Piriou
FranceWho owns Piriou?
Piriou is a French Aerospace & Defence company, currently owned by Epopee Gestion since 2023 and 3 other investors. It changed hands in 2020, when Societe Generale Capital Partenaires sold.
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- ·Co-held by Arkea Capital, Africinvest Europe, Idia and Epopee Gestion since 2018.
- ·Average hold across 2 realized cycles: 5 years.
- ·6 distinct PE sponsors across ownership cycles.
Ownership history
6 ownership periods · co-invest detected
Ardian exited Piriou in 2009 after 3 years.
Societe Generale Capital Partenaires sold PIRIOU to Vincent Faujour and management, backed by Arkea Capital Managers in 2020 after 7 years.
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Who owns Piriou?
Piriou is currently owned by Epopee Gestion, Idia and 2 others, through Epopee Transitions I, since 2023.
When did Epopee Gestion and 3 others acquire Piriou?
Epopee Gestion and 3 others acquired Piriou in 2023.
Who did Piriou sell to?
Societe Generale Capital Partenaires sold Piriou to Vincent Faujour and management, backed by Arkea Capital Managers in 2020 (MBO).
Who has owned Piriou over time?
Piriou has been through 6 private-equity ownership periods: Ardian · via Ardian Expansion Fund II · 2006–2009; Societe Generale Capital Partenaires · via SGCP Evergreen (balance sheet) · 2013–2020 · sold to Vincent Faujour and management, backed by Arkea Capital Managers · (MBO); Arkea Capital · via Arkea Capital Partenaire · since 2018; Africinvest Europe · via Fonds Franco-Africain I (FFA1) · since 2019; Idia · via IDIA Small & Midcap · since 2020; Epopee Gestion · via Epopee Transitions I · since 2023.