Keensight V

Keensight V, managed by Keensight Capital, is a private equity growth expansion fund founded in 2000 and based in Paris, France. The fund primarily focuses on investing in the software, healthcare, and technology, media, and telecommunications (TMT) sectors. It targets companies with revenues between €10 million and €150 million, seeking to make equity investments ranging from €20 million to €200 million per company. Keensight V aims to finance growth through organic means, acquisitions, or by facilitating the buyout of existing shareholders. The fund is particularly active in Europe, with a focus on France and Italy, and it may participate in financing rounds of up to €100 million through syndication. Keensight V typically takes both minority and majority shareholder positions in its portfolio companies and emphasizes collaboration with management teams to enhance company value.

Gregory Agez

Partner

Jean-Michel Beghin

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Anne de Bonnefon

Head of Investor Relations

Jean Michel Béghin

Managing Partner

Alexandre Carrot

Chief Financial Officer

Carlo Cartapani

Associate

Jean-Christophe Cini

Principal

Arnaud Cohen

Partner and COO

Philippe Crochet

Managing Partner

Lambert Diacono

Associate

Adrien Van Eynde

CFO

Jose Franca Ph.D

Partner

Pierre Giacobbi

Associate

Jaana Gruter

Associate Director

Arjan Hannink

Director

Stéphane Jamin

Director

Amit Karna

Partner

Guillaume Lefebvre

Associate Director

Rémi Louvel

Associate Director

Javier Lopez Moras

Associate Director

David Piccoli

Director

Jérôme Pujol

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Pierre Remy

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Joséphine Theron

Principal

Stanislas de Tinguy

Partner

Nicolas Ulrich

Principal

Elena Utrera

Principal

Past deals in Portugal

Vision-Box

Private Equity Round in 2015
Vision-Box specializes in biometric-based systems aimed at enhancing the quality, convenience, and security of travel and border control. The company provides user-centric digital identity management solutions, focusing on trusted biometric tokens to improve passenger flow and establish identity verification through high-performance enrollment and authentication processes. Vision-Box's flagship products include automated gates and biometric capture units, which support airports, airlines, and governments in optimizing traveler identification. With over 2,500 passenger experience solutions deployed in more than 80 international airports, Vision-Box facilitates the journeys of over 500 million travelers annually. The company's innovative technology transforms raw data into actionable business intelligence, contributing to a premium passenger experience.

LDR Holding

Convertible Note in 2012
LDR Holding Corporation develops and markets implantable spine systems and instrumentation for patients and the surgeon community in the United States and internationally. Its spinal surgery solutions include cervical and lumbar artificial disc systems, pedicle screw systems, implant systems, cervical cages, synthetic bone substitutes, and ALIF and TLIF devices, as well as VerteBRIDGE product, a direct lateral and oblique lumbar system for surgical applications. The company offers its products through partnerships with surgeons and distributors in Australia, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Greece, the Netherlands, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Malaysia, Peru, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, China, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and the United Kingdom. LDR Holding Corporation was formerly known as LDR Spine USA, Inc. and changed its name after acquiring LDR Médical. The company was founded in 2004 and is based in Austin, Texas with additional offices in Troyes, France; Beijing, China; Sao Paolo, Brazil; and Munich, Germany.

LDR Holding

Series A in 2005
LDR Holding Corporation develops and markets implantable spine systems and instrumentation for patients and the surgeon community in the United States and internationally. Its spinal surgery solutions include cervical and lumbar artificial disc systems, pedicle screw systems, implant systems, cervical cages, synthetic bone substitutes, and ALIF and TLIF devices, as well as VerteBRIDGE product, a direct lateral and oblique lumbar system for surgical applications. The company offers its products through partnerships with surgeons and distributors in Australia, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Greece, the Netherlands, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Malaysia, Peru, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, China, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and the United Kingdom. LDR Holding Corporation was formerly known as LDR Spine USA, Inc. and changed its name after acquiring LDR Médical. The company was founded in 2004 and is based in Austin, Texas with additional offices in Troyes, France; Beijing, China; Sao Paolo, Brazil; and Munich, Germany.

Chipidea Microelectrónica

Venture Round in 2005
Chipidea Microelectrónica offers analog and mixed semiconductor solutions to wireless communications, digital media, and consumer electronics market segments. It provides analog subsystems for wireless and wire line communications, device-to-device connectivity, multimedia, and power management in Europe, Asia, and North America. The company offers analog and mixed Internet protocol products in various categories, including analog to digital converters, analog filters, analog front end, analog standard cells, audio and voice, clock management, digital modules, over sampling modulators, power management, radio frequency, USB link controllers, and USB physical interfaces for blue chip customers.