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.
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Recent exits
Coverage notes
1 fund tracked, 41 portfolio companies (25 active · 16 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Sector breakdown
41 companiesFunds & portfolio
Every fund Cobepa has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
CobepaEvergreen2004 · 22yr€5.5B25 active · 16 realized
Unrealized
25 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| TMT |  France | 2024 | |
| Financials | France | 2024 | |
| Biotech |  US | 2018 | |
| Industrials |  Belgium | 2005 | |
| TMT |  UK | 2021 | |
| Industrials |  Italy | 2019 | |
| Business Services | US | 2025 | |
| Business Services | Belgium | 2024 | |
| Fintech | US | 2017 | |
| Industrials | France | 2020 | |
| Consumer | US | 2020 | |
| Consumer |  Netherlands | 2017 | |
| Healthcare | Singapore | 2007 | |
| Software | Belgium | 2025 | |
| Consumer | Belgium | 2016 | |
| Consumer | US | 2022 | |
| Healthcare | US | 2020 | |
| Consumer | UK | 2008 | |
| Consumer | France | 2026 | |
| Healthcare | US | 2022 | |
| Industrials | Italy | 2022 | |
| Business Services | US | 2025 | |
| Business Services | Netherlands | 2024 | |
| Business Services | France | 2013 | |
| Industrials | Netherlands | 2011 |
France· Entry 2024France· Entry 2024US· Entry 2018Belgium· Entry 2005UK· Entry 2021Italy· Entry 2019US· Entry 2025Belgium· Entry 2024US· Entry 2017France· Entry 2020US· Entry 2020Netherlands· Entry 2017Belgium· Entry 2025Belgium· Entry 2016US· Entry 2022US· Entry 2020UK· Entry 2008France· Entry 2026US· Entry 2022Italy· Entry 2022US· Entry 2025Netherlands· Entry 2024France· Entry 2013Netherlands· Entry 2011Realized
16 exits| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education | France | 2013 | 2020 | Secondary | – | ||
| Business Services | Belgium | 1999 | 2009 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Industrials | Belgium | 2005 | 2019 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Business Services | France | 2022 | 2025 | Secondary | – | ||
| Business Services | Belgium | 1994 | 2014 | – | – | – | |
| Industrials |  Germany | 2011 | 2016 | Secondary | – | ||
| Financials | Belgium | 2009 | 2024 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Business Services | France | 2015 | 2018 | Secondary | – | ||
| Business Services | France | 2007 | 2010 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Industrials | Germany | 2006 | 2022 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Healthcare | France | 2010 | 2015 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Business Services | France | 2019 | 2023 | Secondary | – | ||
| Financials |  Luxembourg | 2010 | 2016 | Secondary | – | ||
| Logistics | France | 2017 | 2019 | Secondary | – | ||
| Consumer |  Switzerland | 2007 | 2013 | MBO | – | ||
| Business Services | Belgium | 1998 | 2017 | Trade Sale | – |
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