Wendel

Wendel, established in 1704, is a French investment company with a focus on equity financing in middle market and later-stage companies. It invests across various sectors, including technology services, business services, healthcare, and industrial technology, with a particular emphasis on France and North America. Wendel typically invests between €150 million and €500 million, seeking majority or large minority stakes in both listed and unlisted companies. The firm aims to take an active role in its portfolio companies, often securing seats on their boards of directors. Wendel's investment portfolio is diversified, with significant portions allocated to goodwill, intangible assets, and property, plant & equipment, as well as cash and cash equivalents.

Antoine Izsak

Investor and Head of Growth Equity at Wendel Growth

Victoire Laurenty

Principal and Venture Growth Investor

Xavier Lemonnier

Managing Director

Harper Mates

Senior Director

Jérôme Michiels

Executive Vice President

Adam Reinmann

Managing Director, CEO of Wendel North America

Josselin de Roquemaurel

Deputy CEO and Associate Director

14 past transactions

Eden AI

Seed Round in 2024
Eden AI specializes in simplifying the integration of artificial intelligence technologies through a centralized API that connects users to multiple AI engines. Its platform allows businesses to easily switch between different AI providers while offering a user-friendly interface for discovering and testing various AI capabilities with their own data. Eden AI's management platform enables monitoring of costs, access management, and secure governance of data. The platform encompasses a broad range of AI technologies, including computer vision, natural language processing, speech recognition, optical character recognition, machine translation, and predictive analytics. By streamlining the deployment and management of AI models, Eden AI helps organizations reduce complexity, save time, and enhance the efficiency of their AI initiatives.

Monroe Capital

Acquisition in 2024
Monroe Capital is a specialty finance company established in 2004, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with additional offices across North America, Europe, and Asia. The firm specializes in providing customized financing solutions, including senior-secured and junior-secured debt, to middle-market companies in the United States and Canada. Monroe Capital focuses on borrowers with an EBITDA between $3 million and $35 million, demonstrating a growth strategy, strong market dynamics, and an experienced management team. The firm offers a range of investment types, such as cash flow, enterprise value, and asset-based loans, unitranche financings, and equity co-investments. Monroe Capital is committed to being a value-added and user-friendly partner to business owners, senior management, and private equity sponsors, providing one-stop financing solutions tailored to their specific needs.

Globeducate

Secondary Market in 2024
Globeducate is a network of private educational institutions dedicated to fostering both academic and personal development in students. The organization emphasizes the importance of character building and practical skills, encouraging learners to engage with their peers and work collaboratively towards creating a more equitable and sustainable future. Through a diverse range of courses, policies, and programs, Globeducate aims to cultivate critical and creative thinking in students, helping them to look beyond traditional academics and actively contribute to positive societal change.

YesWeHack

Series C in 2024
YesWeHack is a prominent Bug Bounty and Vulnerability Management Platform established in 2015. The company connects organizations globally with a network of ethical hackers who identify vulnerabilities in digital assets such as websites and mobile applications. Its clientele includes notable entities like ZTE, Tencent, Swiss Post, Orange France, and the French Ministry of Armed Forces. YesWeHack offers a suite of products, including Bug Bounty programs, Vulnerability Disclosure Policy (VDP), Pentest Management, and Attack Surface Management platforms. By employing ethical hackers, the platform not only helps organizations uncover security flaws but also incentivizes these hackers with rewards for each vulnerability discovered, thereby enhancing overall cybersecurity and preventing potential exploitation.

IK Partners

Acquisition in 2024
IK Partners, established in 1989, is a London-based private equity firm with a pan-European focus. It specializes in growth capital, buyouts, and add-on acquisitions, primarily investing in mid-market companies with enterprise values between €100 million and €500 million, and revenues between €50 million and €1 billion. IK Partners targets businesses in sectors such as business services, healthcare, consumer, and industrial goods, typically taking a majority stake and board seat. It operates across Europe, with a particular emphasis on North and Continental Europe, Central and Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, the DACH region, the United Kingdom, and the Benelux countries. The firm is known for its responsible investment approach, avoiding sectors and companies that contribute to human rights abuses, environmental degradation, or labor exploitation.

TETMET

Seed Round in 2024
Efficiently unlocking large scale architectured materials and lattice structures for industry

Preligens

Convertible Note in 2023
Preligens develops advanced artificial intelligence technology aimed at enhancing operational decision-making for defense and intelligence sectors. By automating the analysis of geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) workflows, the company leverages machine learning and computer vision to aggregate data from multiple intelligence sources, including imagery, electromagnetic signals, and open-source information. This approach enables intelligence agencies to gain critical insights into mission areas, facilitating rapid decision-making and improving situational awareness. Preligens' innovative solutions empower analysts to take informed actions, ultimately contributing to a safer world.

Brigad

Series B in 2023
Brigad operates an online recruiting marketplace tailored for the hospitality and healthcare sectors, facilitating connections between job candidates and temporary work opportunities. The platform enables industry professionals to find suitable candidates on-demand, streamlining the hiring process for short-term assignments. Brigad also addresses important logistical aspects such as payment, insurance, and contracts, ensuring a smooth transaction process for both employers and job seekers. By prioritizing flexibility, Brigad allows talent to choose missions that align with their personal schedules and professional goals, fostering a work environment where individuals feel respected and valued.

ACAMS

Acquisition in 2022
ACAMS is an international membership organization focused on improving the knowledge and skills of professionals involved in anti-money laundering (AML) and financial crime prevention. It serves individuals from various industries, firms, and agencies by providing extensive resources aimed at developing competencies essential for effective job performance and career advancement. The organization is well-known for its CAMS certification, which is the most widely recognized credential among compliance professionals globally, underlining its commitment to enhancing professional standards in financial crime detection and prevention.

Crisis Prevention Institute

Acquisition in 2019
Crisis Prevention Institute, Inc. is a training organization based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, that specializes in behavior management and crisis prevention for human service professionals. Established in 1980, the institute offers a range of programs, including nonviolent crisis intervention, dementia care specialist training, and solutions for managing aggressive behavior. Its training programs are designed to equip professionals with effective, noninvasive strategies to safely resolve disruptive or dangerous situations while maintaining therapeutic relationships. The institute has trained over 10 million professionals globally, serving a diverse clientele that includes schools, hospitals, and various service organizations. In addition to training programs, Crisis Prevention Institute provides a variety of resources, such as assessment tools, training supplies, and educational materials, to support the implementation of its methodologies.

HelloZack

Seed Round in 2017
HelloZack buys used Apple products from consumers along with any other valuables they no longer need.

Tsebo Solutions Group

Acquisition in 2016
Tsebo Solutions Group, established in 1971 in Johannesburg, South Africa, is a leading provider of integrated workplace management services. With a strong pan-African presence, Tsebo caters to diverse sectors such as financial services, manufacturing, mining, energy, retail, and public institutions. The company offers a comprehensive range of services, including facilities management, catering, cleaning, hygiene, security, and energy management. Tsebo's expertise lies in handling clients' "non-core" functions, enabling them to focus on their primary operations while benefiting from reduced costs, risks, and complexities, along with improved quality, efficiency, and productivity.

AlliedBarton

Acquisition in 2015
AlliedBarton Security Services is the largest American-owned provider of contract security officer services, established in 1957. With a workforce exceeding 60,000 and over 120 regional and district offices across the United States, the company serves more than 3,300 clients, including approximately 200 Fortune 500 companies. AlliedBarton specializes in recruiting, screening, hiring, training, and supervising security personnel who are deployed on-site to deter, observe, detect, and report potential security threats. Its diverse range of clients spans various sectors, including chemical and petrochemical, healthcare, commercial real estate, education, government, and manufacturing. The company is recognized for delivering dedicated and high-quality service to organizations of all sizes.

Constantia Flexibles

Acquisition in 2014
Constantia Flexibles is a manufacturer of flexible packaging solutions catering to both consumer and pharmaceutical sectors. The company produces a wide array of tailor-made packaging options, including blister packs, containers, pouches, trays, and strip packs, designed to enhance the usability of products for various clients. Its offerings serve diverse industries such as food, pet food, pharmaceuticals, and beverages. In the pharmaceutical domain, Constantia Flexibles specializes in packaging for oral drug delivery, injectables, transdermal drug delivery, and medical devices, ensuring that products are effectively packaged to meet industry standards and consumer needs.
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