Ipsos
Who owns Ipsos?
Ipsos is a French Business Services company, formerly owned by Societe Generale Capital Partenaires and Butler Capital Partners, exited in 2017. No current private equity owner is on file.
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- ·Fully exited in 2017.
- ·Average hold across 2 realized cycles: 14 years.
Ownership history
2 ownership periods · co-invest detected
Societe Generale Capital Partenaires exited IPSOS in 2017 after 25 years.
Butler Capital Partners took Ipsos public via IPO in 1999 after 2 years.
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Who owns Ipsos?
Ipsos was formerly owned by Societe Generale Capital Partenaires and Butler Capital Partners, exited in 2017. No current private equity owner is on file.
Who did Ipsos sell to?
Butler Capital Partners sold Ipsos to Public market investors in 1999 (IPO).
Who has owned Ipsos over time?
Ipsos has been through 2 private-equity ownership periods: Societe Generale Capital Partenaires · via SGCP Evergreen (balance sheet) · 1992–2017; Butler Capital Partners · via Amstar · 1997–1999 · sold to Public market investors · (IPO).