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Photonis

Business Services·France·Active·2yr hold

Photonis is a industrials company, headquartered in France.

Entry
2024
Hold
2yr
Status
Active
Est. EV
–

Who owns Photonis?

Photonis is currently owned by Five Arrows Managers through Five Arrows Principal Investments (2024 vintage), since 2024. Across its history, Photonis has been through 3 private equity ownership periods, detailed in the timeline below.

Hand-verified · updated 2026-04-21

Five Arrows Managers
Most recent investor
Five Arrows Managers
Five Arrows Principal Investments · 2024 · Growth
3 ownership periods · full history below

Key facts

HQFrance
SectorIndustrials
Key takeaways
  • ·Held by Five Arrows Managers since 2024 (2Y hold).
  • ·Average hold across 2 realized cycles: 7 years.

Ownership history

3 ownership periods

Active
Currently held by Five Arrows Managers since 2024.
Astorg
AstorgExited 2011
2008 · 2011 · Astorg IV · 2007 · Buyout
Secondary · to
MOIC
–
Ardian
ArdianExited 2021
2011 · 2021 · Ardian Buyout Fund V · 2012 · Buyout
MOIC
–
Five Arrows Managers
Five Arrows ManagersActive
2024 · present · Five Arrows Principal Investments · 2024 · Growth
MOIC
–

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