ENTREPRENEURS & INVESTORS

An entrepreneurial approach to investment to support you in the long-term development of your business

COMMITMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

With an entrepreneurial spirit and strong family roots, CAP INVEST is family office dedicated to taking stakes in SMEs with solid fundamentals and strong growth potential. Complete independence thanks to investments made exclusively with family equity


A selection of our participations

Sport Découverte

Majority stake

Year: 2017
Sector: Leisure, Tourism

Founded in 2003, Sport Découverte is the leader in France in the field of booking (or purchasing gift vouchers) online sports and leisure activities, such as circuit piloting, parachute jumping or flying. in a hot air balloon.

Nautil

Minority stake

Investment year: 2021
Sector: Tourism, Travel

Founded in 1999 by Pierre Cosentino and Stéphane Letessier, Nautil Voyages (Oovatu and Mauritius-Travel) is a digital pure-player agency specialized in designing high-end tailor-made trips.

Passage du Désir

Minority stake

Investment year: 2022
Sector: Consumer goods

Founded in 2007 by Patrick Pruvot, Passage du Désir is a distribution group specialized in the concept of sustainable development of the couple and intimate well-being.

News

  • Côté Maison

    décembre 2023

    L’éditeur spécialisé dans la décoration Côté Maison rejoint Prisma Média, filiale de Vivendi, après 6 belles années passées pour CAP INVEST aux côtés du dirigeant actionnaire François Dieulesaint. 

  • PAI Skincare

    janvier 2023

    Après plus 6 passés à accompagner Sarah dans le développement de  sa marque de cosmétique PAI Skincare et de sa levée de fonds auprès de Famille C (Clarins) en 2021, CAP INVEST cède ses part lors de la série C.

  • Passage du Désir

    août 2022

    Fondé en 2007, par Patrick Pruvot, Passage du Désir est un groupe de distribution spécialisé construit autour du concept du développement durable du couple et du bien-être intime.
    A l'occasion de cette opération de LBO primaire CAP INVEST prend une participation minoritaire du capital de la société.

  • L.T. Piver

    juillet 2022

    L’entreprise LT PIVER, la plus ancienne Maison de Parfumerie française, a été reprise par Nelly CHENELAT auprès de la Famille AMOUYAL. Un pool d’investisseurs au profil entrepreneurial emmené par CAP INVEST accompagne cette opération de transmission.

  • Nfinite modélise un tour américain à 70m$ d'equity

    juin 2022

    La plateforme Saas de création, affichage et gestion d'images d'articles en 3D pour les e-commerçants, désormais new-yorkaise, fait entrer Insight Partners comme chef de file d'un tour de 70 M$ en equity suivi de US Venture Partners déjà actionnaire.

  • CAP Invest accompagne Natz dans sa croissance

    juin 2021

    La jeune marque de hard seltzer française veut doper sa croissance et réalise une levée de fonds auprès de Family Office et Business Angels.

  • CAP Invest accompagne Nautil Voyages

    avril 2021

    Le tour opérateur 100 % digital réalisant 42 M€ de volume d'affaires procède à la sortie de l'un de ses co-fondateurs avec l'appui de Cap Invest en minoritaire. Née en 1999 en réponse à la passion de ses deux fondateurs pour l'île Maurice, l'agence en ligne Nautil Voyages est spécialisée dans la conception de voyages sur-mesure haut de gamme.

  • PAI réalise sa Série B avec la Famille Courtin-Clarins

    avril 2021

    La marque londonienne de produits cosmétiques bio Pai a clôturé une opération d’investissement en Série B de en faisant entrer à son capital Famille C Venture, société d’investissement privée française appartenant à la famille Courtin-Clarins, fondatrice et propriétaire du groupe Clarins. CAP Invest, reste investisseur et administrateur.

  • PAI SKINCARE accelerates innovation

    december 2020

    Pai Labs is the brand's new innovation hub. Specially created to bring new product ideas to market faster, with greater creative freedom. Without the long lead times typically associated with new product launches.

  • legal2digital publishes a sponsorless MBO

    december 2020

    Present in legal advertising and legal formalities services, the group with a turnover of around 40 M €, relies on Andera Acto and Groupe Roullier with senior debt. Galiena Capital signs its exit after six years.

    CAP Invest reinvests part of its proceeds from the sale to support management in its expansion strategy.

  • EOLANE / HEMERIA in exclusive negotiation

    june 2020

    The Eolane group and HEMERIA INVEST have approved a memorandum of understanding relating to the repurchase of the shares in Eolane les Ulis by the HEMERIA Group. The transaction should be completed during the summer of 2020. It relates to the maintenance activities in operational condition, mainly for the Defense markets, carried out by the Windane Les Ulis company.

  • CAP Invest recruits an investment director

    june 2020

    CAP Invest welcomes Antoine Klein as Investment Director. He joined the Family Office to strengthen the Paris office. Antoine Klein had worked for two years in the Private Equity Fund Alpha in Paris as an associate. Previously, he worked for 4 years in M&A at the American investment bank Lincoln International.

  • "Time to change your mask, right?"

    june 2020

    Sport Découverte, the first digital reservation center for sports and leisure activities, supports you in deconfinement. With more than 4,000 activities offered throughout France Sport Découverte takes you into the great outdoors.

  • Pai engages in the fight against COVID-19

    march 2020

    Pai Skincare is committed to the fight against COVID-19 through the marketing of a hydroalcoholic gel. The company managed to develop this new product within two weeks. Pai Skincare distributes half of its hydroalcoholic gel production free of charge to schools, hospitals and local SMEs.

  • Sport Découverte, champion of growth

    february 2020

    Sport Découverte is part of the ranking of 2020 growth champions published by Les Echos. With more than 5 million visitors per year, the French leader in online booking of sports and leisure activities is experiencing rapid and sustained development.

  • CAP Invest sells its stake in Oh my cream!

    September 2019

    Created in 2012 by Juliette Levy, Oh My Cream! has experienced rapid growth over the past three years, going from a turnover of 3 M € to a forecast of between 13 and 15 M € of income for 2019, of which 50% of digital share. CAP Invest sells its share in the capital and allows the reinvestment of Otium as well as the entry of Experienced Capital.

  • CAP Invest participates in the Hemeria spin-off

    april 2019

    The historical shareholders of the Toulouse SME have created a new company called Hemeria, to collect the space and sovereignty activities of Nexeya. Two activities which were considered strategic by the Ministry of the Armed Forces and were not sold to the German group Hensoldt.

  • CAP Invest sells its stake in Gault & Millau

    december 2018

    After supporting the management of the company in the development of its digital offer as well as its international expansion, Management and CAP Invest sell their stakes in Gault & Millau.

  • CAP Invest is accelerating

    june 2018

    4 years after its creation, the multi-family office now supports more than fifteen companies in their development in France and internationally. CAP Invest recently invested in Allurion (medical devices), Sport Découverte (e-commerce / tourism), Pai (cosmetics) and Planet Art (e-commerce).

  • Majority stake in Sport Découverte

    november 2017

    CAP Invest takes a majority stake in the capital of Sport Découverte. The operation carried out alongside the company's manager and key executives should enable the group to accelerate its development on the national territory to become the French leader in online booking of sports and leisure activities.

  • CAP Invest supports Planet Art

    september 2017

    The 100% Claranova subsidiary, ex-Avanquest, specializing in mobile photo printing, is carrying out a cash capital increase of € 11.4 million with several industrial investors including CAP Invest.

  • CAP Invest invests in cosmetics

    May 2017

    Pai Skincare, a certified organic and vegan cosmetic brand, with guaranteed 100% natural formulations, welcomes the family office into its capital as part of a fundraising campaign. This operation will support the London brand in its international development and in the acceleration of its e-commerce activity.

  • CAP Invest sells its stake in Big Fernand

    May 2017

    Since its entry into the capital of Big Fernand in 2014 during the series A fundraising, CAP Invest has supported the group in its development in France and internationally, increasing the group from 2 to 35 establishments and 30 M € of turnover. The French hamburger brand will sell 80% of its capital to the British fund BlueGem.