Momentum Invest
Momentum Invest is a Paris-based private equity firm founded in 2017 that invests in profitable French SMEs with strong growth potential, primarily in the services sector. It manages over €265 million across two funds, backed by private and institutional investors including the European Investment Fund and Bpifrance.
Key facts
Recent exits
Coverage notes
2 funds tracked, 18 portfolio companies (14 active · 4 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Funds & portfolio
Every fund Momentum Invest has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
Momentum FPCI IIBuyout2022 · 4yr€165M6 active · 1 realized
Momentum FPCI IBuyout2017 · 9yr€110M8 active · 3 realized
Unrealized
8 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akore | – | – | – |
| EasyVista | Software | France | 2020 |
| Eddifis Group | – | – | – |
| Fitness Park | Consumer | France | 2019 |
| Generik | – | – | – |
| ITC | Consumer | France | 2021 |
| Ortholine | – | – | – |
| Uzik | – | – | – |
Realized
3 exits| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABMI | – | – | 2018 | 2023 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Digital Prod | TMT | France | 2019 | 2023 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Eskimoz | – | – | 2019 | 2024 | Secondary | – |
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About Momentum Invest
Momentum Invest is a Paris-based private equity firm with over €265 million of assets under management as of December 2024, founded in 2017. The firm invests in profitable French SMEs with strong growth potential, primarily in the services sector, backed by private and institutional limited partners across two complementary vintage funds.
Investment thesis
Momentum Invest targets French SMEs with €5 million-plus annual revenue and strong growth potential, deploying growth equity and selective buyout capital with equity tickets typically ranging from €5 million to €20 million per transaction. Sector focus spans Business Services primarily, with selective extension to consumer-facing and industrial services verticals across French regional and national markets. The independent platform structure enables flexible deal structuring aligned with management team objectives.
Recent activity
The platform tracks 2 funds and 17 active portfolio companies across the multi-vintage French SME services programme. As a relatively young platform with focused services sector mandate, Momentum Invest is in active deployment phase with realised exits expected to materialise progressively. Detailed buyer names and multiple data available on Pro at €29/month.
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