Fund, Investor & Acquisition Network
- 4 acquisitions
- 21 investors
- 3 search funds
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Who is buying companies in France?
WhoBoughtWho tracks 4 acquisitions of companies in France (2023–2026), made by 3 buyers — private equity funds, search funds and strategic acquirers — backed by 21 investors. The most active sectors are Dental care, Roofing and energy renovation services, Tree pruning / arboricultural services, Manufacturing.
Most active acquirers in France
- Millet Transmission (search fund) — 1 acquisition: Renocare (2026, $11.6M).
- Moonbase Capital (investor) — 1 acquisition: ASP Group (2023).
- Renovatio Capital (search fund) — 1 acquisition: Groupe Odontys (2026, ~€15M enterprise value).
- Ulam Transmission (Dimitri Novikov) (search fund) — 1 acquisition: SAMU (Soins des Arbres en Milieu Urbain) (2025, Not disclosed (target revenue ~€16M, ~20% EBITDA margin)).
Browse the full list (24 funds/investors, 4 acquisitions in France)
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- 9T Capital — Investor
- Ambit Partners — Investor, Cape Town, South Africa
Category A search fund investor · Cape Town, South Africa · active in 31 countries, 74 search funds backed; check size $400K-$2M, emerging-market focus.
- Artos — Investor
- Bpifrance (debt club deal) — Investor
- Cabiedes Capital — Investor
- CIC — Investor
- Crédit Coopératif — Investor
- Crédit Mutuel — Investor
- EPA Investissement — Investor
- Innesto Partners — Investor
- JB46 — Investor, Spain
Category A search fund investor · Spain · 100 backed search funds, 32 portfolio companies (5 international); active in Brazil and Mexico, Business Services/Healthcare/Distribution.
- Legacy Partners — Investor
- Millet Transmission — Search fund · Backed by 9T Capital, Cabiedes Capital, EPA Investissement, Innesto Partners, JB46, ONEtoONE Asset Management, Pierre-Arthur Chatard, Ruiz family, The Cromwell Harbor, the Ruiz family
Search fund vehicle. Acquired Renocare (Roofing and energy renovation services) in France, announced 2026-07-28.
- Acquired Renocare in 2026 for $11.6M (Roofing and energy renovation services), France. Acquired by Millet Transmission (Thibaud Millet-Barbe). Backed by 9T Capital, Cabiedes Capital, EPA Investissement, Innesto Partners, JB46, ONEtoONE Asset Management, Pierre-Arthur Chatard, Ruiz family, The Cromwell Harbor. Source: https://searchfundsnews.com/millet-transmission-acquires-renocare-in-the-french-basque-country/
- Moonbase Capital — Investor, Spain
Search fund investor (Category B) · Spain · founded 2020 · EUR24M fund, EUR15M raised for international expansion; Manufacturing, Web Services, Medical Services.
- Acquired ASP Group in 2023 (Manufacturing), France. B2B services to industrial CNC tool makers.
- ONEtoONE Asset Management — Investor
- Peter's Troop — Investor
- Pierre-Arthur Chatard — Investor
- Renovatio Capital — Search fund · Backed by Vonzeo Capital, Ambit Partners, ONEtoONE Asset Management, SFClub, CIC, Crédit Mutuel, Crédit Coopératif, Bpifrance (debt club deal)
Search fund vehicle. Acquired Groupe Odontys (Dental care) in France, announced Thu Jan 01 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time).
- Acquired Groupe Odontys in 2026 for ~€15M enterprise value (Dental care), France. Acquired by Renovatio Capital. Backed by Vonzeo Capital, Ambit Partners, ONEtoONE Asset Management, SF Club, CIC, Crédit Mutuel, Crédit Coopératif, Bpifrance (debt club deal). Source: https://searchfundsnews.com/french-renovatio-capital-takes-over-groupe-odontys/
- Ruiz family — Investor
- SFClub — Investor
- The Cromwell Harbor — Investor
- the Ruiz family — Investor
- Ulam Transmission (Dimitri Novikov) — Search fund · Backed by SFClub, Cabiedes Capital, Legacy Partners, 9T Capital, Peter's Troop, Artos
Search fund vehicle. Acquired SAMU (Soins des Arbres en Milieu Urbain) (Tree pruning / arboricultural services) in France, announced Mon Dec 01 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time).
- Acquired SAMU (Soins des Arbres en Milieu Urbain) in 2025 for Not disclosed (target revenue ~€16M, ~20% EBITDA margin) (Tree pruning / arboricultural services), France. Acquired by Ulam Transmission (Dimitri Novikov). Backed by SFClub, Cabiedes, Legacy Partners, 9T Capital, Peter's Troop, Artos. Source: https://searchfundsnews.com/ulam-transmission-takes-over-french-landscaping-company-samu/
- Vonzeo Capital — Investor, Vancouver, Canada
Search fund investor (Category B) · Vancouver, Canada · founded 2017, first search fund investor outside the US; $40M fund across 13 non-US countries, check size $500K-$1M.