Capelia

About Capelia

Capelia is a private equity firm with capital deployed across 5 active fund vehicles and a founding year of 2026, headquartered in Paris. The platform targets majority and significant minority stakes in European mid-cap businesses across consumer, healthcare, business services and industrials, deploying institutional capital from successive flagship vehicles.

Investment thesis

The platform deploys buyout and growth equity capital across consumer, healthcare, business services and industrials businesses in France and selectively across Europe, targeting majority and significant minority equity positions in mid-cap and lower mid-cap European companies. Value-creation framework emphasises operational improvement, working capital optimisation and selective M&A activity, with the partnership culture supporting management teams across multi-year ownership periods.

Recent activity

Realised exits across the current platform vintages remain limited, with the portfolio in active deployment and value-creation phase. The platform tracks 5 fund vehicles, 41 active portfolio companies and 0 realised exits across the strategy's history.

Frequently asked questions

What investment strategy does Capelia focus on?

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

How many portfolio companies does Capelia have?

Capelia has 38 active portfolio companies and 4 completed exits and 3 funds tracked on GP Intel.

Where is Capelia headquartered?

Capelia is headquartered in Lyon, France.

What is Capelia's assets under management?

Capelia manages approximately €155M in assets under management.

When was Capelia founded?

Capelia was founded in 2008.

What sectors does Capelia invest in?

Capelia invests across Industrials, Consumer, Software, Healthcare, Business Services, TMT, Energy.

What are Capelia's recent exits?

Recent realized exits by Capelia include: 123ELEC (2026) to Siparex Midcap + co-investors; EVEREST (2026) to Batibig; ERE (2025) to LBO France; YMAG (2024) to Septeo.