La Maison Compagnie d'Investissement

La Maison was founded and is controlled by a private club of industrial families alongside Michel Cicurel, who serves as chairman of the management board. The firm maintains a dual governance structure with an executive management board and a supervisory board that includes family representatives and strategic advisors. This ownership model gives La Maison permanent capital, distinct from a traditional closed-end fund manager.

The firm operates across three lanes: direct venture capital for early-stage and late-stage tech companies, direct growth and buyout equity for expansion-stage mid-market companies, and a fund-of-funds program that backs niche private equity and venture managers. Confirmed portfolio companies include Bridewell in cybersecurity, OrganOx in digital health, and Via in mobility.

Michel Cicurel holds the title of président du directoire and remains the group's founder and senior decision-maker. Amélie Finaz, who joined in 2022 and was elevated to executive president in 2024, leads the investment team and deal execution. The firm also relies on senior advisors such as Marc Lévy and Coralie Amar Shabi, but Cicurel and Finaz are the named executive officers.

No. Although it describes itself as a 'club of family shareholders,' La Maison invests capital from multiple families and institutional partners, not a single family. Its structure is closer to a multi-family private investment firm or a hybrid asset manager with permanent capital from its family backers.

The firm credits its deal flow to the industrial and financial networks of its family shareholders and senior team, many of whom previously held senior roles at Edmond de Rothschild, Tikehau Capital, and Bpifrance. Team members describe this access as a key sourcing advantage, particularly for off-market and pre-emptive processes in France and neighboring European markets.

La Maison does not publicly disclose whether it raises committed capital from third-party LPs. Its known structure suggests it invests from a balance sheet funded by its family shareholders and, where applicable, institutional co-investors on a deal-by-deal basis. Its fund-of-funds activity implies some external fund selection capacity.

La Maison NextGen is the firm's early-stage investment initiative, established in 2021. Adrien Dassault, deputy CEO of Tikehau Capital, chairs its investment committee. It focuses on venture and early-growth technology opportunities, leveraging the networks of younger-generation family members and outside industrial backers.