Paluel-Marmont Capital
Private-equity arm of Compagnie Lebon (listed on Paris Bourse since 1854), formalised as a separate vehicle in 1992 by the Paluel-Marmont family; manages around EUR 100M across two funds focused on French SMEs with EUR 5-15M tickets in companies generating EUR 10-150M revenue, plus the Paluel-Marmont Investissement (PMI) family-office syndication platform.
Paluel-Marmont Capital is a Paris buyout firm with €100M AUM, 5 active companies and 5 exits.
Sector breakdown
10 companiesKey facts
Recent exits
Paluel-Marmont Capital sold Bugbusters to Securinfor in 2025 after less than a year.
Paluel-Marmont Capital sold Sogetrel to Latour Capital and Andera Partners in 2021 after 3 years.
Paluel-Marmont Capital sold Tridem Pharma to Fosun Pharma in 2017 after 6 years.
Paluel-Marmont Capital sold Anaveo to Bridgepoint Development Capital in 2016 after 3 years.
Coverage notes
2 funds tracked, 10 portfolio companies (5 active · 5 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Funds & portfolio
Every fund Paluel-Marmont Capital has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
PMCBuyout2018€100M2 assets1 exitsBuyout2018 · 8yr€100M21
Unrealized
2 held| Company | Entry |
|---|---|
| Ief2i Industrials · France | 2021 |
| Securinfor IT Services · France | 2019 |
Realized
1 exit| Company | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bugbusters TMT · France | 2025 | 2025 | Trade Sale | Securinfor | – |
Paluel-Marmont Capital FundGrowth2010€41M3 assets4 exitsGrowth2010 · 16yr€41M34
Unrealized
3 held| Company | Entry |
|---|---|
| Quadrilatere Business Services · France | 2019 |
| Snetor Industrials · France | 2020 |
| TapNation Gaming · France | 2023 |
Realized
4 exits| Company | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anaveo Business Services · France | 2013 | 2016 | Trade Sale | Bridgepoint Development Capital | – |
| Avidom Healthcare · France | 2012 | 2016 | Secondary | Azulis Capital | – |
| Sogetrel Telecom · France | 2018 | 2021 | Secondary | Latour Capital and Andera Partners | – |
| Tridem Pharma Pharma · France | 2011 | 2017 | Trade Sale | Fosun Pharma | – |
About Paluel-Marmont Capital
Paluel-Marmont Capital is the private equity arm of Compagnie Lebon (listed on Paris Bourse since 1854), formalised as a separate vehicle in 1992 by the Paluel-Marmont family with €100 million of assets under management. The firm manages two funds focused on French SMEs with €5-15 million equity tickets, leveraging the multi-decade Compagnie Lebon investment heritage.
Investment thesis
Paluel-Marmont Capital targets French SMEs aligned with the Compagnie Lebon family-office heritage, deploying equity tickets typically ranging from €5 million to €15 million per transaction. Sector focus spans Business Services, Industrials and selectively other French SME verticals, with the family-office structure enabling long-duration patient capital deployment alongside management teams across multi-year holding periods.
Recent activity
The platform tracks 2 funds, 3 active portfolio companies and 4 realised exits across the multi-vintage Paluel-Marmont family programme. The long-tenure Compagnie Lebon listed heritage (since 1854) underpins institutional credibility and patient capital alignment with French SME ecosystems.
Frequently asked questions
- What investment strategy does Paluel-Marmont Capital focus on?
- Paluel-Marmont Capital focuses on Buyout, Growth strategies in the private equity space.
- How many portfolio companies does Paluel-Marmont Capital have?
- Paluel-Marmont Capital has 5 active portfolio companies and 5 completed exits and 2 funds tracked on GP Intel.
- Where is Paluel-Marmont Capital headquartered?
- Paluel-Marmont Capital is headquartered in Paris, France.
- What is Paluel-Marmont Capital's assets under management?
- Paluel-Marmont Capital manages approximately €100M in assets under management.
- When was Paluel-Marmont Capital founded?
- Paluel-Marmont Capital was founded in 1992.
- What sectors does Paluel-Marmont Capital invest in?
- Paluel-Marmont Capital invests across Business Services, Consumer, Software, Industrials.
- What are Paluel-Marmont Capital's recent exits?
- Recent realized exits by Paluel-Marmont Capital include: Bugbusters (2025) to Securinfor; Sogetrel (2021) to Latour Capital and Andera Partners; Tridem Pharma (2017) to Fosun Pharma; Anaveo (2016) to Bridgepoint Development Capital; Avidom (2016) to Azulis Capital.
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