IDIA Capital Investissement

IDIA Capital Investissement is the private equity arm of Crédit Agricole Capital Investissement et Finance. The firm specializes in direct and fund of funds investments. Within the fund of funds investments, the firm seeks to invest in private equity and venture capital funds. Within the direct investments, the firm specializes in growth capital, middle market, leveraged buyouts, leveraged buyins, OBO, spin-off, recapitalization, PIPES, and mezzanine financing. It provides financing in the form of combined equity, quasi equity, convertible bonds, and long-term subordinated debt to mid-cap and small and medium size listed and unlisted companies. It does not invest in venture capital and only co-invests in growth capital with a minority or majority stake. The firm primarily invests in food processing, nutrition, food retail, agricultural distribution, catering, agrifood, agriculture, and wine industry, such as wine growing and wine producing. Within agrifood, it invests in Agroindustries and related sectors mainly in mid-cap and in small and medium size companies, investing between €1 million to €50 million in companies with an enterprise value of €15 million to €500 million taking typically minority stake or majority stake in case of co-investments over an average holding period of five to seven years. Within the wine industry, it seeks to take majority and minority stakes in prestigious vineyards with an enterprise value of €5 million to €150 million, investing usually between €5 million to €20 million over an average holding period of seven to twelve years. Within agriculture, it invests in agricultural production, forestry, farming, and vineyard groups. The firm seeks to invest in French and Italian companies. Generally, the firm invests TO_DELETE in companies valued TO_DELETE taking minority as well as majority stake in its portfolio companies and also co-invests alongside other partners. It usually takes a seat on the Board of Directors or in the Strategic Committee of it investee companies. The average investment period is between seven to ten years. IDIA Capital Investissement is based in Montrouge, France with additional offices in Montrouge, France and Milan, Italy.

Céline Arsac

Principal

Guillaume Boccamaiello

Associate

Catherine Bouchard

Investment Director

Eric Le Cann

Legal Director

Paul Charrin

Investment Director

BLANCHY Christophe

CEO

Thomas Clerc

Associate

Sophie Dano

Director of Marketing and Communications

Cédric Fontaine

Investment Director

Paul Halard

Principal

Ludovic Kessler

Investment Director

Nicolas Lambert

Investment Director

Antonia Lambert-Alcantara

Investment Director

Manuel Léal

Partner

Mathilde Mailhé

Associate

Marie-Christine Maurice

Investment Director

Victor Minard

Associate

Maud Minoustchin

Investment Director

Delphine Pavy

Investment Director

Arnaud Pradier

Partner

Thomas Rossille

Principal

Pierre-Arnaud Pinczon du Sel

Principal

Jacques Simon

Investment Director

Domitille Tandonnet

Associate

Anne-Caroline Pace Tuffery

Executive Director

72 past transactions

Henri Raffin

Acquisition in 2018
Henri Raffin S.A.S produces meat sausages. Its products include traditional dry sausages, air-dried ham, thin slices, authentic terrines, and sausages from soy. The company was founded in 1937 and is based in La Rochette, France.

Chantiers Piriou SAS

Merger/Acquisition in 2020
Chantiers Piriou SAS offers shipbuilding, ship repair, and naval engineering services for medium sized vessels, traditional fishing boats, and semi-industrial fishing vessels. It provides defense products that include multi mission ships, specialized vessels, coastal patrol boats, and offshore patrol vessels; towing products, including port tugs and assistance and rescue tugs; and support vessels, such as work vessels, offshore wind, and offshore oil boats. The company also offers peaches, which include trawlers, shrimpers, long liners, and seiners; special vessels that include freight transport, passenger transport, freight and passenger transport, dredging, anti-pollution vessels, scientific vessels, polar ships, and safety vessels; and expedition products, including yacht support vessels and polar logistics ships. Chantiers Piriou SAS was founded in 1965 and is based in Concarneau, France

Comtesse Du Barry

Private Equity Round in 2011
Comtesse Du Barry SAS produces and supplies foie gras products. The company provides traditional foies gras, such as whole duck and goose foie gras; and bloc of duck and goose foie gras. It also offers foie gras first courses, galantines and pates, appetizers, cold and warm starters, poultry and game products, cassoulets and stews, classic dishes, exotic dishes, confits (preserves), individual dishes, vegetables and relishes, sauces and condiments, and fish dishes. In addition, the company provides desserts and souffles, and chocolates and confectionary products, as well as offers gifts boxes and assortments. It markets and sells its products through its stores and distributors, as well as online. The company was founded in 1908 and is based in Gimont, France. As of June 1, 2011, Comtesse Du Barry SAS operates as a subsidiary of Maisadour S.A.

Timhotel

Private Placement in 2019
SAS TIMHOTEL operates a chain of hotels for tourists and business travelers in France. Its amenities and facilities include rooms, restaurants, seminar rooms, snack-bars, and nail salons. The company was founded in 1982 and is based in Boulogne-Billancourt, France. SAS TIMHOTEL operates as a subsidiary of Time Hotels SAS.

Cafés Merling

Private Equity Round in 2012
Cafés Merling Gestion SAS engages in roasting and selling expresso coffee in France. It offer a wide range of choices such as hot drinks, accompaniments, syrups, jams, and seasonal products such as milkshakes and Christmas teas. The company operates cafe shops for coffee and tea in La Rochelle. In addition the company operates vending machines with hot drinks, cold drinks, sweets, sandwiches, ready meals ,and desserts. Cafés Merling was founded in 1979 and is based in La Périgny, France.

Transarc

Private Equity Round in 2021
Transarc, SARL provides road transportation for passengers. It offers on demand transport; school transportation; urban transport; individualized transport; and industrial site transportation. The company provides transportation services for tourism and excursions, and regular lines and national lines. The company is based in Dijon, France.

Spie Batignolles SA

Private Equity Round in 2019
SPIE batignolles is a French construction business with interests in construction, civil engineering, energy, public works, property development and concessions.

SOPRAL

Merger/Acquisition in 2018
Sopral S.A produces and distributes dry extruded food and flake feed for cats, dogs, and horses in France and internationally. It offers horse feed for race and farm horses; care products and dietary supplements for horse’s well-being and performance; and balanced feed. The company also provides feed for animals in the barnyard. It sells products through professionals and retail outlets. The company was founded in 1957 and is based in Guichen, France.

Amarenco

Private Equity Round in 2020
Founded in 2013, Amarenco is an Ireland-headquartered independent firm that specialises in investments in renewable energy and solar projects across Ireland, France, Oman and the United Kingdom.

Keep Cool

Private Equity Round in 2017
Keep Cool is a operator of a chain of fitness centers.

Whiskies du Monde

Private Equity Round in 2018
Les Whiskies du Monde - SAS distributes whiskeys. It offers whiskeys of Scotland, such as blended, blended malt, single grain, and single malt; whiskeys of the world, such as American whiskey, Bourbon, Rye, blended and single malt; rums, such as white rum, old rum, and Xo rum; sakes, such as ginjo, junmai, seishu daiginjo, and seishu junmai ginjo; and other spirits, such as cachaça, cognac, gin, mezcal, porto, punch au rhum, téquila, tonic, and vodka. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Mérignac, France.

Technique Solaire

Private Placement in 2020
Technique Solaire SARL engages in the design, development, installation, and operation of solar photovoltaic power plants in France. It offers parking lot canopy, large roofs renovation, and building construction services to logisticians, carriers, wholesalers, and industries. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Migné-Auxances, France.

Montaner Pietrini Boissons Group

Private Equity Round in 2015
Montaner Pietrini Boissons Group is a distributor of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.

Henri Raffin

Merger/Acquisition in 2018
Henri Raffin S.A.S produces meat sausages. Its products include traditional dry sausages, air-dried ham, thin slices, authentic terrines, and sausages from soy. The company was founded in 1937 and is based in La Rochette, France.

Amarenco

Private Equity Round in 2020
Founded in 2013, Amarenco is an Ireland-headquartered independent firm that specialises in investments in renewable energy and solar projects across Ireland, France, Oman and the United Kingdom.

LGI Wines

Private Equity Round in 2015
LGI Wines is a provider of french wines and beverages.

Acrelec SAS

Venture Round in 2016
Acrelec SAS develops and sells self-order kiosks for quick service restaurants and retail outlet chains in France and internationally. It offers drive-thru, invoice, e-commerce and information, and web pad solutions. The company offers digital signage products, such as digital menu boards for promoting products sales; and order ready boards. It also offers cloud ordering solutions, including order management and picking-up orders at stores via an indoor or outdoor kiosk. In addition, it offers training and consultancy, infrastructure and managed solutions, and hardware support and repair services; and help desk and field engineering services. It also serves stadiums, bakeries, and florists. The company was incorporated in 1989 and is based in Saint-Thibault-des-Vignes, France.

TCS SAS

Merger/Acquisition in 2017
TCS SAS offers express delivery services on regular schedules. The company delivers documents and small parcels to its customers at fixed schedules on a daily basis. TCS SAS operates through a network of circa 20 agencies in France. The company caters to banks, insurance companies, opticians, medical laboratories, and other multi-sites companies. The company was founded in 1972 and is based in Bordeaux, France.

Spie Batignolles SA

Merger/Acquisition in 2019
SPIE batignolles is a French construction business with interests in construction, civil engineering, energy, public works, property development and concessions.

Advitam Group

Private Equity Round in 2012
Advitam Participations engages in the distribution of grains and agricultural machinery. The company was incorporated in 1989 and is based in Saint-Laurent-Blangy, France.

Mauffrey SAS

Private Placement in 2019
Mauffrey Group is a privately held company that provides road transportation services for bulk goods.

LGI

Merger/Acquisition in 2015
LGI produces and distributes wines. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is based in Carcassonne, France.

Fellmann Cartonnages

Private Equity Round in 2018
Fellmann Cartonnages SAS manufactures compact cardboard packaging products for the food industries. It offers cases, mechanized die cutters, pouches, blister packs, and POS products; box packaging, flat, pallet, and packet filmed products; promotional items, such as tattoos and stickers; and random coding on the front and back for promotions. The company serves its customers through contractors and distributors in Europe. Fellmann Cartonnages SAS was founded in 1947 and is based in Guebwiller, France.

Eurial GIE

Private Equity Round in 2012
Eurial is a company specializing in milk collection , cheese processing and other dairy products. The cheeses and other products dairy of Eurial plants are designed for both industrial and for direct consumption: Hypermarkets and supermarkets / supermarket , restaurant and catering , wholesalers , manufacturers , consumers .

Whiskies du Monde

Private Placement in 2018
Les Whiskies du Monde - SAS distributes whiskeys. It offers whiskeys of Scotland, such as blended, blended malt, single grain, and single malt; whiskeys of the world, such as American whiskey, Bourbon, Rye, blended and single malt; rums, such as white rum, old rum, and Xo rum; sakes, such as ginjo, junmai, seishu daiginjo, and seishu junmai ginjo; and other spirits, such as cachaça, cognac, gin, mezcal, porto, punch au rhum, téquila, tonic, and vodka. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Mérignac, France.

Olives & Co

Private Equity Round in 2017
Olives & Co is an agribusiness group focused on southern gastronomy.

Zéro-Gâchis

Venture Round in 2021
Zero-Hash aims to reduce food waste by helping supermarkets manage their unsold.

Sun'R

Venture Round in 2021
SH1 Is The Sole Shareholder Of Sun’R Infrastructure, A Project Company Dedicated To The Operation Of A 10 MWp Portfolio Of Rooftop-Mounted Photovoltaic Plants.

Amarenco

Private Placement in 2020
Founded in 2013, Amarenco is an Ireland-headquartered independent firm that specialises in investments in renewable energy and solar projects across Ireland, France, Oman and the United Kingdom.

Apside

Merger/Acquisition in 2018
APSIDE SA provides consulting and engineering services in the areas of information systems, technical and scientific computing, and automotive and financial engineering. The company offers project management, technical and software architecture, design and development, software quality, and operational readiness management, as well as infrastructure, operation, and support services. It serves banking and insurance, health and public sector, industrial engineering, and automotive industries. The company was founded in 1976 and is based in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France.

Triskalia

Private Equity Round in 2013
Triskalia is a agricultural and agri-food cooperative in Brittany, supports farmers in the development of their profession and enhances their production.

Euclyde Data Centers

Private Placement in 2020
Euclyde Data Centers is a operator of high availability neutral datacenters that provides IT host, fiber network and data storage.

Germicopa SAS

Private Equity Round in 2010
Germicopa SAS engages in the production of potato varieties and seed potatoes for fresh market and industrial processing internationally.

BioClinic

Private Placement in 2018
BioClinic operates medical analysis laboratories in the Ile-de-France region. The company was founded in 1995 and is based in Paris, France.

Apex Energies

Private Equity Round in 2018
Apex Energie, independent producer of green energy, is one of the pioneers of solar photovoltaic. The company Montpelliéraine develops, d owns and operates photovoltaic power plants, isolated sites and solar water heaters in France and the overseas departments.

Smartway

Series A in 2021
Created by 2 brothers in 2012, Smartway was born from an ethical and environmental observation linked to the fact of throwing away products that are still good for consumption. Their goal: to reduce food and non-food waste and save their customers money. In order to highlight, in stores, products to be consumed quickly, Smartway creates a link between consumers and distributors through a win-win relationship. On the consumer side, this free service makes it possible, on the one hand, to list products to be consumed quickly (and therefore cheaper) nearby, and on the other hand to increase the performance of stores by improving the management of their unsold products. Smartway is growing in Europe. Its team has won numerous awards from actors involved in sustainable development, web and mass distribution.

Moulins Dumee

Private Equity Round in 2014
Moulins Dumee is a producer of bread products.

Agrial

Private Equity Round in 2014
Agrial is one of the leading French agricultural and food-processing cooperative groups. It now comprises 14,000 farmer members and is expanding its food-processing activities into Europe, Africa and the United States.

InnovaFeed

Series D in 2022
InnovaFeed SAS produces meal and oil for animal feed from insect rearing (Hermetia illucens) majorly for aquaculture industry. It produces products including ProtiNova, a protein made from insects; SaniNova, natural oil from insects; and FertiNova, insect droppings with primary and secondary nutrients. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Evry, France.

Malteurop

Private Equity Round in 2009
Malteurop is a global leader of the malt industry. Malt, and mainly barley malt, is an essential natural ingredient for brewers and distillers. Malteurop has a global reach and is locally engaged with all malt markets. The group is present in 14 countries on 4 continents with 27 plants. Malteurop positions itself as the integrator of the barley-malt-beer value chain. As the brewer’s key partner, Malteurop secures access to raw materials, manages price risks and develops new varieties of barley.

Advini

Post in 2016
AdVini specializes in producing, growing, and trading high range wines.

Apex Energies

Private Placement in 2018
Apex BP Solar SA designs, develops, and installs solar-panel systems. The company is based in Saint Mathieu de Tréviers, France. Apex BP Solar SA is a former subsidiary of BP France SA.

Ceva Santé Animale

Venture Round in 2014
Ceva Sante Animale S.A. engages in the research, development, production, and marketing of pharmaceutical products and vaccines for companion and farm animals. They work with welfare and social programmes around the world to bring this vision to life – anywhere their products and know-how can make a difference and with all kinds of partners. From Uganda, working with small-scale livestock owners and vets to stop sleeping sickness in its tracks, to the UK and USA, where they supply the biggest animal welfare charities with Adaptil® collars to help re-home shelter dogs.

Ceva Santé Animale

Private Placement in 2020
Ceva Sante Animale S.A. engages in the research, development, production, and marketing of pharmaceutical products and vaccines for companion and farm animals. They work with welfare and social programmes around the world to bring this vision to life – anywhere their products and know-how can make a difference and with all kinds of partners. From Uganda, working with small-scale livestock owners and vets to stop sleeping sickness in its tracks, to the UK and USA, where they supply the biggest animal welfare charities with Adaptil® collars to help re-home shelter dogs.

Polenghi Group

Private Equity Round in 2011
Polenghi Group is a manufacturer and exporter lemon juice and dressings.

Duqueine Group

Merger/Acquisition in 2018
Duqueine - SAS designs and manufactures composite parts and sub-assemblies. It offers fuselage frames, window frames, aprons, acoustic panels, shims, air inlet bulkheads, business class seats, air ducts, engine nacelle parts, engine c-ducts, and other products for the aerospace industry; and radio telescopes, antennas, radomes, wind tunnel blades, and products for the medical market. The company also offers products for sports and leisure, and automotive markets. Duqueine - SAS was founded in 1982 and is based in Massieux, France. It has additional locations in France, Romania, and Mexico.

Axereal

Private Equity Round in 2017
Axéréal est un groupe agro-industriel de 4000 collaborateurs présents dans 13 pays (France, Belgique, Royaume Uni, Irlande, Ethiopie, Inde, Algérie, Bulgarie, Croatie, Hongrie, Roumanie, Serbie, Slovaquie). 350 métiers, 6 branches : Métiers du grain, Meunerie, Malterie, Négoce international, Nutrition animale et Activités spécialisées.

Cafés Merling

Private Placement in 2019
Cafés Merling Gestion SAS engages in roasting and selling expresso coffee in France. It offer a wide range of choices such as hot drinks, accompaniments, syrups, jams, and seasonal products such as milkshakes and Christmas teas. The company operates cafe shops for coffee and tea in La Rochelle. In addition the company operates vending machines with hot drinks, cold drinks, sweets, sandwiches, ready meals ,and desserts. Cafés Merling was founded in 1979 and is based in La Périgny, France.

Weenat

Venture Round in 2021
Weenat SAS offers connected sensors, crop protection, irrigation, and frost solutions along with a real time application. Weenat SAS was founded in 2014 and is based in Nantes, France.

Duqueine Group

Private Equity Round in 2018
Duqueine - SAS designs and manufactures composite parts and sub-assemblies. It offers fuselage frames, window frames, aprons, acoustic panels, shims, air inlet bulkheads, business class seats, air ducts, engine nacelle parts, engine c-ducts, and other products for the aerospace industry; and radio telescopes, antennas, radomes, wind tunnel blades, and products for the medical market. The company also offers products for sports and leisure, and automotive markets. Duqueine - SAS was founded in 1982 and is based in Massieux, France. It has additional locations in France, Romania, and Mexico.

Connecting Food

Private Placement in 2020
Connecting Food develops a blockchain-based platform to track and audit food products in real-time. The company provides LiveAudit, an application that tracks the products and allows the quality of products to be audited digitally in real-time for the entire production. Its platform enables egg consumers to read about the hen’s breed, farm, and where the egg was packed. It serves producers, manufacturers, and retailers. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is based in Paris, France.

Laboratoires DELBERT, SAS

Private Placement in 2020
Laboratoires DELBERT, SAS develops and manufactures medicines in fields, such as oncology, infectious diseases, psychiatry, and neurology; and manufactures medical device. It offers products for infectiology, such as ISTOPEN®, PENSTAPHO®, PROSTAPHLIN®, EXTENCILLINE® 1,2 MUI, EXTENCILLINE® 0,6 MUI, EXTENCILLINE® 2,4 MUI, AMUKIN® 500mg/2ml, and AMUKIN® 1g/4ml; oncology, which include OXYCODONE DELBERT®, OXYCODONE DELBERT@, OXYCODONE DELBERT®, OXYCODONE DELBERT®, VERCYTE®, and HEXASTAT®; psychiatry, which include PIPORTIL® L4, PIPORTIL®, and PIPORTIL® L4; pulmonology, such as ISTENDO®; and medical device, which includes BLEU DE METHYLENE. Laboratoires DELBERT, SAS was founded in 2002 and is based in Paris, France.

Bioline AgroSciences

Private Equity Round in 2018
Bioline AgroSciences Ltd produces and markets a wide range of invertebrate biological control organisms which are used for control of insect pests in a variety of crops.

Amarenco

Private Placement in 2020
Founded in 2013, Amarenco is an Ireland-headquartered independent firm that specialises in investments in renewable energy and solar projects across Ireland, France, Oman and the United Kingdom.

M.Chapoutier

Merger/Acquisition in 2019
M.Chapoutier S.A. engages in the production and distribution of wines. It also provides wine courses, including wine tasting initiation and gastronomic dinners. The company was founded in 1808 and is based in Tain-L'Hermitage, France.

Océalia

Venture Round in 2017
Océalia in the diversity of its productions, plant crops, livestock, viticulture, our Group also carries various subsidiaries: garden centers, long-distance transport, production and marketing of popcorn, bottling and marketing of local wines, cognac and pineau , animal feed. With its values,

Fellmann Cartonnages

Private Placement in 2018
Fellmann Cartonnages SAS manufactures compact cardboard packaging products for the food industries. It offers cases, mechanized die cutters, pouches, blister packs, and POS products; box packaging, flat, pallet, and packet filmed products; promotional items, such as tattoos and stickers; and random coding on the front and back for promotions. The company serves its customers through contractors and distributors in Europe. Fellmann Cartonnages SAS was founded in 1947 and is based in Guebwiller, France.

Cofigéo S.A.

Merger/Acquisition in 2020
Cofigéo S.A. manufactures pre-cooked meals. It offers food under the Raynal, Roquelaure, and Zapetti brands; and fresh and ready-to-eat products, including sandwiches and snacks. The company was founded in 1985 and is based in Paris, France. The company operates as a subsidiary of Compagnie des Minquiers SAS.

Ekkia

Private Equity Round in 2011
Ekkia S.A.S distributes products for horses and horse riders in France and internationally. The company offers saddles, saddle equipment, bridles and training aids, bits, grooming equipment, rider equipment, technical rider closing products, and sportswear; outing and driving products; sheets, rugs, and travelling protection products; and head collars, ropes, horse boots, bandages, and over-reach boots. It sells products through specialized retailers. Ekkia SAS was formerly known as Ukal Equitation SAS. The company was incorporated in 1966 and is based in Haguenau, France.

Cafes Folliet

Private Equity Round in 2015
Cafés Folliet SA produces coffee in France. The company was founded in 1880 and is based in Chambery, France.

Compagnie Fruitiere

Private Equity Round in 2015
Compagnie Fruitiere producer in Europe and as well as the major fruit producer in the Africa-Caribbean-Pacific region, specialised in the production, transport and distribution of fruit and vegetables.. It produces, transports, ripens and markets more than 900,000 tonnes of fruit and vegetables, including 750,000 tonnes of bananas in Europe and throughout the world.

Cafes Folliet

Merger/Acquisition in 2015
Cafés Folliet SA produces coffee in France. The company was founded in 1880 and is based in Chambery, France.

Chausson Materiaux

Private Equity Round in 2020
Chausson Matériaux is the independent national construction materials distribution company.

Sphere

Private Equity Round in 2017
SPhere Group designs, produces and markets a wide range of household packaging (garbage bags, freezer bags, fruit and vegetable bags, transport bags, plastic and food films, baking paper, trays and aluminum rolls and industrial films), which it targets for three markets: mass-market retailers (notably through its own brands Alfapac, Frio, Vita and Propsac, but also through private labels), professionals and local communities.

Dauphinoise Group

Private Equity Round in 2012
Dauphinoise Group engages in the production and distribution of seeds, grains and other related agricultural products.

Valade Groupe

Venture Round in 2010
Groupe Valade SAS produces home canned fruit and jam. The company offers desserts, spreads, preserves, chestnut cream, jellified water, purees with fibers, sauces and fruit condiments, and garnishes. It caters to the food-service, pastry/baking, retail, and other related industries. The company was founded in 1892 and is based in Lubersac, France.