Crédit Agricole Régions Investissement - Carvest
Carvest is the captive private-equity arm jointly owned by 11 regional banks of the Credit Agricole group covering the eastern and central quadrant of France (Centre-est, Loire Haute-Loire, Champagne-Bourgogne, Franche-Comte, Lorraine, Alsace Vosges, Nord Est, Touraine et Poitou, Val de France, Centre Ouest, Centre Loire). Founded in April 2004 and headquartered in Lyon (16 Place Bellecour) with offices in Reims, Dijon, Orleans and Strasbourg, the firm manages around EUR 343M (CFNEWS April 2025) and writes minority equity tickets of EUR 0.5M to EUR 15M into regional SMEs and mid-caps across capital developpement, capital transmission (LBO, OBO, MBO, BIMBO), capital innovation (VC) and private debt. Around 140+ lifetime deals with around 16 to 20 active stakes at any time. SIREN 453051641, SAS legal form.
Key facts
Recent exits
Coverage notes
1 fund tracked, 26 portfolio companies (25 active · 1 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Funds & portfolio
Every fund Crédit Agricole Régions Investissement - Carvest has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
CarvestGrowth2004 · 22yr€343M25 active · 1 realized
Unrealized
25 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| 123 ELEC | Consumer | France | 2026 |
| ASSISTIA | Healthcare | France | 2025 |
| AXE Group | Business Services | France | 2026 |
| Beauvallon Collection | Consumer | France | 2025 |
| Bouvard | Consumer | France | 2017 |
| Edgard Opticiens | Healthcare | France | 2018 |
| Facil’iti | Software | France | 2023 |
| For Talents / Groupe Leman Industries | Industrials | France | 2025 |
| Gagne | Industrials | France | 2016 |
| GL Events | Business Services | France | 2013 |
| Groupe Mauffrey | Industrials | France | 2019 |
| Groupe Sofilab – La Buvette | Industrials | France | 2020 |
| HTC Sante | Healthcare | France | 2024 |
| Huttopia | Consumer | France | 2017 |
| In Extenso | Business Services | France | 2019 |
| Les Canalous | Consumer | France | 2022 |
| Maier | Consumer | France | 2014 |
| MAINTELEC | Healthcare | France | 2025 |
| Maison Pralus | Consumer | France | – |
| Maisons Claire | Industrials | France | 2022 |
| Murgier | Consumer | France | 2014 |
| Rondot | Industrials | France | 2023 |
| Texelis | Industrials | France | 2018 |
| Warning | Industrials | France | 2021 |
| Zenith Union d’Entreprises | Industrials | France | 2022 |
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About Crédit Agricole Régions Investissement - Carvest
Crédit Agricole Régions Investissement - Carvest is a venture capital platform based in Paris with €15 million of assets under management as of December 2024. The firm targets European and selectively global technology companies across industrials, consumer, healthcare, financials, business services and energy, with capital deployed across early-stage and Series A/B rounds alongside institutional limited partners.
Investment thesis
The platform deploys venture capital into industrials, consumer, healthcare, financials, business services and energy categories with a focus on technology-enabled businesses across France and selectively across Europe. Investment focus spans seed and growth stages with capital deployed across multiple rounds per portfolio company, supporting founder teams through international scaling and selective M&A activity. The fund structure enables longer holding periods than typical venture vehicles, supporting category-leadership outcomes in technology platforms with global ambitions.
Recent activity
Recent realised exits include Huttopia (consumer, 2024). The platform tracks 2 fund vehicles, 21 active portfolio companies and 1 realised exit across the strategy's history. Detailed buyer names and multiple data available on Pro at €29/month.
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