What investment strategy does Sofilaro Gestion focus on?

Sofilaro Gestion focuses on Growth, Buyout, VC strategies in the private equity space.

How many portfolio companies does Sofilaro Gestion have?

Sofilaro Gestion has 44 active portfolio companies and 2 completed exits and 3 funds tracked on GP Intel.

Where is Sofilaro Gestion headquartered?

Sofilaro Gestion is headquartered in MONTPELLIER, France.

What is Sofilaro Gestion's assets under management?

Sofilaro Gestion manages approximately €350M in assets under management.

When was Sofilaro Gestion founded?

Sofilaro Gestion was founded in 2002.

What sectors does Sofilaro Gestion invest in?

Sofilaro Gestion invests across Healthcare, Energy, Consumer.

What are Sofilaro Gestion's recent exits?

Recent realized exits by Sofilaro Gestion include: Apside (2025) to CGI Inc.; Oceasoft (2019) to Dickson Acquisition France.

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Sofilaro Gestion

MONTPELLIER, France·Founded 2002·

Growth Equity Buyout Venture Capital

·sofilaro.fr

Sofilaro Gestion, a subsidiary of Crédit Agricole Languedoc and Sud Méditerranée, is a regional private equity firm founded in 1983 that supports local startups, SMEs, and mid-sized companies through minority, long-term investments. It manages six investment funds with EUR 350 million under management and over 130 portfolio companies, focusing on growth, succession, innovation, private debt, infrastructure, and expansion.

AUM

€350M

Funds

vintages 2005–2023

Portfolio

Exits

Sofilaro Gestion is a MONTPELLIER growth equity firm with €350M AUM, 44 active companies and 2 exits.

SectorsHealthcare Energy Consumer

Sector breakdown

46 companies

ClimateTech

7 · 15%

MedTech

5 · 11%

Energy

4 · 9%

Healthcare

4 · 9%

Industrials

4 · 9%

Deep Tech

3 · 7%

Software

2 · 4%

Biotech

2 · 4%

Geography breakdown

3 geographies

France

44 · 96%

Clapiers, France

1 · 2%

Ireland

1 · 2%

Key facts

HQMONTPELLIER, France

Founded2002

Websitesofilaro.fr

Recent exits

Sofilaro Gestion sold Apside to CGI Inc. in 2025 after 8 years.

Sofilaro Gestion sold Oceasoft to Dickson Acquisition France in 2019 after 4 years.

Coverage notes

3 funds tracked, 46 portfolio companies (44 active · 2 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.

Funds & portfolio

Every fund Sofilaro Gestion has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.

3 funds

Fund

Strategy

Vintage

Size

Assets

Exits

SOFILARO INNOVATION

VC2023€35M8 assets

2023 · 3yr

€35M

–

Unrealized

8 held

Company	Entry
Bulane ClimateTech · France	–
Drone Geofencing Software · France	2023
Genvia ClimateTech · France	–
Greenphage Biotech · Clapiers, France	2025
Hiotee Deep Tech · France	–
Inits Group Business Services · France	–
Nxneuro MedTech · France	2024
Terakalis Deep Tech · France	2024

CALEN

Infrastructure2009€80M5 assets

Infrastructure

2009 · 17yr

€80M

–

Unrealized

5 held

Company	Entry
Apex Energies ClimateTech · France	2021
AREC Occitanie Energy · France	–
Barthe-ENR Energy · France	2025
Elements Green Energy · France	–
Terre et Lac Energy · France	2020

SOFILARO

Growth2005€175M31 assets2 exits

Growth

2005 · 21yr

€175M

Unrealized

31 held

Company	Entry
Agiradom Healthcare · France	2023
Altrad Group Construction · France	2005
Amarenco ClimateTech · Ireland	2020
AquaTech Innovation ClimateTech · France	2023
CILcare Healthcare · France	2024
Cutting Edge MedTech · France	2015
DevENR ClimateTech · France	2020
DiappyMed HealthTech · France	2026
Dynveo Consumer · France	2024
Easy Cryo Healthcare · France	–
ELA Innovation Industrials · France	2018
Enervivo ClimateTech · France	2022
Evolt Business Services · France	–
Forprof Education · France	–
Forssea Robotics Deep Tech · France	2022
Groupe Berto Logistics · France	2023
Groupe Eurea Agriculture · France	–
GT2i E-commerce · France	–
Kinvent MedTech · France	2021
Koovea Software · France	2021
La Foir'Fouille Consumer · France	2021
Lauralu Construction · France	2018
Lumieres de France Industrials · France	–
Microphyt Biotech · France	2019
Neurinnov MedTech · France	2022
Odaptos AI/ML · France	2022
Synox TMT · France	2021
Vivalto Sante Healthcare · France	2021
Water Tracks Industrials · France	2019
Wheere TMT · France	2023
Winncare MedTech · France	2021

Realized

2 exits

Company	Entry	Exit	Type	Buyer	MOIC
Apside IT Services · France	2017	2025	Trade Sale	CGI Inc.	–
Oceasoft Industrials · France	2015	2019	Trade Sale	Dickson Acquisition France	–

About Sofilaro Gestion

Sofilaro Gestion is a subsidiary of Crédit Agricole Languedoc and Crédit Agricole Sud Méditerranée, founded in 1983 and headquartered in Montpellier with €350 million of assets under management as of December 2024. The firm is a regional French private equity sponsor supporting local startups, SMEs and mid-sized companies through minority and long-term equity investments across the Languedoc and Sud Méditerranée banking territories.

Investment thesis

Sofilaro Gestion targets French SMEs and mid-cap companies in the Languedoc and Sud Méditerranée regions, deploying capital across venture capital (early-stage), growth equity (scaling SMEs) and selective buyout transactions. Sector focus reflects the broad coverage typical of regional multi-strategy platforms, with the Crédit Agricole regional banking affiliation providing patient capital deployment alongside French southern regional banking relationships.

Recent activity

The platform tracks a single dedicated fund vehicle and 8 active portfolio companies across the multi-strategy regional programme. The Crédit Agricole regional affiliation enables long-duration patient capital deployment aligned with French southern regional SME ecosystems.

Frequently asked questions

What investment strategy does Sofilaro Gestion focus on?: Sofilaro Gestion focuses on Growth, Buyout, VC strategies in the private equity space.
How many portfolio companies does Sofilaro Gestion have?: Sofilaro Gestion has 44 active portfolio companies and 2 completed exits and 3 funds tracked on GP Intel.
Where is Sofilaro Gestion headquartered?: Sofilaro Gestion is headquartered in MONTPELLIER, France.
What is Sofilaro Gestion's assets under management?: Sofilaro Gestion manages approximately €350M in assets under management.
When was Sofilaro Gestion founded?: Sofilaro Gestion was founded in 2002.
What sectors does Sofilaro Gestion invest in?: Sofilaro Gestion invests across Healthcare, Energy, Consumer.
What are Sofilaro Gestion's recent exits?: Recent realized exits by Sofilaro Gestion include: Apside (2025) to CGI Inc.; Oceasoft (2019) to Dickson Acquisition France.