Idinvest Partners
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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]
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| Company type | Limited company with a board of directors |
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| Industry | Private equity |
| Headquarters | Paris, France |
Number of employees | +90 |
| Website | idinvest |
Since its inception, Idinvest Partners has invested in more than 4,000 European businesses. With an excess of €8 billion in assets under management,[4] Idinvest Partners focuses on the financing of small and medium-sized European enterprises at various stages of growth.[1]
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.[2][3][4][5][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] In May 2018 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,[16][17][18] Happn,[19] Dailymotion,[20] Sigfox,[16][17][18] 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 services company[24] and biotech and health investments, with DNA Script, a synthetic DNA manufacturer.[25]
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