continues its discussions with financial partners to identify options that, if necessary, could mobilize the additional financing required for the ICG Exit and the Minority Shareholders' Liquidity. Exail Technologies commits to keeping the market informed of the progress of these negotiations.
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Context
Period
Period: 2T2026
Key reported figures
Revenue: 144M€
Guidance from the release
Le conseil d'administration d'Exail a accueilli favorablement ce projet de rapprochement.
Le chiffre d'affaires du 2ème trimestre 2026 atteint 144 M€, en croissance organique de +17 %, après un 2ème trimestre 2025 exceptionnel (+52 %). Les prises de commandes du trimestre s'élèvent à 116 M€, dont environ 20 M€ en robotique maritime et près de 30 M€ en Technologies avancées, pénalisées par un calendrier limité de notifications de grands programmes de drones maritimes. Les commandes de systèmes de navigation progressent d'environ 41 % et les activités photoniques de 47 %. Le segment Navigation & Robotique maritime affiche des revenus en hausse de 20 %, celui des Technologies avancées 29 M€ (+12 % à périmètre comparable, après cession de l'activité Automation début mai 2026). Événement majeur : accord du 6 juillet 2026 entre Gorgé SA et Thales pour la cession d'environ 35,5 % du capital, suivi d'une OPA obligatoire à 134 € par action.
Risks mentioned
Calendrier de notification des grands programmes de robotique maritime très variable d'un exercice à l'autre
Prises de commandes de robotique maritime limitées à environ 20 M€ au 2ème trimestre 2026
Base de comparaison exigeante après un 2ème trimestre 2025 en croissance de +52 %
Cession de l'activité Automation (13 M€ de revenus en 2025) pesant sur le périmètre courant
Opportunities identified
Carnet de commandes supérieur à 1 milliard d'euros offrant une solide visibilité
Accélération structurelle des ventes de systèmes de navigation (+41 % de commandes)
Forte progression des activités photoniques (+47 % de commandes au trimestre)
Gains de parts de marché face aux principaux acteurs américains en navigation inertielle
Rapprochement avec Thales apportant des moyens renforcés de développement
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