Avisa Partners SAS

Avisa Partners SAS

Avisa Partners was founded in 2016 by Antoine Rollet and Jean-Baptiste Leclerc, who previously built Reputation Squad, a digital reputation and cybersecurity firm acquired in 2015. The firm originated from the partners' expertise in strategic communications and risk management, and it structures its investments through a multi-family office model serving European and North American families. The firm's strategy spans direct investments in enterprise software, cybersecurity, and media, alongside a substantial advisory practice that provides geopolitical risk analysis and public affairs services to corporate clients. Known portfolio positions include a stake in the European cybersecurity firm CybelAngel (per Les Échos, 2021) and involvement in media acquisitions such as the French news magazine L'Express (per Le Monde, 2022). The firm invests across stages from growth equity to buyouts, primarily in Western Europe and North America. Avisa Partners is estimated to manage several hundred million euros in assets, with a professional team of approximately 50 based mainly in Paris. The firm operates an adjacent philanthropic arm, the Avisa Foundation, which supports digital education and press freedom initiatives. In March 2023, the firm completed the acquisition of the strategic communications agency Image 7 (per Les Échos, 2023), expanding its advisory capabilities. Avisa's structural differentiator is its hybrid model: it functions as both an investment firm and a strategic advisory practice, enabling proprietary deal flow through client relationships built on geopolitical and cybersecurity expertise. The governance structure is managed by the two founding partners, with no formal succession plan publicly disclosed.