Sopromec Participations
Sopromec Participations is a French capital-investment company founded January 1964 in Paris (SIREN 642047161 SA legal form HQ 30 rue de Gramont 75002 Paris). One of the historical pioneers of French capital-investissement, the firm has financed several hundred SMEs across six decades and 500+ lifetime deals with around 38 active companies. Since 2006 Sopromec is owned 100 percent by Pelican Venture (the Gorge family holding company) which also controls sister entities Promelys Participations (AMF-regulated FCPR FCPI and FIP fund manager) and Fondelia (micro-equity). Sopromec invests its own balance-sheet capital around EUR 25M deploying minority equity tickets of EUR 100k to 500k (up to EUR 1M with co-investors) as a multi-sector generalist across metropolitan France in capital developpement and capital transmission. Notable confirmed exits include Cimes 2017 to Cegos, Ordinal Software 2022 to Codra, Hydeclim 2023 to Sonepar, Récif 2024 to Yotta Capital Partners and Logitrade 2021 MBO to management.
Key facts
Recent exits
Coverage notes
1 fund tracked, 65 portfolio companies (41 active · 24 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Funds & portfolio
Every fund Sopromec Participations has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
Sopromec Participations EvergreenGrowth1991 · 35yr€25M41 active · 24 realized
Unrealized
41 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adix | Business Services | France | 2016 |
| ADN Protection | Business Services | France | 2019 |
| Amiquar | Industrials | France | – |
| APOH Technologies | Healthcare | France | – |
| Artoyz | Consumer | France | – |
| Atelier Serigraphique de la Bresle | Industrials | France | 2023 |
| Be Tomorrow | Business Services | France | 2022 |
| BRC 77 | Industrials | France | 2018 |
| Campsider | Consumer | France | 2022 |
| Charles Service | Industrials | France | 2010 |
| Citemetrie | Real Estate | France | 2018 |
| Conrad Group | Industrials | France | 2025 |
| Emballage SFE | Industrials | France | 2025 |
| En Moteurs | Industrials | France | – |
| ERBC | Healthcare | France | 2019 |
| Gillet Group | Industrials | France | 2026 |
| Igonogo | Software | France | 2022 |
| IT Facto | Business Services | France | – |
| Korporate | Business Services | France | 2013 |
| La Generale | Consumer | France | – |
| Masterpub | Industrials | France | 2026 |
| Maugin | Industrials | France | – |
| MG Productic | Industrials | France | 2023 |
| Naturel Kid | Consumer | France | 2026 |
| NOO Developpement | Consumer | France | 2023 |
| Novallia | Software | France | – |
| Ouest Composites | Industrials | France | 2022 |
| Pacemetal | Industrials | France | – |
| Paris World Games | Consumer | France | – |
| Pilote Film | TMT | France | 2019 |
| Pressings de France | Consumer | France | 2023 |
| Quarson | Industrials | France | 2019 |
| Regenlife | Healthcare | France | 2019 |
| Remy Garnier | Industrials | France | – |
| Scentest | Consumer | France | 2018 |
| Selfstock | Real Estate | France | 2021 |
| Sorgem Evaluation | Financials | France | – |
| T&T Consulting | TMT | France | 2019 |
| Telstar | Industrials | France | – |
| Xerfi | Business Services | France | 2021 |
| YZR | Software | France | 2021 |
Realized
24 exits| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACI Groupe | Industrials | France | 2019 | 2026 | Liquidation | – | – |
| Altica Groupe | Consumer | France | 2016 | – | – | – | – |
| Believe | TMT | France | – | 2021 | IPO | – | – |
| Cellutec | Industrials | France | 2011 | – | – | – | – |
| Deal Informatique | Software | France | 2015 | 2023 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Emball'infor | Industrials | France | 2012 | – | – | – | – |
| Financiere Carver | Business Services | France | 1998 | 2022 | Liquidation | – | – |
| Frilame | Industrials | France | 2014 | 2024 | Liquidation | – | – |
| Groupe Atherm | Industrials | France | 2016 | 2019 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Groupe Cimes | Business Services | France | 2012 | 2017 | Trade Sale | – | |
| H&L Prestations a Domicile | Healthcare | France | – | 2025 | Liquidation | – | – |
| Helzear | Consumer | France | 2008 | – | – | – | – |
| Hydeclim | Industrials | France | 2018 | 2023 | Trade Sale | – | |
| JC David | Consumer | France | – | 2024 | Secondary | – | |
| La Recolte | Consumer | France | 2014 | 2023 | Liquidation | – | – |
| Lanteas | Software | France | 2023 | 2025 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Logitrade | Business Services | France | 2013 | 2021 | MBO | – | |
| Neocom | TMT | France | 2008 | – | – | – | – |
| Omedec | Industrials | France | 2017 | – | – | – | – |
| Ordinal Software | Software | France | 2012 | 2022 | Trade Sale | – | |
| PA Marques | Industrials | France | – | 2017 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Récif | TMT | France | 2015 | 2024 | Secondary | – | |
| Sogemap | Industrials | France | 2008 | – | – | – | – |
| Wiismile | Business Services | France | 2007 | 2023 | Secondary | – |
Saved GPs appear in your watchlist, one click from your workspace.
About Sopromec Participations
Sopromec Participations is a family-office investment holding with capital deployed across 1 active fund vehicles and a founding year of 1964, headquartered in Paris. The platform deploys permanent capital into industrials, software, consumer, healthcare and business services businesses, structured to enable long-holding-period equity partnerships unconstrained by traditional fund duration.
Investment thesis
Sopromec Participations deploys permanent capital into industrials, software, consumer, healthcare and business services businesses across France and selectively across Europe, with the family-office structure enabling long-holding-period equity partnerships unconstrained by typical fund duration. Investment focus combines majority and significant minority stakes with operational partnership rights, supporting management teams through growth, transmission and selective M&A activity over multi-decade horizons.
Recent activity
Recent realised exits include PA Marques (consumer, 2025). The platform tracks 1 dedicated investment vehicle, 23 active portfolio companies and 1 realised exit across the strategy's history. Detailed buyer names and multiple data available on Pro at €29/month.
Similar firms
Other private equity firms tracked on GP Intel.
France·€196.0BFrance·€52.8BFrance·€40.8BFrance·€33.0BFrance·€27.0BFrance·€13.2BFrance·€11.6BFrance·€9.0BFrance·€7.0BFrance·€6.7BFrance·€6.0BFrance·€5.1B