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Top 25 Private investment companies based in France

Name: Private investment companies based in France
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026 184 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 184 private investment companies headquartered in France as of September 2026 and tracks 6,026 professional contacts across them, including 2,480 with verified work emails. Paris is the largest hub.

This list covers private investment companies headquartered in France, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 20, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 20, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

184Companies

6,026Contacts tracked

2,480Verified emails

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The 25 largest private investment companies based in France

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 184 private investment companies based in France, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to private investment companies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Ardian	Indirect evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,624 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “In a world of constant evolution, Ardian stands out for its ability to anticipate, adapt, and turn challenges into opportunities.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
2	PAI Partners	Partial evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	329 contacts →
	Partial evidence “PAI Partners is a leading private equity firm.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
3	Siparex	Partial evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	162 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Siparex Group, an independent French private equity specialist, has €3.7 billion of capital under management.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
4	Wendel	Partial evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	149 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Wendel is one of Europe’s leading listed investment firms.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
5	Blackfin Capital Partners	Partial evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	111 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Founded in 2009, BlackFin Capital Partners is the leading private equity firm investing in financial services companies across Europe.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
6	Seven2	Partial evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	103 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Leading private equity firm in Europe.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
7	Infravia Capital Partners	Strong evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	96 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Founded in 2008, InfraVia is a leading independent private equity firm specializing in real assets - infrastructure, critical metals, real estate - and technology investments.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
8	M Capital	Partial evidence	Toulouse, FranceHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	89 contacts →
	Partial evidence “With €500 million of assets under management and a portfolio of over 160 SMEs, M Capital Partners is a leading Private Equity firm in the French Small-cap market.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
9	A.L.P. Anne Lauvergeon Partners	Partial evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	63 contacts →
	Partial evidence “ALP is a consulting and investment company dedicated to innovation in France and globally.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
10	Montefiore Investment	Strong evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	58 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Created in 2005, Montefiore Investment is the reference Private Equity firm dedicated to service SMEs and mid-market companies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
11	Capital Croissance	Indirect evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	56 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Né d’une feuille blanche début 2012, Capital Croissance revêt une dimension entrepreneuriale forte : les associés ont fédéré une communauté de plus de 450 investisseurs privés…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
12	EMZ Partners	Partial evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	55 contacts →
	Partial evidence “EMZ is a leading European investment firm with offices in Paris, Munich and Amsterdam.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
13	Anaxago	Partial evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	49 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Anaxago est un groupe financier spécialisé dans l’investissement alternatif qui développe trois thématiques d’investissement prioritaires : le private equity immobilier, le…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
14	Chequers Capital	Indirect evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	39 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Chequers Capital has unique experience in acquiring and developing small, medium and large-sized companies in partnership with their management.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
15	Sagard Europe	Partial evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	39 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Sagard is an alternative asset management firm that invests in venture capital, private equity, private credit, real estate, and royalties.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
16	Initiative & Finance	Indirect evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	37 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Initiative & Finance, un investisseur spécialisé dans la transmission des PME depuis 1984.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
17	Activa	Partial evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	36 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Activa is a Paris-based private equity firm, deeply rooted in entrepreneurship and focused on mid-sized innovative services companies valued between €30-100 million.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
18	Majorian	Indirect evidence	Issy Les Moulineaux, FranceHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	n/a	33 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “majorian est une société d’investissement” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
19	Qualium Investissement	Partial evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	28 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Qualium Investissement is a major historic and institutional player in private equity in France with €2.1bn invested in 70 French companies since its creation in 1998.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
20	Elevation Capital Partners	Indirect evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	26 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Fondée en 2015 et basée à Paris, Elevation Capital Partners est la société de gestion du Groupe Elvest (ex.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
21	Jasmin Capital	Strong evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	25 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Jasmin Capital specialises in Private Markets- Financial Investment Advisors on Private Markets (private equity, infrastructure) for family offices and institutional investors -…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
22	Trocadero Capital Partners	Indirect evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	22 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Trocadero Capital Partners est un acteur indépendant du capital investissement qui intervient aux côtés d'ETI et PME européennes pour accompagner leur croissance et contribuer à…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
23	Wagram	Partial evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	20 contacts →
	Partial evidence “About us Wagram Corporate Finance is a leading independent investment banking house that provides a comprehensive range of financial advisory services in France: M&A, ECM, Debt…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
24	Impulse Corporate Finance	Partial evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	20 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Impulse Corporate Finance is an investment bank specializing in financial advisory.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
25	Smart Equity	Indirect evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	20 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Smart Equity is an innovative player in Corporate Development, crossing our perspectives of entrepreneurs, financial advisors and investors.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: private investment companies. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names private investment companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of private investment companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name private investment companies. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Private investment companies based in France at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026

41.2%Verified-email coverage

32.8Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

61.4%Largest-city concentration · Paris

Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

123

11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for France, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for France, over 184 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among private investment companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in France whose own description of what they do matches “private investment companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names private investment companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among private investment companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside France are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 2,480 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 20, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Private investment companies by metro

Private investment companies in Paris113

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names private investment companies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many private investment companies are there based in France?

RevenueBase identified 184 private investment companies headquartered in France as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Ardian, headquartered in Paris, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most private investment companies?

Paris leads with 113 headquartered companies, followed by Lyon (5) and Toulouse (5).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 2,480 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 184 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 20, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.