Cobepa
Cobepa is an independent Belgian investment holding company founded in 1957 and headquartered in Brussels, with additional offices in Munich and New York. It invests its own permanent capital on an evergreen basis across growth-capital minority stakes and leveraged buyouts, writing equity tickets of EUR 50 to 300 million in established companies in industrials, business services, consumer, financial services and healthcare. As of 2025 it managed over EUR 5.5 billion of net asset value across roughly twenty portfolio companies in Europe and North America.
AUM
€5.5B
Funds
1
vintages 2004
Portfolio
24
Exits
16
SectorsIndustrialsBusiness ServicesConsumerFinancialsHealthcareTMT
Key facts
Recent exits
Climater
Business Services · 2025 · 3yr hold
Degroof Petercam
Financials · 2024 · 15yr hold
Scalian
Business Services · 2023 · 4yr hold
Hillebrand Group
Industrials · 2022 · 16yr hold
Coverage notes
1 fund tracked, 40 portfolio companies (24 active · 16 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Funds & portfolio
Every fund Cobepa has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
1 fund
CobepaEvergreen2004 · 22yr€5.5B24 active · 16 realized
Unrealized
24 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascentiel Groupe | Financials | France | 2024 |
| BioAgilytix | Healthcare | United States | 2018 |
| Carmeuse | Industrials | Belgium | 2005 |
| Corsearch | TMT | United Kingdom | 2021 |
| Crealis | Industrials | Italy | 2019 |
| Eagle Fire | Business Services | United States | 2025 |
| Easyfairs | Business Services | Belgium | 2024 |
| Gen II | Financials | United States | 2017 |
| Gerflor | Industrials | France | 2020 |
| Heartland Home Services | Consumer | United States | 2020 |
| HG International | Consumer | Netherlands | 2017 |
| International SOS | Healthcare | Singapore | 2007 |
| Itineris | Software | Belgium | 2025 |
| Le Pain Quotidien | Consumer | Belgium | 2016 |
| Ned's Home | Consumer | United States | 2022 |
| PrecisionMSK | Healthcare | United States | 2020 |
| Princess Yachts | Consumer | United Kingdom | 2008 |
| Prosol | Consumer | France | 2026 |
| Reaction Biology | Healthcare | United States | 2022 |
| Salice | Industrials | Italy | 2022 |
| SAX | Business Services | United States | 2025 |
| SmartSD | Business Services | Netherlands | 2024 |
| Socotec | Business Services | France | 2013 |
| Van Oord | Industrials | Netherlands | 2011 |
Ascentiel GroupeActive
FinancialsFrance· Entry 2024
BioAgilytixActive
HealthcareUnited States· Entry 2018
CarmeuseActive
IndustrialsBelgium· Entry 2005
CorsearchActive
TMTUnited Kingdom· Entry 2021
CrealisActive
IndustrialsItaly· Entry 2019
Eagle FireActive
Business ServicesUnited States· Entry 2025
EasyfairsActive
Business ServicesBelgium· Entry 2024
Gen IIActive
FinancialsUnited States· Entry 2017
GerflorActive
IndustrialsFrance· Entry 2020
Heartland Home ServicesActive
ConsumerUnited States· Entry 2020
HG InternationalActive
ConsumerNetherlands· Entry 2017
International SOSActive
HealthcareSingapore· Entry 2007
ItinerisActive
SoftwareBelgium· Entry 2025
Le Pain QuotidienActive
ConsumerBelgium· Entry 2016
Ned's HomeActive
ConsumerUnited States· Entry 2022
PrecisionMSKActive
HealthcareUnited States· Entry 2020
Princess YachtsActive
ConsumerUnited Kingdom· Entry 2008
ProsolActive
ConsumerFrance· Entry 2026
Reaction BiologyActive
HealthcareUnited States· Entry 2022
SaliceActive
IndustrialsItaly· Entry 2022
SAXActive
Business ServicesUnited States· Entry 2025
SmartSDActive
Business ServicesNetherlands· Entry 2024
SocotecActive
Business ServicesFrance· Entry 2013
Van OordActive
IndustrialsNetherlands· Entry 2011
Realized
16 exits| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babilou | Consumer | France | 2013 | 2020 | Secondary | – | |
| Belron | Business Services | Belgium | 1999 | 2009 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Carrieres du Hainaut | Industrials | Belgium | 2005 | 2019 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Climater | Business Services | France | 2022 | 2025 | Secondary | – | |
| D'Ieteren | Business Services | Belgium | 1994 | 2014 | – | – | – |
| d&b audiotechnik | Industrials | Germany | 2011 | 2016 | Secondary | – | |
| Degroof Petercam | Financials | Belgium | 2009 | 2024 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Exclusive Networks | Business Services | France | 2015 | 2018 | Secondary | – | |
| Faceo | Business Services | France | 2007 | 2010 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Hillebrand Group | Industrials | Germany | 2006 | 2022 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Novescia | Healthcare | France | 2010 | 2015 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Scalian | Business Services | France | 2019 | 2023 | Secondary | – | |
| SGG | Financials | Luxembourg | 2010 | 2016 | Secondary | – | |
| Staci | Industrials | France | 2017 | 2019 | Secondary | – | |
| Technomarine | Consumer | Switzerland | 2007 | 2013 | MBO | – | |
| Zetes | Business Services | Belgium | 1998 | 2017 | Trade Sale | – |
D'IeterenExited 2014
Business ServicesBelgium· Entry 1994
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