What investment strategy does Lazard Elaia Capital focus on?

Lazard Elaia Capital focuses on Growth, VC strategies in the private equity space.

How many portfolio companies does Lazard Elaia Capital have?

Lazard Elaia Capital has 14 active portfolio companies and 2 completed exits and 3 funds tracked on GP Intel.

Where is Lazard Elaia Capital headquartered?

Lazard Elaia Capital is headquartered in Paris, France.

What is Lazard Elaia Capital's assets under management?

Lazard Elaia Capital manages approximately €420M in assets under management.

When was Lazard Elaia Capital founded?

Lazard Elaia Capital was founded in 2024.

What sectors does Lazard Elaia Capital invest in?

Lazard Elaia Capital invests across Software, Healthcare, Business Services.

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Lazard Elaia Capital

Paris, France·Founded 2024·

Growth Equity Venture Capital

·lazardelaiacapital.com

Joint venture launched in April 2024 between Lazard (US investment bank, 75 percent) and Elaia Partners (French VC founded 2002, 25 percent); deploys EUR 420M across Lazard Elaia Capital Fund I (vintage 2025 EUR 300M Growth Series C+ to…Read full bio

AUM

€420M

Funds

Portfolio

SectorsSoftwareHealthcareBusiness Services

Key facts

HQParis, France

Founded2024

Websitelazardelaiacapital.com

Recent exits

Gleamer

Healthcare · 2026

Criteo

TMT · 2013

Coverage notes

3 funds tracked, 16 portfolio companies (14 active · 2 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.

About Lazard Elaia Capital

Lazard Elaia Capital is a joint venture launched in April 2024 between Lazard (US investment bank, 75 percent) and Elaia Partners (French VC founded 2002, 25 percent), with €420 million of assets under management as of December 2024. The partnership deploys across Lazard Elaia Capital Fund I (vintage 2025, €300M Growth Series C+ to buyout) plus complementary Elaia vintage funds, combining institutional Lazard banking heritage with Elaia's European technology venture expertise.

Investment thesis

Lazard Elaia Capital targets European technology companies at growth equity and selective buyout stages, with equity tickets typically ranging from €20 million to €80 million per transaction. The platform combines Lazard's institutional investment banking network with Elaia's multi-decade European tech VC pattern recognition, enabling growth-stage commitments in profitable scaling European tech companies that have outgrown traditional VC funding rounds.

Recent activity

The platform tracks 3 funds, 14 active portfolio companies and 1 realised exit across the inaugural deployment of the Lazard Elaia partnership. As a recently launched platform (April 2024 JV), the firm is in the active deployment phase with realised exits expected to materialise progressively. Detailed buyer names and multiple data available on Pro at €49/month.