Edmond de Rothschild Private Equity (France)
Edmond de Rothschild Private Equity (France) is the AMF-regulated SGP arm of the Edmond de Rothschild Group the Geneva-headquartered private bank founded in 1953 by Edmond de Rothschild as La Compagnie Financiere LCF Edmond de Rothschild and renamed Edmond de Rothschild in 2010. The French SAS was incorporated in June 2003 with SIREN 448804575 headquartered at 47 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore 75008 Paris with share capital of EUR 5.28 million. Led by CEO Johnny el Hachem since 2015 who joined EdR in 2002 the platform manages approximately EUR 4.3 billion as of December 31 2024 across 11 partnership investment strategies operating through specialist teams. Key strategies include PEARL Infrastructure (energy and environmental infrastructure biomass cogeneration renewable waste energy efficiency PEARL I 2019 EUR 280M PEARL II 2024 EUR 306M target EUR 400M) ERES Equity Strategies (mid-cap buyout Europe and North America ERES II 2014 ERES III 2016 EUR 300M ERES IV 2023 EUR 512M co-managed with Elyan Partners since ERES IV) Kennet (B2B SaaS growth pan-European cumulative EUR 1.3 billion Kennet VI 2024 EUR 266M) Amethis Pan-Africa (Amethis II 2018 EUR 375M Amethis III 2022 EUR 406M) Amethis MENA (Amethis MENA II EUR 120M) Ginkgo (real estate brownfield remediation France Belgium Spain Portugal Italy Netherlands Ginkgo III 2020 EUR 367.5M) Moringa (impact agroforestry Africa and Latin America EUR 84M) TIIC (pan-European connected infrastructure) and AINA (boutique luxury hotels Europe). The wider EdR private-markets platform including BRIDGE Infrastructure Debt totals approximately EUR 21 billion across approximately 190 professionals in 13 countries. EdR launched in 2025 the EdR Private Equity Solutions SICAV Convictions IV ELTIF 2.0 product with EUR 100K minimum entry providing retail access to primary secondary and co-investment exposures across buyout growth real assets and emerging markets. Important historical note Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners EdRIP the original 2001 EdR PE arm managing BioDiscovery life sciences VC and Europportunities mid-cap LBO funds spun off in April 2018 to become Andera Partners as a fully independent firm with EdR retaining LP positions.
Key facts
Recent exits
Coverage notes
4 funds tracked, 13 portfolio companies (9 active · 4 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Funds & portfolio
Every fund Edmond de Rothschild Private Equity (France) has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
PEARL Infrastructure Capital II SCA, RAIFReal Estate2024 · 2yr€306M3 active
Unrealized
3 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance Pharma | Healthcare | UK | 2025 |
| Energy Pool | Energy | France | 2025 |
| Green Valley Energie | Energy | France | 2020 |
Edmond de Rothschild Equity Strategies IVBuyout2023 · 3yr€512M4 active
Unrealized
4 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| BE WTR | Consumer | Switzerland | 2024 |
| Decks & Docks | Industrials | US | 2023 |
| Oncodesign | Healthcare | France | 2022 |
| Port Adhoc | Industrials | France | 2022 |
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners BioDiscovery 4VC2015 · 11yr€192M1 active · 2 realized
Unrealized
1 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biovian | Healthcare | Finland | 2018 |
Realized
2 exits| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Axonics | Healthcare | US | 2014 | 2024 | Trade Sale | – | |
| EOS Imaging | Healthcare | France | 2006 | 2020 | Trade Sale | – |
Edmond de Rothschild Europportunities Management IIBuyout2014 · 12yr€420M1 active · 2 realized
Unrealized
1 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Groupe ADF | Industrials | France | 2018 |
Realized
2 exits| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5àsec | Consumer | France | 2007 | 2017 | Secondary | – | |
| Fidelity Bank | Financials | Ghana | 2014 | 2021 | Secondary | – |
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About Edmond de Rothschild Private Equity (France)
Edmond de Rothschild Private Equity (France) is a French private equity firm with capital deployed across 5 active fund vehicles, headquartered in Paris. Founded in 2003, the firm focuses on buyout and growth equity investments in European mid-cap businesses across healthcare, industrials, consumer, business services, financials, energy, software and TMT, deploying capital from successive flagship funds with institutional limited partner support.
Investment thesis
Edmond de Rothschild Private Equity (France) deploys buyout capital into European mid-cap and small-cap businesses across healthcare, industrials, consumer, business services, financials, energy, software and TMT, targeting majority equity positions in profitable companies with clear value-creation runways. Investment focus emphasises operational improvement, selective bolt-on M&A acceleration and selective international expansion across France and selectively across Europe, with capital deployed from successive flagship funds backed by institutional limited partners.
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, 20 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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