Generis Capital Partners
Generis Capital Partners is an AMF-regulated French private equity firm founded in 2008 that finances small and medium-sized enterprises through equity, quasi-equity and bond instruments. A pioneer of venture debt in France, it invests via expansion capital, venture capital and PIPE deals with tickets of EUR 1 million to EUR 10 million, and pursues an environmental and social impact program alongside financial returns. It targets information technology, education, business services and consumer sectors, helping French SMEs scale toward the mid-market. It manages around EUR 210 million, including its EUR 72 million FPCI Entreprise & Croissance I institutional fund anchored by Caisse des Depots and Bpifrance.
Generis Capital Partners is a Paris growth equity firm with €210M AUM, 28 active companies and 28 exits.
- ·15 exits in the last 5 years · consistent DPI cadence.
- ·Average hold across 27 realized deals: 5 years.
Sector breakdown
56 companiesGeography breakdown
4 geographiesKey facts
Recent exits
Generis Capital Partners sold Bonne Gueule to AA Investments (HK) Limited in 2025 after 5 years.
Generis Capital Partners sold Sophie Lebreuilly to FrenchFood Capital + Cerea Capital in 2025 after 10 years.
Generis Capital Partners sold Upsideo to Groupe FASST in 2025 after 4 years.
Generis Capital Partners sold iRaiser to Leetchi (21 Invest) in 2024 after 6 years.
Coverage notes
1 fund tracked, 56 portfolio companies (28 active · 28 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Funds & portfolio
Every fund Generis Capital Partners has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
FPCI Entreprise & Croissance IGrowth2018€72M28 assets28 exitsGrowth2018 · 8yr€72M2828
Unrealized
28 held| Company | Entry |
|---|---|
| ABCD Nutrition FoodTech · France | 2013 |
| Act for Sport Business Services · France | 2024 |
| Alsea Industrials · France | 2026 |
| Antoli Business Services · France | 2025 |
| APEX Digital MedTech · France | 2025 |
| Asselio Financials · France | 2023 |
| CERF Formation Education · France | 2023 |
| Cheval Energy E-commerce · France | 2017 |
| D&FI Groupe Logistics · France | 2026 |
| Digitim Telecom · France | 2019 |
| Édifice EdTech · France | 2024 |
| Empreinte Humaine Business Services · France | 2022 |
| Invibes AdTech · France | 2019 |
| Kickmaker Industrials · France | 2020 |
| Les Causantes Business Services · France | 2022 |
| Les Raffineurs E-commerce · France | 2021 |
| Luquet & Duranton Business Services · France | 2025 |
| My Brazil Factory FoodTech · France | 2020 |
| Noblet Industrials · France | 2018 |
| Parnasse Education Education · France | 2023 |
| PM Studio Consumer · France | 2024 |
| PNY Hospitality · France | 2017 |
| Provectio IT Services · France | 2024 |
| Semco Industrials · France | 2025 |
| Transfert Business Services · France | 2025 |
| Watsoft IT Services · France | 2022 |
| Welcome at Work SaaS · France | 2020 |
| Wyz Group Software · France | 2015 |
Realized
28 exits| Company | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .becoming Business Services · France | 2018 | – | – | – | – |
| 1-2-3 TV E-commerce · Germany | 2011 | 2016 | Secondary | Arcus Capital AG | – |
| 14 Septembre Business Services · France | 2017 | 2023 | Trade Sale | Groupe Extreme | – |
| AbsisKey Business Services · France | 2019 | 2022 | Trade Sale | Visiativ | – |
| Agronergy Energy · France | 2017 | 2021 | Trade Sale | Vantage Infrastructure | – |
| Artrome-Mat Industrials · France | 2018 | 2022 | Trade Sale | Océalliance | – |
| Bonne Gueule E-commerce · France | 2020 | 2025 | Trade Sale | AA Investments (HK) Limited | – |
| Cocoon E-commerce · France | 2015 | 2021 | Trade Sale | Groupe Pharmacie Lafayette | – |
| Dweho Business Services · France | 2013 | 2019 | Trade Sale | Helping | – |
| Envie de Fraise E-commerce · France | 2016 | 2017 | Trade Sale | Vertbaudet | – |
| Hawk AdTech · France | 2016 | 2023 | Trade Sale | Azerion | – |
| Hoppen HealthTech · France | 2016 | 2019 | Secondary | Extens / Geneo | – |
| IIPay SaaS · UK | 2010 | 2016 | Secondary | Teakwood Capital | – |
| Integragen Biotech · France | 2010 | 2020 | Trade Sale | OncoDNA | – |
| iRaiser SaaS · France | 2018 | 2024 | Trade Sale | Leetchi (21 Invest) | – |
| Logteam IT Services · France | 2021 | 2023 | Trade Sale | INTM | – |
| Maison Balzac E-commerce · France | 2018 | 2024 | MBO | Founders buyback (Victorien Macé de Gastines) | – |
| Mazeberry AdTech · France | 2015 | 2018 | Trade Sale | Ysance | – |
| Merci Henri Fintech · France | 2013 | 2016 | Trade Sale | Meilleurtaux.com | – |
| Naskeo ClimateTech · France | 2018 | 2022 | Trade Sale | Marguerite Fund | – |
| OctoPlus Pharma · Netherlands | 2011 | 2013 | Trade Sale | Dr Reddy's Laboratories | – |
| Prescom Telecom · France | 2017 | 2022 | Secondary | NCI | – |
| Relaxnews TMT · France | 2011 | 2015 | Trade Sale | Publicis Groupe | – |
| Satisfactory SaaS · France | 2014 | 2024 | Trade Sale | Colorado Consumerlab | – |
| Sophie Lebreuilly Consumer · France | 2015 | 2025 | Secondary | FrenchFood Capital + Cerea Capital | – |
| TagSys IT Services · France | 2014 | 2017 | Trade Sale | Mojix Inc | – |
| Upsideo Fintech · France | 2021 | 2025 | Trade Sale | Groupe FASST | – |
| Videdressing E-commerce · France | 2012 | 2018 | Trade Sale | Leboncoin | – |
About Generis Capital Partners
Generis Capital Partners is a French private equity firm with €125 million of assets under management as of December 2024, headquartered in Paris. Founded in 2008, the firm focuses on buyout and growth equity investments in European mid-cap businesses across TMT, healthcare, consumer, industrials, financials, business services and energy, deploying capital from successive flagship funds with institutional limited partner support.
Investment thesis
Generis Capital Partners deploys buyout capital into European mid-cap and small-cap businesses across TMT, healthcare, consumer, industrials, financials, business services and energy, 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
Recent realised exits include Invibes (TMT, 2024), Maison Balzac (consumer, 2024), Satisfactory (consumer, 2024) and Envie de Fraise (software, 2017). The platform tracks 3 fund vehicles, 17 active portfolio companies and 4 realised exits across the strategy's history.
Frequently asked questions
- What investment strategy does Generis Capital Partners focus on?
- Generis Capital Partners focuses on Growth, VC strategies in the private equity space.
- How many portfolio companies does Generis Capital Partners have?
- Generis Capital Partners has 28 active portfolio companies and 28 completed exits and 1 fund tracked on GP Intel.
- Where is Generis Capital Partners headquartered?
- Generis Capital Partners is headquartered in Paris, France.
- What is Generis Capital Partners's assets under management?
- Generis Capital Partners manages approximately €210M in assets under management.
- When was Generis Capital Partners founded?
- Generis Capital Partners was founded in 2008.
- What sectors does Generis Capital Partners invest in?
- Generis Capital Partners invests across TMT, Software, Business Services, Consumer, Industrials.
- What are Generis Capital Partners's recent exits?
- Recent realized exits by Generis Capital Partners include: Bonne Gueule (2025) to AA Investments (HK) Limited; Sophie Lebreuilly (2025) to FrenchFood Capital + Cerea Capital; Upsideo (2025) to Groupe FASST; iRaiser (2024) to Leetchi (21 Invest); Maison Balzac (2024) to Founders buyback (Victorien Macé de Gastines); Satisfactory (2024) to Colorado Consumerlab; 14 Septembre (2023) to Groupe Extreme; Hawk (2023) to Azerion.
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