Ocean Participations

About Ocean Participations

Ocean Participations is a private equity firm with €95 million of assets under management as of December 2024 and a founding year of 1988, headquartered in Paris. The platform targets majority and significant minority stakes in European mid-cap businesses across industrials, software, consumer, healthcare and business services, deploying institutional capital from successive flagship vehicles.

Investment thesis

The platform deploys buyout and growth equity capital across industrials, software, consumer, healthcare and business services businesses in France and selectively across Europe, targeting majority and significant minority equity positions in mid-cap and lower mid-cap European companies. Value-creation framework emphasises operational improvement, working capital optimisation and selective M&A activity, with the partnership culture supporting management teams across multi-year ownership periods.

Recent activity

Recent realised exits include GROUPE GRIMAUD LA CORBIERE (industrials, 2021). The platform tracks 2 fund vehicles, 89 active portfolio companies and 2 realised exits across the strategy's history.

Frequently asked questions

What investment strategy does Ocean Participations focus on?

Ocean Participations focuses on Growth, Buyout, VC strategies in the private equity space.

How many portfolio companies does Ocean Participations have?

Ocean Participations has 68 active portfolio companies and 5 completed exits and 1 fund tracked on GP Intel.

Where is Ocean Participations headquartered?

Ocean Participations is headquartered in La Roche-sur-Yon, France.

What is Ocean Participations's assets under management?

Ocean Participations manages approximately €95M in assets under management.

When was Ocean Participations founded?

Ocean Participations was founded in 1988.

What sectors does Ocean Participations invest in?

Ocean Participations invests across Industrials, Consumer, Healthcare, Energy, Business Services, TMT.

What are Ocean Participations's recent exits?

Recent realized exits by Ocean Participations include: Les Coteaux Nantais (2025) to François Audo and Antoine Bonhomme; Lhyfe (2022) to Andera Partners; Metal Chrome (2022) to Mecaprotec Développement; Serta (2015) to Stags Participations.