About LBO France
LBO France is a private equity firm founded in 1985. It is primarily based in Paris, France. As of Sep 2026, LBO France is an active investor with a portfolio of 65 companies, comprising 65 funding rounds and 43 acquisitions. In the last 12 months, it has participated in 1 funding round. The firm primarily invests in companies based in France and United Kingdom. Its portfolio is spread across a wide range of sectors from HealthTech to Enterprise Applications. Its latest investment was a $***** Series A round in Tooth Fairy on Sep 18, 2025 which also saw participation from CRB Health Tech, Portfolio Ventures and other investors.
Overall LBO France portfolio has seen 2 IPOs and 27 acquisitions, namely Deezer, OPEN Health and Stilla Technologies. A lot of funds co-invest with LBO France, with names like Bpifrance sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
LBO France has a team of 41 people, including 21 partners.
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Founded Year
1985
Location
Paris, France
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LBO France's Portfolio
LBO France has a portfolio of 65 companies. They have invested in a total of 65 companies. Their most recent investment was in Tooth Fairy (Series A round) on Sep 18, 2025. Here are the most recent investments by LBO France:Date | Company | Round | Amount | Co-Investors |
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Sep 18, 2025 | Series A | 6924 | ||
Jun 11, 2025 | Series D | 8824 | ||
Mar 17, 2025 | Series A | 1885 | ||
Nov 13, 2024 | Series A | 3307 | and 4 others |
LBO France has acquired 43 companies. Their most recent acquisition was of Amahorse on Mar 25, 2025. Here are the most recent acquisitions by LBO France:
Acquisition Date | Company | Short Description | Total Funding | Founded Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar 25, 2025 | Manufacturer and distributor of equestrian apparel and accessories | - | 1991 | |
Sep 19, 2022 | Provider of advisory, cloud, and IT support services | - | 2013 | |
Apr 12, 2022 | Online shop for laboratory equipment and more | - | 2002 | |
Mar 29, 2022 | Manufacturer of mountain bikes, bottle cage, handlebars, and pedals | - | 2012 |
Here is the portfolio snapshot of LBO France:
Investments by Year
The maximum number of investments were made in 2020
Acquisitions by Year
The maximum number of acquisitions were made in 2017
Portfolio by Location
Companies are primarily in France and United Kingdom
Portfolio by Sector
Companies are primarily in HealthTech
Team profile of LBO France
LBO France has a team of 41 members including 21 Partners and 8 Principals located in France and Italy. LBO France's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in LBO France:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | Rome | - | ||
Partner | Paris | - | ||
Partner | - | - | ||
Partner | Paris | - | ||
Partner | Paris | - | ||
Partner | Paris | - | - | |
Partner | Milan | - | - | |
Partner | Paris | - | ||
Partner | Paris | - | ||
Partner | Paris | - | - | |
Partner | Paris | - |
Co-investors of LBO France
Over the past 41 years, 38 investors have co-invested in LBO France's portfolio companies.
- Top Co-investors of LBO France: 38 investors entered a company along with LBO France. These include investors like Bpifrance (4 companies).
LBO France News
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LBO France sells Dutscher Group to Vivo CapitalPrivate Equity Wire•Feb 03, 2026•Vivo Capital, LBO France
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London-based Toothfairy secures €8.4M to expand its on-demand dentist platformSilicon Canals•Sep 19, 2025•CRB Health Tech, Tooth Fairy, Portfolio Ventures, Ada Ventures and 3 others
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LBO France acquires a majority stake in AmahorseFinyear•Mar 25, 2025•LBO France, Amahorse, BonelliErede, Polis Sgr
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Siteflow raises €7 million to transform sensitive industriesFrenchWeb•Mar 17, 2025•Siteflow, LBO France, EDF, 360 Capital Partners
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Impress closes a financing round of 117 million dollarsMuyPymes•Dec 17, 2024•Smile2impress, Trinity Capital, CareCapital, LBO France and 1 other
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Impress closes a financing round of 110 million euros to expand in EuropeEl Referente•Nov 13, 2024•Trinity Capital, CareCapital, LBO France, TA Ventures and 2 others
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Mediaire Drives The Transformation Of Radiology Through Ai And Secures €12 Million For International GrowthFinanzNachrichten•Nov 13, 2024•mediaire, LBO France, IBB Ventures, Wille Finance and 4 others
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Trinity Capital Inc. Provides $40 Million in Growth Capital to ImpressFinancial Times•Nov 12, 2024•Trinity Capital, Smile2impress, CareCapital, LBO France and 1 other
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Deep tech Cold Pad raises more than 7 million eurosConstructioncayola•Jun 26, 2024•Cold Pad, LBO France
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