Sapaudia Partners
FranceSapaudia Partners is a French AMF-approved alternative investment fund manager (SIREN 893970509, Saint-Maur-des-Fosses) founded in 2021 by Dominique Bayon (ex-KPMG partner, Foliateam Group co-founder) and Edouard Gosselin. Its flagship fund SAPAUDIA PME 1ER (FIA, AMF approval October 2021, France Relance label, €100M target raise) executes operational turnaround acquisitions of underperforming French SMEs followed by digital sector consolidation, targeting 20+ acquisitions to build mid-cap ETI champions; the team has tracked 18+ turnaround acquisitions historically.
Key facts
Recent exits
No exits recorded yet.
Coverage notes
1 fund tracked, 2 portfolio companies (2 active · 0 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Funds & portfolio
Every fund Sapaudia Partners has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
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About Sapaudia Partners
Sapaudia Partners is a French AMF-approved alternative investment fund manager based in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, founded in 2021 by Dominique Bayon (ex-KPMG partner, Foliateam Group co-founder) and Édouard Gosselin, managing €100 million of assets under management. The flagship fund SAPAUDIA deploys across French SMEs aligned with operational transformation themes.
Investment thesis
Sapaudia Partners targets French SMEs and lower mid-cap companies, deploying equity capital across growth and selective buyout transactions with the founders' KPMG and corporate transformation heritage providing operational engagement capabilities. Sector focus spans the broad coverage typical of generalist French SME platforms, with the firm emphasising hands-on operational partnership across the holding period.
Recent activity
The platform tracks a single dedicated fund vehicle and 2 active portfolio companies across the inaugural deployment programme. As a recently established platform (2021 founding), Sapaudia Partners is in active deployment phase with realised exits expected to materialise as portfolio companies mature. Detailed buyer names and multiple data available on Pro at €29/month.
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