Idinvest Partners Explained

Idinvest Partners
Type:Limited company with a board of directors
Location:Paris, France
Num Employees:+90

Idinvest Partners, founded under the name AGF Private Equity, S.A in 1997, is a European private equity and venture capital firm. Operating as part of Allianz until 2010, Idinvest Partners then became independent.[1] Idinvest Partners is based in Paris, France and has further offices in Frankfurt (Germany),[2] [3] Dubai, Madrid, Spain and Shanghai, China.[4] [5]

Since its inception, Idinvest Partners has invested in more than 4,000 European businesses. With an excess of €8 billion in assets under management, Idinvest Partners focuses on the financing of small and medium-sized European enterprises at various stages of growth.

Idinvest Partners has been named Best Private Equity Team (Deloitte 2012 Technology Fast 50 Award) and awarded The French LP Gold Award 2012 at Private Equity Exchange.[6]

History

Idinvest was founded in 1997 by AGF (Allianz) as AGF Private Equity.[7]

In 2015, Idinvest Partners closed its second SME senior debt fund, Idinvest Dette Senior II (IDS II), at €400 million.[8] [9] [10]

In 2017, the Frankfurt office and Shanghai office was launched.[11] Idinvest Partners awarded private debt mandate by France's Fonds de Réserve pour les Retraites (FRR) and launches a new vehicle to finance industrial assets.[12]

In February 2018, the private equity firm Eurazeo agreed to acquire a majority stake in Idinvest Partners, creating a private equity firm with more than $15 billion in assets.,[13] [14] Idinvest Partners closed its fourth direct lending fund, Idinvest Private Debt IV at €715 million.[15]

Portfolio

Idinvest Partners have financed businesses at various stages of growth. Idinvest has a particular focus on the IT sector, which include Deezer,[16] [17] [18] Criteo, Happn,[19] Dailymotion,[20] Sigfox, and others. IdInvest have Artificial intelligence companies in their portfolio, such as Neurala, an AI start-up with ties to NASA,[21] Stanley Robotics, a robotic valet service[22] and Clustree, an AI powered recruitment service.[23] Fintech investments are also included, with Kantox, a currency and risk management solutions company[24] and biotech and health investments, with DNA Script, a synthetic DNA manufacturer.[25]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Company Overview of IDInvest Partners SA. 24 November 2017. Bloomberg.
  2. Web site: French PE boutique opens office in Frankfurt. 9 February 2017. Investment Europe.
  3. Web site: Idinvest Partners opens Frankfurt office. 2 September 2017. Private Equity Wire.
  4. Web site: Idinvest Partners Opens Shanghai Office As Internationalization Push Continues. 23 February 2017. Fin Alternative.
  5. Web site: Idinvest Partners opens Shanghai office. 23 February 2017. Private Equity Wire.
  6. Web site: Winners 2012. Private Equity Exchange.
  7. News: Schattenbanken umwerben den Mittelstand. 22 September 2014. Faz.net . Ollrog . Marc-Christian .
  8. Web site: Idinvest Partners closes second SME senior debt fund. 9 July 2014. Pe Hub.
  9. Web site: Idinvest Partners, a pan-European private equity firm, has closed its second SME senior debt fund, Idinvest Dette Senior II (IDS II).. 10 July 2014. Private Equity Wire.
  10. Web site: Idinvest caps rapid return to SME debt fundraising with €400m Fund II close. 9 July 2014. Altassets.
  11. Web site: French PE Idinvest Partners expands to Asia, opens Shanghai office. 28 February 2017. Deal Street Asia.
  12. Web site: Venture : le FRR confie un mandat à Truffle, à Omnes et à Idinvest. 27 October 2017. Les Echos.
  13. Web site: Eurazeo buys majority stake in Idinvest Partners. 6 February 2018. Pionline.
  14. Web site: In May 2018 Eurazeo merges with rival Idinvest Partners. 5 February 2018. Financial Times.
  15. Web site: Idinvest Closes its Fourth Direct Lending Fund, at €715M. 16 May 2018. Finsmes.
  16. Web site: French Fundraising Shows Startup Cash Is Pouring into Paris. 10 July 2017. Bloomberg.
  17. Web site: France's Deezer Said to Seek Funds at $1 Billion Valuation. 17 August 2015. Finsmes.
  18. Web site: French VC fundraising shows startup money is pouring into Paris. 10 July 2017. Independent.
  19. Web site: JustEat's IT provider gobbles £10m from investors behind Happn and Spotify. 30 March 2016. The Telegraph.
  20. Web site: Dailymotion Hires New CEO*. 3 July 2009. Business Insider.
  21. Web site: Neurala, an AI startup with ties to NASA, lands $14M in funding. 17 January 2017. Silicon Angle.
  22. Web site: Robotic valet service secures backing to park your car for you. 24 May 2017. CNBC.
  23. Web site: Clustree grabs $7.9 million for its AI-powered recruitment service. 5 June 2017. Tech Crunch.
  24. Web site: Kantox pulls in $6m from existing investors. 8 August 2017. Banking tech.
  25. Web site: DNA Script Raises €11M in Series A Financing. 12 September 2017. Finsmes.

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