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Idinvest Partners SA, founded under the name AGF Private Equity, S.A in 1997, is a leading European private equity and venture capital firm. Operating as part of Allianz until 2010, Idinvest Partners SA then became independent.[1] Idinvest Partners SA is based in Paris, France and has further offices in Frankfurt, Germany,[2][3] Dubai, Madrid, Spain and Shanghai, China.[4][5]

Since its inception, Idinvest Partners has invested in more than 4,000 European businesses. With an excess of €7 billion in assets under management,[4] Idinvest Partners focuses on the financing of small and medium-sized European enterprises at various stages of growth.[1]

Idinvest Partners has been named Best Private Equity Team (Deloitte 2012 Technology Fast 50 Award) and awarded The French LP Gold Award 2012 at Private Equity Exchange.[6]

History

1997: Founded by AGF (Allianz) as AGF Private Equity.[7]

July 2015: Idinvest Partners closes its second SME senior debt fund, Idinvest Dette Senior II (IDS II), at €400 million.[8][9][10]

Feb 2017: Frankfurt office launches. Shanghai office launches.[2][3][4][5][11]

2017: Idinvest Partners awarded private debt mandate by France’s Fonds de Réserve pour les Retraites (FRR) and launches a new vehicle to finance industrial assets.[12]

Surveys and research

Idinvest Partners launched a barometer to track the UK population’s attitude towards entrepreneurship in February 2017.[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]

Portfolio

Investing in a wide array of industries, Idinvest Partners SA has financed more than 4000 businesses at various stages of growth. Notable portfolio companies include:

  • Deezer, a music streaming platform.[21][22]
  • Criteo, a technology company specialising in digital performance marketing.[21][22]
  • Sigfox, a telecommunications network provider that connects objects.[21][22]
  • Happn, a location based, app dating tool.[23]
  • Dailymotion, a video sharing platform.[24]
  • Withings, a health technology business.[25]
  • Vestaire Collective, a giant e-commerce platform for clothes and fashion accessories.[26]
  • Neurala, an AI start-up with ties to NASA.[27]
  • Stanley Robotics, a robotic valet service.[28]
  • OnTruck, a freight delivery platform.[29]
  • Clustree, an AI powered recruitment service.[30]
  • Kantox, a currency and risk management solutions company. [31]
  • DNA Script, a synthetic DNA manufacturer.[32]
  •  J & S Automotive, automotive supplier.[33]

Team

Idinvest Partners SA is led by founders Christophe Bavière, CEO, President and Managing Partner since 2001, and Benoist Grossmann, Managing Director and Managing Partner since 2003.  Additional key executives include Nicolas de Loiray, Partner and Chief Financial Officer, Sylviane Guyonnet, Partner and Chief Operating & Control Officer, and Pauline Crochard, Legal and Compliance Officer.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Company Overview of IDInvest Partners SA". Bloomberg. November 24, 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  2. ^ a b "French PE boutique opens office in Frankfurt". Investment Europe. February 9, 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  3. ^ a b "Idinvest Partners opens Frankfurt office". Private Equity Wire. September 2, 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  4. ^ a b c "Idinvest Partners Opens Shanghai Office As Internationalization Push Continues". Fin Alternative. February 23, 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  5. ^ a b "Idinvest Partners opens Shanghai office". Private Equity Wire. February 23, 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  6. ^ "AGF Private Equity becomes IDInvest Partners". Unquote. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  7. ^ "Schattenbanken umwerben den Mittelstand". FAZ. September 22, 2014. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  8. ^ "Idinvest Partners closes second SME senior debt fund". Pe Hub. July 9, 2014. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  9. ^ "Idinvest Partners, a pan-European private equity firm, has closed its second SME senior debt fund, Idinvest Dette Senior II (IDS II)". Private Equity Wire. July 10, 2014. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  10. ^ "Idinvest caps rapid return to SME debt fundraising with €400m Fund II close". Altassets. July 9, 2014. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  11. ^ "French PE Idinvest Partners expands to Asia, opens Shanghai office". Deal Street Asia. February 28, 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  12. ^ "Venture : le FRR confie un mandat à Truffle, à Omnes et à Idinvest". Les Echos. October 27, 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  13. ^ "Despite Brexit, UK best country to start a business says 44% of population". BM Magazine. February 21, 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  14. ^ "Despite Brexit, the UK is the best country to start a business". Small Business. February 21, 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  15. ^ "Over 50% of people in the UK think they'd be better off starting a business abroad". Business Insider. February 22, 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  16. ^ "Brexit uncertainty fails to dampen UK would-be entrepreneurs' start-up ambitions". Independant. February 22, 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  17. ^ "Business Owners More Worried About Europe Than Britain Post-Brexit". IS4Profit. February 22, 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  18. ^ "76% of millennials want to start-up in post-Brexit Britain". Startups. February 22, 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  19. ^ "Despite Brexit, UK best country to start a business, says 44% of population". Disrupts. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  20. ^ "Despite Brexit, UK best country to start a business finds survey". Fresh Business Thinking. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  21. ^ a b c "French VC fundraising shows startup money is pouring into Paris". Independant. July 10, 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  22. ^ a b c "French Fundraising Shows Startup Cash Is Pouring Into Paris". Bloomberg. July 10, 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  23. ^ "JustEat's IT provider gobbles £10m from investors behind Happn and Spotify". The Telegraph. March 30, 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  24. ^ "Idinvest triples its digital fund–VCJ fund profile". Pe Hub Network. June 15, 2015. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  25. ^ "Nokia has acquired French digital health company Withings for €170 million". Business Insider. April 26, 2016. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  26. ^ "Vestiaire Collective raises $62 million for its pre-owned fashion marketplace". Techcrunch. January 24, 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  27. ^ "Neurala, an AI startup with ties to NASA, lands $14M in funding". Silicon Angle. January 19, 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  28. ^ "Robotic valet service secures backing to park your car for you". CNBC. May 24, 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  29. ^ "OnTruck has raised £7.7m for freight delivery". Business Insider. May 11, 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  30. ^ "Clustree grabs $7.9 million for its AI-powered recruitment service". Techcrunch. June 5, 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  31. ^ "Kantox pulls in $6m from existing investors". Banking Technologie. January 5, 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  32. ^ "DNA Script Raises €11M in Series A Financing". Finsmes. September 12, 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  33. ^ "Schattenbanken umwerben den Mittelstand". FAZ. September 22, 2014. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
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