VATEL CAPITAL
Vatel Capital, founded in 2008 and based in Paris, is an independent and entrepreneurial asset management company specializing in financing and supporting French growth SMEs, both listed and unlisted, as well as investing in tangible assets like forests, agricultural land, and renewable energy. It manages over €550 million in assets and offers various investment solutions including FCPI, FIP, and funds focused on private debt and small caps.
Key facts
Recent exits
Coverage notes
2 funds tracked, 16 portfolio companies (14 active · 2 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Sector breakdown
16 companiesFunds & portfolio
Every fund VATEL CAPITAL has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
Vatel FlexibleEvergreenharvesting2021 · 5yr€80M12 active
Unrealized
12 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Healthcare |  France | 2023 | |
| Pharma | France | 2025 | |
| Energy | France | 2025 | |
| Energy | France | 2025 | |
| Energy | France | 2025 | |
| ClimateTech | France | 2025 | |
| Fintech | France | 2025 | |
| E-commerce | France | 2025 | |
| Consumer | France | 2024 | |
| MedTech | France | 2025 | |
| Industrials | France | 2022 | |
| Aerospace & Defence | France | 2024 |
France· Entry 2023France· Entry 2025France· Entry 2025France· Entry 2025France· Entry 2025France· Entry 2025France· Entry 2025France· Entry 2025France· Entry 2024France· Entry 2025France· Entry 2022France· Entry 2024Vatel CapitalEvergreenharvesting2018 · 8yr€50M2 active · 2 realized
Unrealized
2 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Energy | France | 2019 | |
| TMT | France | 2017 |
France· Entry 2019France· Entry 2017Realized
2 exits| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | France | 2018 | 2021 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| TMT | France | 2019 | 2025 | Trade Sale | – |
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About VATEL CAPITAL
Vatel Capital is an independent and entrepreneurial asset management company with €550 million of assets under management, founded in 2008 and headquartered in Paris. The firm specialises in financing and supporting French growth SMEs (both listed and unlisted) with a multi-stage approach across the French SME ecosystem.
Investment thesis
Vatel Capital targets French growth SMEs across listed and unlisted segments, deploying growth equity and selective buyout commitments with equity tickets typically ranging from €5 million to €25 million per transaction. Sector focus spans TMT and selectively other French SME verticals, with the platform's hybrid listed/unlisted mandate distinguishing Vatel from pure private equity peers. The entrepreneurial heritage enables operational partnership with founder-operator management teams.
Recent activity
Recent realised exits include ZOOMALIA (TMT, 2025), reflecting selective distribution activity across the French SME portfolio. The platform tracks 3 funds, 7 active portfolio companies and 2 realised exits across the multi-vintage programme. Detailed buyer names and multiple data available on Pro at €29/month.
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