What investment strategy does Auxitex focus on?

Auxitex focuses on Buyout, Growth strategies in the private equity space.

How many portfolio companies does Auxitex have?

Auxitex has 5 active portfolio companies and 2 completed exits and 1 fund tracked on GP Intel.

Where is Auxitex headquartered?

Auxitex is headquartered in Bordeaux, France.

What sectors does Auxitex invest in?

Auxitex invests across TMT, Industrials, Business Services, Consumer.

What are Auxitex's recent exits?

Recent realized exits by Auxitex include: Groupe HISI (2021) to Capitem Partenaires Bpifrance; Easy Mountain (2020) to Decathlon.

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Auxitex

Bordeaux, France·Founded 1992·

Buyout Growth Equity

·auxitex.fr

Auxitex (Institut de Participation du Grand Sud Ouest) is a French regional private equity firm founded in June 1992 in Bordeaux. It originates from L'Epargne pour l'entreprise, a 1979 initiative launched by the Chambers of Commerce of Bordeaux, La Rochelle, Limoges and Toulouse to support regional industrial development through equity investment. Operating with a lean team of one to two staff led by President Bertrand Roux, the firm invests as an evergreen balance-sheet company rather than as an AMF-regulated manager of third-party funds, deploying tickets of around EUR 0.5 million across roughly 20 portfolio investments since inception, representing approximately EUR 10 million deployed. The mandate covers buyouts and development capital across diversified sectors including industrials, business services, TMT and consumer, focused on SMEs in the French Grand Sud Ouest. Member of France Invest.

AUM

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Funds

vintages 1992

Portfolio

Exits

Auxitex is a Bordeaux buyout firm with 5 active companies and 2 exits.

SectorsTMT Industrials Business Services Consumer

Sector breakdown

7 companies

Financials

1 · 14%

Software

1 · 14%

TMT

1 · 14%

IT Services

1 · 14%

Deep Tech

1 · 14%

Pharma

1 · 14%

Industrials

1 · 14%

Key facts

HQBordeaux, France

Founded1992

Websiteauxitex.fr

Recent exits

Auxitex sold Groupe HISI to Capitem Partenaires Bpifrance in 2021 after 8 years.

Auxitex sold Easy Mountain to Decathlon in 2020 after 2 years.

Coverage notes

1 fund tracked, 7 portfolio companies (5 active · 2 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.

Funds & portfolio

Every fund Auxitex has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.

1 fund

Fund

Strategy

Vintage

Size

Assets

Exits

Auxitex - Institut de Participation du Grand Sud Ouest

Buyout1992€10M5 assets2 exits

Buyout

1992 · 34yr

€10M

Unrealized

5 held

Company	Entry
Bouvier Gestion Financials · France	2020
Mapmedia IT Services · France	1994
Massa Labs Deep Tech · France	2021
Naogen Pharma Pharma · France	2018
Surtec Industrials · France	2016

Realized

2 exits

Company	Entry	Exit	Type	Buyer	MOIC
Easy Mountain Software · France	2018	2020	Trade Sale	Decathlon	–
Groupe HISI TMT · France	2013	2021	Secondary	Capitem Partenaires Bpifrance	–

About Auxitex

Auxitex (Auxitex Institut de Participation du Grand Sud Ouest) is a French regional private equity firm headquartered in Bordeaux with selective Paris presence, originally founded in 1979 via the L'Épargne pour l'entreprise association initiated by the chambers of commerce of Bordeaux, La Rochelle, Limoges and Toulouse, before formal legal entity establishment in 1992. The firm operates as a chambers-of-commerce-sponsored regional platform with €1.44 million share capital per latest filings, led by Bertrand Jean-Marie Roux as President of the Board.

Investment thesis

Auxitex deploys capital through a single-vehicle and evergreen structure with multiple sleeves spanning innovation capital (early-stage), growth capital and transmission capital (LBO and succession), with average ticket sizes up to €0.5 million per deal and a target enterprise value range below €50 million. Sector deployment is multi-sector with selective allocations to consumer, software and IT services, industrials and SMEs and start-ups. Geographic focus is concentrated on the Grand Sud-Ouest region including Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Occitanie, with the chambers-of-commerce sponsorship enabling deep local entrepreneurial network access.

Recent activity

Recent realised exits include Groupe HISI (software and IT services, 2021). Recent acquisitions include La Bouche Rouge (cosmetics and beauty, recent investment per public sources). The platform tracks approximately 20 portfolio companies across the single-vehicle evergreen structure with continued small-ticket deployment across the Grand Sud-Ouest regional SME segment.

Frequently asked questions

What investment strategy does Auxitex focus on?: Auxitex focuses on Buyout, Growth strategies in the private equity space.
How many portfolio companies does Auxitex have?: Auxitex has 5 active portfolio companies and 2 completed exits and 1 fund tracked on GP Intel.
Where is Auxitex headquartered?: Auxitex is headquartered in Bordeaux, France.
When was Auxitex founded?: Auxitex was founded in 1992.
What sectors does Auxitex invest in?: Auxitex invests across TMT, Industrials, Business Services, Consumer.
What are Auxitex's recent exits?: Recent realized exits by Auxitex include: Groupe HISI (2021) to Capitem Partenaires Bpifrance; Easy Mountain (2020) to Decathlon.