Private equity firms in France
141 private equity firms headquartered in France are recorded here. Stated investment stages run from seed to buyout. The sectors named most often are Industrial, Healthcare and Technology. The cities with most of them are Paris (90), Lyon (11) and Toulouse (3). Every fact comes from the investor’s own website and links back to the page it was read from. Coverage is incomplete and biased toward investors who publish clearly.
| Investor | Layer | Type | Stage | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abenex healthcare · quality of life · protection · resource optimization |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Paris, France |
| Activa Capital TICC Market · Radio Protection · Training services · Safety Industry |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Paris, France |
| Adagia Partners Healthcare · Business Services · Tech Industries |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Paris, France |
| Agila Capital Software · Internet · Tech-enabled Services |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | Paris, France |
| Albarest Partners généraliste · ESG |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Lyon, France |
| Aldebaran Capital Partners | Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Paris, France |
| Aloe Private Equity deeptech · biotech |
Direct investor | Private equity | Not stated | Paris, France |
| Alter Equity environment · social · education · health |
Direct investor | Private equity | Series A – Growth | Paris, France |
| ALTIS Capital industrie |
Direct investor | Private equity | Not stated | Lyon, France |
| AMDG Private Equity Tous secteurs |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Lyon, France |
| Amethis santé · B2B · industrie · biens de consommation |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | Paris, France |
| Andera Partners Life Sciences · MidCap · Expansion · Acto |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Paris, France |
| Aquasourca agro-alimentaire · industrie · services · immobilier |
Direct investor | Private equity | Not stated | Lyon, France |
| ARCHIMED Life Science Tools & Services · Biopharma Products · Diagnostics · MedTech |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Lyon, France |
| ARCOLE BtoB · industries · services |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Paris, France |
| Ardabelle Capital industrial · services · technology · sustainability |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Paris, France |
| Ardian Healthcare & life science · Technology, Media and Telecom · Industrials · Business services |
Direct + LP | Private equity | Buyout – Funds | Paris, France |
| Arkanum Partners santé · environnement · digital · mobilité |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Paris, France |
| Arkéa Capital | Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Brest, France |
| ARLANE | Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | France |
| Astorg Partners Healthcare · Software · Business Services · Technology-based Industrials |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Paris, France |
| AXIO CAPITAL services · industrie · santé · nautisme |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Paris, France |
| Azulis Capital Santé & Services à la personne · Services aux entreprises · Agro-alimentaire · Industrie |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Paris, France |
| B & Capital business services · healthcare · distribution · technology |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Paris, France |
| BlackFin Capital Partners financial services · fintech · banking · insurance |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Paris, France |
| Breizh Rebond | Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Rennes, France |
| BTP Capital Investissement construction · bâtiment · travaux publics · clos-couvert |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Paris, France |
| Burelle Participations services de santé · technologies |
Direct investor | Private equity | Not stated | France |
| Byway Capital services |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Paris, France |
| Calcium Capital | Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Paris, France |
| Capelia | Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Lyon, France |
| Capital Export B2B · industrial · technology · healthcare |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Paris, France |
| Capital Grand Est | Direct investor | Private equity | Not stated | Schiltigheim, France |
| Capitem Partenaires tous secteurs d’activité |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Lyon, France |
| CAPZA healthcare · technology · B2B services |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Paris, France |
| Cathay Capital life sciences · healthcare · tech · digital |
Direct + LP | Private equity | Seed – Growth | Paris, France |
| Cervinvest Capital | Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Paris, France |
| Chequers Partenaires SA B2B |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Paris, France |
| Ciclad | Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Paris, France |
| Colony Investment Management real estate · hospitality · logistics · office |
Direct investor | Private equity | Not stated | Paris, France |
| Crédit Mutuel Equity | Direct investor | Private equity | Not stated | Paris, France |
| DealbyDeal Invest | Direct investor | Private equity | Not stated | Paris, France |
| Demea Invest Agriculture · Agroalimentaire · Énergie · Environnement |
Direct investor | Private equity | Seed – Growth | Paris, France |
| Elige Capital | Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Lyon, France |
| Elyan Partners Consumer · Healthcare · Digital & TMT · Financial & Insurance services |
Direct + LP | Private equity | Buyout | Paris, France |
| Emz Partners mid & small cap · transmission · development |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Paris, France |
| Entrepreneur Invest PME · immobilier |
Direct + LP | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Paris, France |
| Equistone Partners France SAS Business & Financial services · Value-Add Industrials |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Paris, France |
| ESFIN GESTION SA Economie Sociale et Solidaire · entreprises à impact · PME-ETI · coopératives |
Direct + LP | Private equity | Not stated | Nanterre, France |
| Essling Capital Healthcare · SaaS · Cybersecurity · Financial services |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Paris, France |
| Eutopia consumer goods · consumer services · personal & home care · home decor & equipment |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | France |
| Eximium | Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | France |
| Experienced Capital beauty · health · longevity and wellness · food and beverages |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | Paris, France |
| Extendam hôtellerie · immobilier |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Paris, France |
| FAMAE Impact environment · territories · social & health · energy |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | Paris, France |
| FCDE SMEs · mid-cap companies |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Paris, France |
| Franklin Investment Holding all industries except R&D-intensive and property-focused businesses |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Paris, France |
| FrenchFood Capital food · agroalimentaire · food transition |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | France |
| Galia Gestion PME · ETI · industrie · distribution |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Paris, France |
| Galiena Capital | Direct investor | Private equity | Not stated | Paris, France |
| Garibaldi Participations | Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | France |
| Gemmes Venture | Direct investor | Private equity | Not stated | Paris, France |
| GENEO Capital Entrepreneur Industrie · Santé · Technologie · Services |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Paris, France |
| Generis Capital Partners impact |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | France |
| Grand Sud-Ouest Capital | Direct investor | Private equity | Not stated | Bordeaux, France |
| HAND PARTNERS industrie · digital |
Direct investor | Private equity | Series B – Growth | Lyon, France |
| Hivest Capital Partners Sas all business sectors |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Paris, France |
| Hy24 hydrogen · infrastructure · equipment · technologies |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | Paris, France |
| IDI logiciel · électronique · datacenters · industrie |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Paris, France |
| IDIA Capital Investissement Small & Midcap · Agri & Agro-alimentaire · Transition énergétique · Viticole |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | Montrouge, France |
| idiCo Santé · Services BtoB · Technologies · logiciel |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Paris, France |
| Indigo Capital Agroalimentaire · Biens de consommation · Industrie · Santé |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Paris, France |
| InfraVia Capital Partners infrastructure · critical metals · real estate · technology |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Paris, France |
| InnovaFonds industrial · services to industry |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Paris, France |
| IRD Invest startups · PME · ETI |
Direct investor | Private equity | Seed – Growth | Marcq-en-Barœul, France |
| IRDI Capital Investissement | Direct investor | Private equity | Seed – Buyout | Toulouse, France |
| ISALT industrial · technological · innovation · decarbonation |
Direct investor | Private equity | Series B – Growth | Paris, France |
| Isatis Capital retail marketing · digital · web analytics & data management · engineering |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | Paris, France |
| iXO Private Equity | Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Toulouse, France |
| Jolt Capital photonics · advanced materials · cybersecurity · electrification |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | Paris, France |
| Latour Capital Management SAS | Direct investor | Private equity | Not stated | Paris, France |
| Lauxera Capital Partners Medical devices · Digital health · Pharma services · Life science tools |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | Paris, France |
| Lazard Elaia Capital B2B technology · AI · HealthTech |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Paris, France |
| LBO France Private Equity · Venture · Immobilier · Gestion cotée |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Paris, France |
| Leto Partners decarbonization |
Direct investor | Private equity | Not stated | Paris, France |
| LT Capital | Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | France |
| MBO+ Sas software · healthcare · education · logistics |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Paris, France |
| Mérieux Equity Partners healthcare · medtech · biopharmaceutical |
Direct investor | Private equity | Seed – Buyout | Paris, France |
| Mindstone | Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Paris, France |
| Mircap Partners | Direct + LP | Private equity | Not stated | Paris, France |
| Momentum Invest Services |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Paris, France |
| Montefiore Investment services · digital et technologie · santé · tourisme et loisirs |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Paris, France |
| Montyon Capital Industrie · Services |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Paris, France |
| Motion Equity Partners mid-market · PME · ETI |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | France |
| Naxicap Partners Services aux entreprises · Technologie – Services informatiques · Santé · Biens de consommation |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | France |
| NCI | Direct investor | Private equity | Seed – Buyout | France |
| NextStage AM Digital · Santé Intelligente · Innovation Environnementale · Économie de l'Émotion |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | Paris, France |
| Noe Industries | Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | France |
| Noteus Partners SAS technology |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | Paris, France |
| OCCTE transition énergétique · économie réelle et durable |
Direct investor | Private equity | Not stated | Toulouse, France |
| ODYSSEE Venture | Direct investor | Private equity | Seed – Growth | Paris, France |
| Omnes Capital Energy Transition · Digital Infrastructure · Venture Capital & Growth · Co-Investment |
Direct + LP | Private equity | Seed – Growth | Paris, France |
| Origine Partners BtoB · all sectors |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Lyon, France |
| Otium Capital | Direct investor | Private equity | Seed – Buyout | Paris, France |
| Ouest Croissance technologies media telecom · aéronautique spatial défense · biens de consommation |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Nantes, France |
| PAI Partners Food & Consumer · Business Services · Industrial Goods & Services · Healthcare |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Paris, France |
| Paluel-Marmont Capital | Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | France |
| Parquest Capital Services BtoB · Logiciels · Health & Care |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | France |
| Peninsular Capital Management | Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | France |
| Perceva | Direct investor | Private equity | Not stated | France |
| Picardie Investissement Gestion | Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Amiens, France |
| Poincaré Gestion (GEI) | Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Nancy, France |
| Prudentia Capital small and mid-sized companies · synthetic paper · industrial high-tech · leisure |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Paris, France |
| Qualium Investissement private equity · mid-market |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Paris, France |
| RAISE PME/ETI · startups · immobilier · impact |
Direct investor | Private equity | Seed – Growth | Paris, France |
| Re-Sources Capital | Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | La Madeleine, France |
| Reed Management Energy · Water · Circular economy (waste) · Sustainable Digital |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | Paris, France |
| Scale Up Capital private equity · regulated liberal professions · accounting firms · SMEs |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Paris, France |
| Sénevé Capital Entreprise Générale du Bâtiment · logiciel · agroalimentaire · événementiel |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Paris, France |
| Seven2 tech services · CRM · management consulting · network software |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Paris, France |
| Sienna Private Equity Business and Healthcare Services · Leisure and Entertainment · Niche Industrials |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Paris, France |
| Siparex private equity · venture capital · private debt · energy transition |
Direct investor | Private equity | Seed – Buyout | France |
| SOCADIF | Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | France |
| Société Générale Capital Partenaires | Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | France |
| Sodero fashion · agriculture tech · industrial services · media |
Direct investor | Private equity | Seed – Buyout | Nantes, France |
| Solexia salaisons · volailles · vins et gastronomie · agroalimentaire |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Lyon, France |
| Solvo Capital | Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | France |
| TAG Partners Luxe · Santé · Industrie du savoir-faire |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | France |
| TechLife Capital Healthcare · Technology · HealthTech · pharmaceutical industry |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | Paris, France |
| TiLT Capital Partners energy transition · energy efficiency · energy system flexibility |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | Paris, France |
| TRAIL SOLUTIONS PATRIMOINE sports · mma · jewelry |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Paris, France |
| Trocadero Capital Partners | Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Paris, France |
| Turenne Groupe Santé · Énergie & Environnement · Hôtellerie · Industrie |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | France |
| UI Investissement PME · ETI |
Direct investor | Private equity | Seed – Buyout | France |
| UNEXO | Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | France |
| Unigrains agroalimentaire · agro-industrie · agriculture |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Paris, France |
| Vermeer Capital Partners | Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Paris, France |
| Verto B2B Software · Healthtech |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | France |
| Weinberg Capital Partners LBO · Real Estate · Impact · Défense & Sécurité |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Paris, France |
| Xerys Santé · Développement Durable |
Direct investor | Private equity | Seed – Growth | Paris, France |
| Yotta Capital Partners industry · decarbonisation · technology · manufacturing |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Paris, France |