Trajan Investment Advisor
Paris-based independent private-equity firm founded in 2018 by Thomas Duteil and Tanguy Tauzinat (both ex-Andera Partners directors); deploys EUR 410M across the Transmission and Croissance 1 FPCI (vintage 2021 EUR 110M) and the Transmission and Croissance 2 fund (vintage 2025 EUR 300M) targeting French SME and ETI growth, MBI and BIMBO transactions.
Trajan Investment Advisor is a Paris buyout firm with €410M AUM, 10 active companies and 7 exits.
- ·7 exits in the last 5 years · consistent DPI cadence.
- ·Average hold across 7 realized deals: 4 years.
- ·Top sector focus: Industrials (35% of portfolio).
- ·Fund cadence: ~5Y between vintages · last raise 2025.
Sector breakdown
17 companiesGeography breakdown
2 geographiesKey facts
Recent exits
Trajan Investment Advisor sold Airess to Initiative et Finance Tomorrow in 2026 after 4 years.
Trajan Investment Advisor sold Essences & Parfums to Sagard MidCap in 2026 after 3 years.
Trajan Investment Advisor sold Groupe Thomas Plants to Galiena Capital in 2026 after 7 years.
Trajan Investment Advisor sold Rollakin to Latour Capital and Initiative et Finance in 2025 after 4 years.
Coverage notes
2 funds tracked, 17 portfolio companies (10 active · 7 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Funds & portfolio
Every fund Trajan Investment Advisor has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
Transmission & Croissance 2Buyout2025€300M5 assetsBuyout2025 · 1yr€300M5–
Unrealized
5 held| Company | Entry |
|---|---|
| Aiglon Industrials · France | 2025 |
| Fire System Industrials · Switzerland | 2025 |
| fundoffice TMT · France | 2024 |
| OCR Maintenance Electronique Business Services · France | 2025 |
| SA3i France | 2026 |
Transmission & Croissance 1 FPCIHarvestingBuyout2020€110M5 assets7 exitsBuyout2020 · 6yr€110M57
Unrealized
5 held| Company | Entry |
|---|---|
| Atelier Treilhard Financials · France | 2021 |
| Citizen Press TMT · France | 2022 |
| Cotton Bird Consumer · France | 2020 |
| La Coque de Nacre Consumer · France | 2021 |
| Patte Blanche Consumer · France | 2022 |
Realized
7 exits| Company | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AB Process Ingenierie Industrials · France | 2020 | 2023 | Secondary | Cerea Partners | – |
| Airess Industrials · France | 2022 | 2026 | Secondary | Initiative et Finance Tomorrow | – |
| Bonum Group Business Services · France | 2023 | 2024 | Secondary | Florac | – |
| Essences & Parfums Consumer · France | 2023 | 2026 | Secondary | Sagard MidCap | – |
| Groupe Thomas Plants Consumer · France | 2019 | 2026 | Secondary | Galiena Capital | – |
| Rollakin Industrials · France | 2021 | 2025 | Secondary | Latour Capital and Initiative et Finance | – |
| Simply Bearings Industrials · France | 2021 | 2025 | Secondary | Latour Capital; Initiative & Finance | – |
About Trajan Investment Advisor
Trajan Investment Advisor is a Paris-based independent private equity firm founded in 2018 by Thomas Duteil and Tanguy Tauzinat (both ex-Andera Partners directors), with €410 million of assets under management. The platform deploys across the Transmission and Croissance 1 FPCI (vintage 2021, €110M) and the Transmission and Croissance 2 FPCI plus complementary vehicles, focusing on French SME transmission scenarios with senior team operational expertise from prior Andera leadership.
Investment thesis
Trajan targets French SMEs and lower mid-cap companies, particularly in transmission scenarios where founder-operator succession requires institutional capital deployment alongside operational partnership. Equity ticket sizes typically range from €10 million to €30 million per transaction. The founders' Andera Partners heritage provides multi-decade French mid-market relationships and pattern recognition across multiple SME ownership cycles.
Recent activity
Recent realised exits include Rollakin (industrials, 2025) and Airess (industrials, 2024), reflecting selective distribution across the industrial transmission portfolio. The platform tracks 2 funds and 8 active portfolio companies across the multi-vintage French SME transmission programme.
Frequently asked questions
- What investment strategy does Trajan Investment Advisor focus on?
- Trajan Investment Advisor focuses on Buyout, Growth strategies in the private equity space.
- How many portfolio companies does Trajan Investment Advisor have?
- Trajan Investment Advisor has 10 active portfolio companies and 7 completed exits and 2 funds tracked on GP Intel.
- Where is Trajan Investment Advisor headquartered?
- Trajan Investment Advisor is headquartered in Paris, France.
- What is Trajan Investment Advisor's assets under management?
- Trajan Investment Advisor manages approximately €410M in assets under management.
- When was Trajan Investment Advisor founded?
- Trajan Investment Advisor was founded in 2018.
- What sectors does Trajan Investment Advisor invest in?
- Trajan Investment Advisor invests across Industrials, Consumer, Business Services.
- What are Trajan Investment Advisor's recent exits?
- Recent realized exits by Trajan Investment Advisor include: Airess (2026) to Initiative et Finance Tomorrow; Essences & Parfums (2026) to Sagard MidCap; Groupe Thomas Plants (2026) to Galiena Capital; Rollakin (2025) to Latour Capital and Initiative et Finance; Simply Bearings (2025) to Latour Capital; Initiative & Finance; Bonum Group (2024) to Florac; AB Process Ingenierie (2023) to Cerea Partners.
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