Arkanum Partners
Arkanum Partners is an independent French private equity firm founded in 2020 by Pascal Legros and headquartered in Rennes, specialising in buyout and succession capital for French and European small businesses with a team of industrial and financial entrepreneurs. It manages Fonds Arkanum I (2020, EUR 18M), Fonds Arkanum II (2023, EUR 17M) and Fonds Arkanum III, launched in April 2026 as an SFDR Article 8 vehicle targeting EUR 80-100M and eight participations. Antoine Mallard joined as partner in January 2026.
Key facts
Recent exits
Coverage notes
3 funds tracked, 12 portfolio companies (6 active · 6 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Sector breakdown
12 companiesFunds & portfolio
Every fund Arkanum Partners has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
Fonds Arkanum IIIBuyoutActive2026 · 0yr0 active
No portfolio companies tracked yet.
Fonds Arkanum IIBuyout2023 · 3yr€17M2 active
Unrealized
2 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Industrials |  France | 2023 | |
| Healthcare | France | 2025 |
France· Entry 2023France· Entry 2025Fonds Arkanum IBuyout2020 · 6yr€18M4 active · 6 realized
Unrealized
4 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Industrials | France | 2021 | |
| Consumer | France | 2021 | |
| Consumer | France | 2021 | |
| Industrials | France | 2020 |
France· Entry 2021France· Entry 2021France· Entry 2021France· Entry 2020Realized
6 exits| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TMT | France | 2024 | 2025 | Trade Sale | |||
| TMT | France | 2020 | 2023 | Secondary | – | ||
| Industrials | France | 2021 | 2024 | MBO | – | ||
| TMT | France | 2020 | 2023 | Secondary | |||
| Consumer | France | 2021 | 2024 | Trade Sale | |||
| Software | France | 2022 | 2025 | MBO |
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About Arkanum Partners
Arkanum Partners is an independent French private equity fund with €35 million of assets under management, founded in 2020 by Pascal Legros and headquartered in Paris. The firm specialises in capital transmission for French and European very small and small enterprises (TPE/PME), backed by a team of industrial and financial entrepreneurs.
Investment thesis
Arkanum Partners targets French and European TPE (very small enterprises) and PME (small enterprises) across transmission scenarios, deploying equity tickets typically ranging from €1 million to €5 million per transaction. The founding team's industrial and financial entrepreneurial heritage provides operational engagement capabilities alongside transactional structuring expertise. Sector focus reflects the broad coverage typical of generalist small-cap French platforms.
Recent activity
Recent realised exits include IT Concept (software, 2025), Cayola (TMT, 2024) and Eco BTP Environnement (industrials, 2024), reflecting strong distribution across the small-cap transmission portfolio. The platform tracks 2 funds, 5 active portfolio companies and 5 realised exits across the multi-vintage French TPE/PME programme. Detailed buyer names and multiple data available on Pro at €29/month.
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