Equalis Capital

Equalis Capital

Equalis Capital began operations approximately fifteen years ago. It focuses exclusively on employee share ownership structures for French PME and ETI companies. The firm deploys capital through FCPE vehicles, direct co-investments and fund-of-funds mandates. Asset classes include private equity holdings within client companies, real estate exposure via employee plans and limited hedge fund allocations. Confirmed activity centers on France with secondary reach into European markets. Portfolio references include 101 participating companies in the 2025 barometer representing more than one third of eligible non-listed firms with collective employee ownership. Assets under management surpassed 650 million euros by 2025 across more than 100 FCPEs and several tens of thousands of employee shareholders. The firm maintains an annual barometer and the Indice Equalis, which rose 13.7 percent over twelve months to June 2025. It operates a philanthropic vehicle, Fonds de dotation Equalis Odyssée, launched to support employee buyouts in firms with fewer than 50 staff. Equalis Capital maintains a structural separation between its commercial asset management activity and the philanthropic Equalis Odyssée endowment. This boundary restricts the foundation to transmissions in the smallest PME segment while the main firm serves larger ETI clients.