Dealbydeal Invest
Paris-based deal-by-deal private equity firm founded in 2014 by Thierry Degroote, Thibaut de Chassey and Bruno Donville. Around EUR 150M under management with around 150 active investor LPs as of January 2024. AMF-approved portfolio manager operating a deal-by-deal model, with a separate investor syndicate assembled for each transaction. Absorbed peer Elais Orium at the end of 2023 and rebranded in January 2024. Portfolio includes Sopartex (auto-parts distribution, 2025) and Sunaero (aeronautical maintenance platform, 2016), with build-up acquisitions of RJ Aero and Japa Aero Design completed in 2024.
Key facts
Recent exits
Coverage notes
1 fund tracked, 13 portfolio companies (9 active · 4 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Sector breakdown
13 companiesFunds & portfolio
Every fund Dealbydeal Invest has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
Dealbydeal InvestBuyout2014 · 12yr€150M9 active · 4 realized
Unrealized
9 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logistics |  France | 2016 | |
| Healthcare | France | 2021 | |
| Education | France | 2018 | |
| Healthcare | France | 2015 | |
| Industrials | France | 2015 | |
| Mobility | France | 2025 | |
| Aerospace & Defence | France | 2016 | |
| Construction | France | 2019 | |
| MedTech | France | 2022 |
France· Entry 2016France· Entry 2021France· Entry 2018France· Entry 2015France· Entry 2015France· Entry 2025France· Entry 2016France· Entry 2019France· Entry 2022Realized
4 exits| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | France | 2014 | 2022 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Industrials | France | 2011 | 2018 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Industrials | France | 2011 | 2018 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| ClimateTech | France | 2022 | 2024 | – | – | – |
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About Dealbydeal Invest
Dealbydeal Invest is a family-office investment holding with capital deployed across 1 active fund vehicles and a founding year of 2012, headquartered in Paris. The platform deploys permanent capital into industrials, business services, healthcare and energy businesses, structured to enable long-holding-period equity partnerships unconstrained by traditional fund duration.
Investment thesis
Dealbydeal Invest deploys permanent capital into industrials, business services, healthcare and energy businesses across France and selectively across Europe, with the family-office structure enabling long-holding-period equity partnerships unconstrained by typical fund duration. Investment focus combines majority and significant minority stakes with operational partnership rights, supporting management teams through growth, transmission and selective M&A activity over multi-decade horizons.
Recent activity
Realised exits across the current platform vintages remain limited, with the portfolio in active deployment and value-creation phase. The platform tracks 1 dedicated investment vehicle, 3 active portfolio companies and 0 realised exits across the strategy's history. Detailed buyer names and multiple data available on Pro at €29/month.
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