Capital Development
In our view, investment goes far beyond mere financing.
Standing by your sides to accelerate your company’s growth
We commit ourselves wholeheartedly to business projects we believe in and we appreciate the fact that it takes time to build a relationship based on trust and sharing. Whatever the size of the company, we develop bespoke solutions that take into account the company’s growth priorities and form part of a long-term partnership. And because a company’s success relies first and foremost on its people, we establish a governance system that respects the prerogatives of its directors.
Business projects are always at the center of our investment decisions.
Our investment criteria
We support companies that meet the following criteria:
Healthy growth
A history of profitable growth
International scale
Significant volume of overseas business and capacity to export a product or service
Shared values
A shared vision between the directors and Dentressangle in order to generate long-term value-added
Available cash
Free cash flow available to fund growth
Healthy growth
A history of profitable growth
Shared values
A shared vision between the directors and Dentressangle in order to generate long-term value-added
International scale
Significant volume of overseas business and capacity to export a product or service
Available cash
Free cash flow available to fund growth
Our experts
We assign a dedicated team of Dentressangle experts with a variety of complementary profiles, who are committed, responsive and tuned in to the concerns of entrepreneurs.
Small & Mid Cap
Majority equity investment of up to €40 million
Laurent Savinelli
Managing Partner
A specialist in French SMEs with global aspirations, he has proved his expertise via an impressive track record of deals spanning a wide variety of sectors.
Armed with a Finance major from HEC (Paris Business School), he began his career at ODDO financial services group, working in the financial analysis department. He then joined private equity group 3i, holding the positions of Private Equity Director then Associate Director and investing in dozens of transactions in a wide range of sectors. He joined Dentressangle in 2011 to take charge of Small & Mid Cap, a €100 million fund investing in majority shareholdings in French SMEs.
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Raphaël Feuillet
Director
With a double competence, technical and financial, and a solid experience in M&A, he joined
DENTRESSANGLE SMALL & MID CAP in 2019.
DENTRESSANGLE SMALL & MID CAP in 2019.
Graduate engineer from Ecole Centrale Marseille and holder of a Specialised Master’s
degree in Financial Engineering from EM Lyon, Raphaël Feuillet has been working for
Rothschild & Co since 2007 as Director, Mergers and Acquisitions, with more than fifty transactions to his credit over the past eleven years, in various sectors, issues and sizes on
behalf of investment funds. He joined DENTRESSANGLE SMALL & MID CAP in 2019.
Biography@rfeuillet@rfeuilletdegree in Financial Engineering from EM Lyon, Raphaël Feuillet has been working for
Rothschild & Co since 2007 as Director, Mergers and Acquisitions, with more than fifty transactions to his credit over the past eleven years, in various sectors, issues and sizes on
behalf of investment funds. He joined DENTRESSANGLE SMALL & MID CAP in 2019.
Julien de Bussy
PRIVATE EQUITY DIRECTOR
Having obtained extensive experience in the fields of auditing and financial control, Julien de Bussy joined Dentressangle in 2014 to support SMEs with their growth plans.
A gradate of Montpellier Business School with a DESS specialized post-graduate diploma in Finance, he worked at E&Y as an auditor for three years before moving to the Mars group, where he held various positions in audit and financial control from 2009 to 2014. He made a particularly valuable contribution towards organizing the finance department at Royal Canin, besides implementing a number of organizational optimization projects (logistics, marketing, cash). He joined Dentressangle Small & Mid Cap in 2014 to support companies with their development programs.
Biography@jdebussyMid & Large Cap
Majority investment or as principal shareholder in equity of over €40 million
Thierry Coloigner
Managing partner
Specializing in investment and senior management of companies, Thierry offers all of his expertise to medium and large-scale companies.
A graduate of Ecole Polytechnique and MINES ParisTech school of mining, Thierry Coloigner began his career with the French Government defense procurement and technology agency (DGA) . before joining the state holdings agency (APE) as deputy head of the aeronautics and defense office. In 2005 he was appointed Corporate Finance Manager at Plastic Omnium Group (automotive and environment sector) with responsibility for M&A. In 2007 he joined Financière Agache Private Equity, a company controlled by Arnault Group, as Chief Investment Officer. In 2009 he joined Paprec Group as Executive Vice-President Finance & Development and director. Since 2013 he has served as director at Bridgepoint Europe private equity investor tasked with originating, making and tracking investments in mid-tier companies. He joined Dentressangle in 2017.
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Olivier Verdet
Director
With more than 10 years’ experience in M&A, in Paris and London, he joined
DENTRESSANGLE Mid & Large Cap in 2019.
DENTRESSANGLE Mid & Large Cap in 2019.
Graduated from EDHEC in 2007, he joined HSBC in Paris as an M&A analyst and gained solid experience by taking part to numerous transactions with private equity investors and being exposed to various sectors. He joined the HSBC London Financial Sponsors Team in 2014, covering France as a Director in the M&A-Sponsor Coverage
team. He joined DENTRESSANGLE Mid & Large Cap in 2019.
Biography@overdet@overdetteam. He joined DENTRESSANGLE Mid & Large Cap in 2019.
Charles Wacheux
Senior Associate
Drawing on his experience in mergers and acquisitions in banks and a top tier investment fund, he joined Dentressangle Mid & Large Cap in 2018.
As a graduate of EM Lyon Business School, he took up positions first at Sephora in business development, then at BNP Paribas in Large Cap M&A. He then took a position as an analyst at fund Bridgepoint Europe, where he primarily supported companies in the Healthcare and Media & Tech sectors. He joined Dentressangle Mid & Large Cap in 2018.
Biography@cwacheuxOur support teams
In order to offer global support for your project, we also provide you with our network, expertise in bank financing and all of our support services: legal, HR, Business Development, communication and strategic marketing.
Majority partnership
HLDI
HLDI is an industrial investment holding company controlled by Dentressangle. HLDI seeks to acquire controlling interests in partnership with HLDE, the J.B. Lafonta investment holding company.
Two investments were made: TESSI in 2017 and KILOUTOU in 2018