Where is Carvest's headquarters located?

Carvest's headquarters is located in Lyon (France).

How big is Carvest's investment team?

Carvest has a team of 29, including 4 partners.

How many companies has Carvest invested in?

Carvest has invested in 44 companies, including Technique Solaire & GL events.

Which companies has Carvest invested in lately?

Dammann & Visco are the latest investments by Carvest.

Carvest - 2026 Investor Profile, Portfolio, Team & Exits

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Carvest is a private equity firm founded in 1998. It is primarily based in Lyon, France. As of Jul 2026, Carvest has a portfolio of 44 companies, comprising 44 funding rounds and 3 acquisitions. The firm primarily invests in companies based in France and Denmark. Its portfolio is spread across a wide range of sectors from Food and Agriculture to Consumer Goods. Its latest investment was a $***** PE round in Dammann on Jun 20, 2023 along with IDIA Capital Investissement.

Overall Carvest portfolio has seen 2 IPOs and 5 acquisitions, namely GL events, Scandinavian Tobacco Group and Omnitrans. A lot of funds co-invest with Carvest, with names like IDIA Capital Investissement sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.

Carvest has a team of 29 people, including 4 partners.

Key Metrics

Founded Year

1998

Location

Lyon, France

Portfolio Companies

Technique Solaire, GL events & 42 more

Portfolio Sectors

Food and Agriculture, Consumer Goods

Portfolio Locations

France, Denmark

Acquisition Deals

Satys Electric, Sintex NP & 1 more

Investment Deals

Technique Solaire, GL events & 42 more

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Carvest has a portfolio of 44 companies. They have invested in a total of 44 companies. Their most recent investment was in Dammann (PE round) on Jun 20, 2023. Here are the most recent investments by Carvest:

Date	Company	Round	Amount	Co-Investors
Jun 20, 2023	Dammann	PE	6630	IDIA Capital Investissement
Dec 2022	Visco	Unattributed	8627	-
Jun 01, 2022	SINTERMAT	Series A	7048	Safran and 3 others
Dec 07, 2021	Cocolis	Seed	5841	UI Investissement and 1 others

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Carvest has acquired 3 companies. Their most recent acquisition was of Satys Electric on Dec 01, 2020. Here are the most recent acquisitions by Carvest:

Acquisition Date	Company	Short Description	Total Funding	Founded Year
Dec 01, 2020	Satys Electric	Contract manufacturer of electrical wire harness assemblies and control box assemblies for high demanding industrial applications	-	1999
Aug 12, 2019	Sintex NP	Provider of manufacturing services including 3D printing services	-	1930
Jan 24, 2018	Cotherm	Online platform that provides devices and systems for optimized thermal energy solutions	-	1948

Here is the portfolio snapshot of Carvest:

Investments by Year

The maximum number of investments were made in 2018

Acquisitions by Year

The maximum number of acquisitions were made in 2020

Portfolio by Location

Companies are primarily in France and Denmark

Portfolio by Sector

Companies are primarily in Food and Agriculture

Carvest has a team of 29 members including 4 Partners and 17 Principals located in France. Carvest's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.

Here is a list of top team members in Carvest:

Name	Designation	Location	Board Memberships	Contact Details
Mikael Brelot	Partner	Lyon	-	1 Email, 1 Phone number
Jerome Odeyer	Partner	France	-	1 Email
Alexandre Brundo	Partner	Metz	-	-
Alexandre Barruel	Partner	Orleans	-	-
Denis Mervaille	Principal	Grezieu la Varenne	-	1 Email, 1 Phone number
Renaud Untereine	Principal	Lyon	-	1 Email
Johan Bellier	Principal	Lyon	-	-
Josephine Bontemps-Bazin	Principal	Orleans	-	1 Email
Julien Charcosset	Principal	Chartres	-	1 Email
Raphael Perret	Principal	France	-	1 Email
Geraldine Grossiord	Principal	France	-	1 Email

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Over the past 28 years, 19 investors have co-invested in Carvest's portfolio companies.

Top Co-investors of Carvest: 19 investors entered a company along with Carvest. These include investors like IDIA Capital Investissement (3 companies).

View the list of Co-Investors of Carvest

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ECO BREF - New Investors for Coucoo Cabanes Eco-Responsible Tourism CompanyTraces Ecrites News•Sep 30, 2025•Coucoo Cabanes, Bpifrance, Carvest

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Tikehau and Carvest sell Groupe Visco to Latour CapitalPE Hub•Oct 24, 2024•Tikehau Capital, Latour Capital, Visco, Carvest

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Huttopia closes €13m investmentShortTermRentalz•Oct 17, 2024•Carvest, Huttopia, Sofipaca, Credit Agricole Alpes Developpement

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Liftt, 6.5 million round with the Eic fund for the French PredisurgeDealflower•Oct 16, 2023•LIFTT, Europa, PrediSurge, Victor Capital Partners and 6 others

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Cocolis obtains 2.8 million euros in financingVoxLog•Jul 19, 2023•Cocolis, Carvest, Natixis, Caisse D Epargne

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