What investment strategy does Wendel focus on?

Wendel focuses on Buyout strategies in the private equity space.

How many portfolio companies does Wendel have?

Wendel has 10 active portfolio companies and 7 completed exits and 2 funds tracked on GP Intel.

Where is Wendel headquartered?

Wendel is headquartered in Paris, France.

What is Wendel's assets under management?

Wendel manages approximately €40.8B in assets under management.

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Wendel

Q: What sectors does Wendel invest in?

Wendel invests across Industrials, Business Services, TMT, Healthcare, Consumer, Financials.

Paris, France·Founded 2002·

Buyout

·wendelgroup.com

Wendel is a French listed investment firm tracing its origins to the Wendel family iron-making heritage founded in 1704. Structured as Wendel SE since 2002 (Euronext Paris), it operates two complementary businesses: Principal Investments…Read full bio

AUM

€40.8B

Funds

Portfolio

Exits

SectorsIndustrialsBusiness ServicesTMTHealthcareConsumerFinancials

Key facts

HQParis, France

Founded2002

Websitewendelgroup.com

Recent exits

IHS Towers

TMT · 2026

Stahl

Industrials · 2026

Constantia Flexibles

Industrials · 2024

Allied Universal

Business Services · 2019

Coverage notes

2 funds tracked, 17 portfolio companies (10 active · 7 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.

About Wendel

Wendel is a French listed investment firm with €40.8 billion of assets under management as of December 2024 (pro forma the announced acquisition of Monroe Capital), headquartered in Paris and listed on Euronext Paris. The firm traces its origins to the Wendel family iron-making heritage founded in 1704 in Lorraine, structured as Wendel SE since 2002 when it adopted its current listed corporate form. Wendel operates two complementary businesses: Principal Investments (€5.5 billion balance sheet) and Private Asset Management (€49.5 billion third-party AuM).

Investment thesis

Principal Investments deploys balance-sheet capital into selective majority and significant minority stakes in unlisted European and US companies across industrials, business services, healthcare and consumer education, with permanent capital holding periods unconstrained by fund duration. Private Asset Management, structured around majority ownership of IK Partners (€13.8 billion AuM in European mid-market private equity) and Monroe Capital (€19.4 billion AuM in US private credit, closing Q1 2025), generates fee-related earnings from third-party institutional capital deployed alongside Wendel's strategic platform.

Recent activity

Wendel acquired Globeducate (international K-12 schools, 50%) in October 2024 and announced the acquisition of approximately 75% of Monroe Capital in October 2024 (closing Q1 2025). Recent divestments include Stahl (specialty chemicals, 2026 agreement), Constantia Flexibles (packaging, 2024) and a partial reduction of the Bureau Veritas stake (April 2024). Historical track record spans Allied Universal (security services, 2019), Legrand (electrical equipment, 2014), Deutsch Group (industrials, 2012) and Editis (publishing, 2008). Detailed buyer names and financial parameters available on Pro at €49/month.