Top private equity firms in France.
The 25 largest buyout and growth investors headquartered in France, ranked by assets under management. Every profile hand-checked from public filings. Updated weekly.
| # | GP | AUM |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ardian | €196.0B |
| 2 | Bpifrance Investissement | €57.3B |
| 3 | Tikehau Capital | €52.8B |
| 4 | Wendel | €40.8B |
| 5 | PAI Partners | €33.0B |
| 6 | LFPI GESTION | €27.0B |
| 7 | Sagard | €25.0B |
| 8 | NextStage AM | €11.6B |
| 9 | EDF Invest | €11.2B |
| 10 | ARCHIMED | €9.0B |
| 11 | Eiffel Investment Group | €7.0B |
| 12 | Omnes Capital | €6.7B |
| 13 | Quilvest Capital Partners | €6.5B |
| 14 | Equistone Partners | €6.0B |
| 15 | Extendam | €5.1B |
| 16 | Seven2 | €5.0B |
| 17 | Edmond de Rothschild Private Equity (France) | €4.3B |
| 18 | Peugeot Invest | €4.2B |
| 19 | Crédit Mutuel Equity | €4.0B |
| 20 | ISALT | €3.0B |
| 21 | Motion Equity Partners | €2.8B |
| 22 | Audacia | €2.8B |
| 23 | IRD Invest | €2.6B |
| 24 | RGreen Invest | €2.5B |
| 25 | Idia | €2.4B |
Common questions.
Who is the largest private equity firm in France?
Ardian is the largest private equity firm headquartered in France in the GP Intel database, with €196.0B in assets under management.
How many private equity firms are there in France?
GP Intel tracks 184 verified buyout and growth firms headquartered in France, within 324 hand-verified France investment firm profiles overall. Broader counts that include venture funds, advisors and holding companies run far higher.
How is this ranking compiled?
Firms are ranked by assets under management, sourced from public disclosures and annual reports, with aggregate fund sizes used when standalone AUM is not published. Only hand-verified firm profiles are included. Venture-only and real-estate-only managers are excluded.
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