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Elige Capital
Elige Capital is an investment company that specializes in leveraged buyouts and capital development rounds. The firm has made three investments, including a...
Elige Capital
Elige Capital is an investment company that specializes in leveraged buyouts and capital development rounds. The firm has made three investments, including a private equity investment in La Premiere Brique on March 31, 2025. Elige Capital has one portfolio exit, ORIGIN SEAL, which occurred on September 30, 2022.
General information
Firm type
Private Equity
Year founded
2014
Location
Region
Europe
Country
France
City
Lyon
Corporate office
Lyon, France
Additional offices
Paris, France
Frequently asked questions
What investment strategies does Elige Capital employ?
Elige Capital executes buyout, growth capital, management buy-in, and management buyout transactions. The firm targets small and medium enterprises in France, applying a participation model that emphasizes active operational partnership with management teams rather than passive financial engineering.
How does Elige Capital structure its investment vehicles?
Elige manages two pooled vehicles: SCR Elige Capital and FPCI Elige Capital 2. Both are subscribed by private entrepreneurs and institutional investors of reference, creating a co-investor base aligned around direct SME exposure in France.
What is Elige Capital's approach to portfolio company governance?
The firm brands its philosophy 'capital humain' — underwriting management teams and their development plans as the primary value driver. Post-investment, Elige embeds itself actively alongside leadership to accelerate structuring, strategic milestones, and growth-phase transitions.
Where does Elige Capital invest geographically?
Elige Capital concentrates on French small and medium enterprises. The firm operates from its Lyon headquarters and a Paris office, covering the French mid-market across sectors without a stated regional exclusion.
Who backs Elige Capital as limited partners?
The investor base consists of private entrepreneurs — often business owners themselves — alongside institutional investors of reference. This LP composition reinforces the firm's operator-oriented, alignment-driven capital structure.
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