Abénex
Paris, FranceKey facts
Recent exits
Coverage notes
10 funds tracked, 79 portfolio companies (39 active · 40 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Funds & portfolio
Every fund Abénex has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
Abenex Industries 9.02026 · 0yr€80M0 active
No portfolio companies tracked yet.
Abenex Industries 9.0Buyout2026 · 0yr0 active
No portfolio companies tracked yet.
Abenex Small Cap II2024 · 2yr€180M2 active
Abenex V continuation fundBuyout2024 · 2yr€300M1 active
Unrealized
1 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Europa Group | Business Services | France | 2024 |
Abénex VIBuyout2022 · 4yr€600M22 active · 7 realized
Unrealized
22 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asgard group | Real Estate | France | 2024 |
| Blanchon Group | Industrials | France | 2019 |
| Cassis Méhari club | Consumer | France | 2020 |
| De Hooge Waerder | Business Services | NL | – |
| Denteka | Healthcare | France | 2022 |
| Di Marco | Consumer | France | 2025 |
| Groupe Emeraude | Consumer | France | 2025 |
| Groupe Oryx | TMT | France | 2026 |
| Helios | Energy | France | 2015 |
| Nutrition & Santé | Consumer | France | 2020 |
| Onduline | Industrials | France | 2017 |
| Only creative entrepreneurs | Business Services | France | 2024 |
| Origin Group | Industrials | France | 2022 |
| Phenomen | Financials | France | 2024 |
| Point Vision | Software | France | 2021 |
| Prévost Laboratory Concept | Healthcare | France | 2022 |
| Propriétés Privées | Real Estate | France | 2022 |
| Réponse | Business Services | France | 2023 |
| Santis LAB | Healthcare | France | 2024 |
| Skin Artists | Consumer | France | 2022 |
| SQUAD | Real Estate | France | 2021 |
| Surys (re-entry) | TMT | France | 2022 |
Realized
7 exits| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC Environnement | Industrials | France | 2018 | 2023 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Consolis | Industrials | France | 2001 | 2005 | Secondary | – | |
| EDL | Healthcare | France | 2021 | 2024 | Secondary | – | |
| ESCG | Business Services | France | 2024 | 2026 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Eurêka Education | Consumer | France | 2019 | 2020 | Secondary | – | |
| Groupe Leader Insurance | Financials | France | 2021 | 2025 | Trade Sale | – | |
| LP Promotion | Consumer | France | 2017 | 2024 | Secondary | – |
Abenex CroissanceGrowth2020 · 6yr€125M4 active · 4 realized
Unrealized
4 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| IPSSI | Industrials | France | 2022 |
| Opalians | Software | France | 2017 |
| Skin Artists Group | Consumer | France | 2022 |
| Zato | Software | France | 2025 |
Realized
4 exits| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helios | Financials | France | 2019 | 2022 | – | – | – |
| HTDS | Industrials | France | 2021 | 2026 | Secondary | – | |
| Laboratoire Lescuyer | Healthcare | France | 2018 | 2020 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Prévost Laboratory Concept | Healthcare | France | 2022 | 2023 | Secondary | – |
Abenex Small Cap IBuyout2018 · 8yr€60M3 active · 5 realized
Unrealized
3 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aerow | Industrials | France | 2020 |
| ISCG | Business Services | France | 2022 |
| LP Promotion | Business Services | France | 2017 |
Realized
5 exits| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ekoscan | Real Estate | France | 2022 | 2025 | Secondary | ||
| Inlog | Industrials | France | 2020 | 2025 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Naturellement Gourmand | Consumer | France | 2019 | 2021 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Onduline | Industrials | France | 2017 | 2020 | Secondary | – | |
| Prevost Laboratory Concept | Healthcare | France | 2020 | 2023 | Secondary | – |
Abénex VBuyout2017 · 9yr€425M7 active · 6 realized
Unrealized
7 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| AC Environnement | Industrials | France | 2018 |
| Eurêka Education | Consumer | France | 2020 |
| Ikos Group | Business Services | France | 2018 |
| Opalians (ex-Hygeco) | Healthcare | France | 2017 |
| Premista (Ymanci) | Financials | France | 2018 |
| SET Environnement | Energy | France | 2016 |
| Square Management | Business Services | France | 2017 |
Realized
6 exits| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADF Group | Industrials | France | 2021 | 2024 | Secondary | – | |
| Blanchon | Real Estate | France | 2019 | 2021 | Secondary | – | |
| Cisbio | Healthcare | France | 2016 | 2019 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Ecole Supérieure de Comptabilité et de Gestion | Business Services | France | 2022 | 2026 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Europa Group | Business Services | France | 2021 | 2024 | GP-led | – | |
| Surys | Real Estate | France | 2013 | 2020 | Trade Sale | – |
Abénex IVBuyout2010 · 16yr€300M0 active · 12 realized
Realized
12 exits| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Grill | Consumer | France | 2008 | 2018 | Secondary | – | |
| Dupont Restauration | Consumer | France | 2013 | 2017 | Secondary | – | |
| Groupe Hélios (GEC IDF) | Industrials | France | 2013 | 2019 | Secondary | – | |
| Groupe Hild (Altema) | Industrials | France | 2012 | 2016 | Secondary | – | |
| Hild | Industrials | France | 2012 | 2016 | Secondary | – | |
| Point Vision | Healthcare | France | 2014 | 2021 | Secondary | – | |
| Prosol (Grand Frais) | Consumer | France | 2011 | 2017 | Secondary | ||
| RG Safety | Industrials | France | 2010 | 2013 | Secondary | – | |
| RG Safety (Groupe RG) | Industrials | France | 2010 | 2013 | Secondary | – | |
| SET Environnement | Industrials | France | 2014 | 2019 | Secondary | – | |
| Surys (Hologram Industries) | TMT | France | 2013 | 2019 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Vulcanic | Industrials | France | 2013 | 2016 | Secondary | – |
ABENEX VALUEBuyout1992 · 34yr€500M0 active · 6 realized
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About Abénex
Abénex is a French mid-market private equity firm with €1.2 billion of assets under management as of December 2024, headquartered in Paris. The firm has built a multi-decade track record across successive flagship buyout fund vintages focused on French mid-cap LBO transactions, with sector breadth across industrials, real estate, consumer and services businesses spanning the French mid-market spectrum.
Investment thesis
Abénex targets French mid-cap LBO transactions with equity ticket sizes typically ranging from €20 million to €100 million per transaction, focusing on profitable companies with strong management teams and growth potential. Sector focus spans Industrials, Real Estate, Consumer, Healthcare, Business Services and Financials, with the broad sector coverage reflecting the platform's generalist French mid-market positioning. The firm emphasises operational partnership and selective bolt-on M&A across the holding period.
Recent activity
Recent realised exits include Ecole Supérieure de Comptabilité et de Gestion (business services, 2026), ESCG (business services, 2026), Ekoscan (real estate, 2025), Groupe Leader Insurance (financials, 2025) and Inlog (industrials, 2025), reflecting active distribution across multiple sectors. The platform tracks 8 funds, 38 active portfolio companies and 39 realised exits across the multi-decade French mid-market track record. Detailed buyer names and multiple data available on Pro at €29/month.
Investment team
Senior partners. Hand-checked from public filings and the firm's own site.
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