SOFIPACA - Groupe Crédit Agricole
SOFIPACA Capital Investissement is the captive private-equity arm jointly owned by Credit Agricole Alpes Provence (Aix-en-Provence) and Credit Agricole Provence Cote d'Azur (Nice), founded 15 March 1983 (deployment activity since 1984). SIREN 327785614 SA legal form HQ 25 Chemin des Trois Cypres 13090 Aix-en-Provence plus Nice office. The firm manages EUR 125M of permanent equity capital and has accompanied 300+ companies since inception with around 40 active cos at any time in the Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur region. Tickets range EUR 0.5M to 3M solo or up to EUR 30M alongside other Credit Agricole group entities (IDIA Capital, SGCP, Carvest, C2AD, Socadif, Sofilaro). Same bank-captive pattern as Socadif (CA Ile-de-France) plus Carvest (11 CA Caisses) plus C2AD (CA Savoie plus Sud Rhone Alpes).
Key facts
Recent exits
Coverage notes
1 fund tracked, 46 portfolio companies (39 active · 7 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Funds & portfolio
Every fund SOFIPACA - Groupe Crédit Agricole has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
SOFIPACA EvergreenGrowth1991 · 35yr€125M39 active · 7 realized
Unrealized
39 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABCD Optique | Consumer | France | 2022 |
| Air Flow | Industrials | France | 2024 |
| Ansemble | Business Services | France | 2024 |
| Aramine | – | – | 2008 |
| Berto | Business Services | France | 2023 |
| Cannes Aviation | Business Services | France | 2023 |
| Caractère & Sira | Industrials | France | 2024 |
| Carre d'artistes | Consumer | France | 2018 |
| CBA | Software | France | 2023 |
| Château Virant | Consumer | France | 2024 |
| COGEPART | Industrials | France | 2021 |
| Compagnie Fruitiere | – | – | 2014 |
| Domaines de Fontenille | Hospitality | France | 2020 |
| Ebhys | Industrials | France | 2022 |
| FizFab | Consumer | France | 2017 |
| Groupe ODICE | Business Services | France | 2025 |
| Hermes Plage | Healthcare | France | 2023 |
| Huttopia | Consumer | France | 2024 |
| Kenatra Hospitality | Consumer | France | 2024 |
| marcel&fils | Consumer | France | 2012 |
| Mariton | Industrials | France | 2018 |
| Nexialist | Healthcare | France | 2021 |
| Only Fragrances | Consumer | France | 2023 |
| Pellenc ST | – | – | 2004 |
| Quadrimex | Industrials | France | 2018 |
| Saphelec | TMT | France | 2018 |
| Satys | Industrials | France | 2014 |
| Sea TPI | Software | France | 2011 |
| Sicom | Industrials | France | 2015 |
| Silversun | Energy | France | 2023 |
| Sofilec | Industrials | France | 2024 |
| Soleil du Sud | Energy | France | 2015 |
| Summer Hotels | Consumer | France | 2026 |
| TSE | Energy | France | 2023 |
| Vectorys | Industrials | France | 2022 |
| Villas Prisme | Consumer | France | 2017 |
| Vitalis | Consumer | France | 2023 |
| Vivalto Sante | Healthcare | France | 2021 |
| X-RAY PHOCEA | Healthcare | France | 2023 |
Realized
7 exits| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apside | IT Services | France | 2018 | 2025 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Biocyte | Healthcare | France | 2018 | 2023 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Cintoo | Software | France | 2017 | 2024 | Secondary | – | |
| Euclyde Data Centers | TMT | France | 2020 | 2023 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Groupe Sphere | Industrials | France | 2017 | 2024 | Secondary | – | |
| HalioDx | Healthcare | France | 2018 | 2021 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Provepharm | Healthcare | France | 2011 | 2018 | Secondary | – |
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About SOFIPACA - Groupe Crédit Agricole
SOFIPACA - Groupe Crédit Agricole is a French private equity firm with €125 million of assets under management as of December 2024, headquartered in Paris. The firm focuses on buyout and growth equity investments in European mid-cap businesses across industrials, consumer, business services and energy, deploying capital from successive flagship funds with institutional limited partner support.
Investment thesis
SOFIPACA - Groupe Crédit Agricole deploys buyout capital into European mid-cap and small-cap businesses across industrials, consumer, business services and energy, targeting majority equity positions in profitable companies with clear value-creation runways. Investment focus emphasises operational improvement, selective bolt-on M&A acceleration and selective international expansion across France and selectively across Europe, with capital deployed from successive flagship funds backed by institutional limited partners.
Recent activity
Realised exits across the current platform vintages remain limited, with the portfolio in active deployment and value-creation phase. The platform tracks 3 fund vehicles, 26 active portfolio companies and 0 realised exits across the strategy's history. Detailed buyer names and multiple data available on Pro at €29/month.
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