Auxitex
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.
Key facts
Recent exits
Coverage notes
1 fund tracked, 7 portfolio companies (5 active · 2 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Sector breakdown
7 companiesFunds & portfolio
Every fund Auxitex has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
Auxitex - Institut de Participation du Grand Sud OuestBuyout1992 · 34yr€10M5 active · 2 realized
Unrealized
5 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financials |  France | 2020 | |
| IT Services | France | 1994 | |
| Deep Tech | France | 2021 | |
| Pharma | France | 2018 | |
| Industrials | France | 2016 |
France· Entry 2020France· Entry 1994France· Entry 2021France· Entry 2018France· Entry 2016Realized
2 exits| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software | France | 2018 | 2020 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| TMT | France | 2013 | 2021 | Secondary | – |
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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. Detailed buyer names and multiple data available on Pro at €29/month.
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