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EIM Capital
Luigi Chiaraviglio and Renaud Delaage dissolved EIM Capital, splitting the Paris PE firm's portfolio into Resolve Capital and Reed Capital.
EIM Capital
EIM Capital was a private equity firm established in Paris, France, by co-founders Luigi Chiaraviglio and Renaud Delaage. The firm pursued a middle-market strategy spanning buyouts, growth equity, and corporate divestitures, concentrating its activity in France. The firm operated as a generalist investor without publicly disclosed sector silos, deploying capital into control and minority positions across the French industrial and consumer landscape. The partnership retained joint control of portfolio companies even as it wound down operations, with known holdings including Grosfillex, a manufacturer of outdoor furniture and building products. The firm's partnership dissolved after several years of operation. As of the cessation of EIM Capital's activities, the remaining assets were carved into two successor vehicles. Luigi Chiaraviglio continues to operate as Resolve Capital, which exclusively leads the investor consortium controlling Grosfillex, while Renaud Delaage operates independently as Reed Capital. EIM Capital's structural posture was atypical: rather than raise blind-pool funds, the partners ran a deal-by-deal model that, at dissolution, preserved investor control by bifurcating the book across the two new firms. Neither entity assumed the original brand, making EIM Capital a cleanly extinguished GP with a traceable successor lineage.
General information
Firm type
Private Equity
Year founded
—
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
Europe
Country
France
City
Paris
Corporate office
Paris, France
Principals
Luigi Chiaraviglio
Co-Founder
Renaud Delaage
Co-Founder
Frequently asked questions
Who founded EIM Capital, and where are they now?
Luigi Chiaraviglio and Renaud Delaage co-founded EIM Capital in Paris. The partnership dissolved, and both founders now operate separate firms: Chiaraviglio leads Resolve Capital, and Delaage leads Reed Capital. The previous EIM Capital portfolio is now jointly controlled by these two successor entities rather than a single umbrella.
What happened to EIM Capital's portfolio after the dissolution?
The companies formerly in the EIM Capital portfolio remain jointly controlled by Resolve Capital and Reed Capital, with one exception: Grosfillex, a French manufacturer, is now controlled exclusively by a consortium of investors led by Resolve Capital (per firm website). The clean separation maintained continuity for existing portfolio company management.
Did EIM Capital raise institutional funds, or did the partners invest on a deal-by-deal basis?
EIM Capital did not publicly disclose a blind-pool fund structure. The firm operated with a deal-by-deal approach to buyouts, growth equity, and divestitures, ultimately dissolving the partnership without winding down a conventional commingled fund vehicle.
What investment stages and transaction types did EIM Capital pursue?
The firm focused on buyout, divestiture, expansion and late-stage, and growth equity transactions (per firm website). It targeted French middle-market companies across industrial and consumer sectors, maintaining a generalist rather than sector-specialist mandate.
Is EIM Capital still an active firm, or does it exist only as a legacy entity?
EIM Capital is no longer an active firm. Its co-founders jointly dissolved the partnership and the brand, ceasing all operations under the EIM Capital name. The original entity exists only as a legacy reference point for the two successor firms, Resolve Capital and Reed Capital, that now independently control the former portfolio.
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