CAPZA announces the acquisition of a majority stake in INAXE, a key French player in Real Estate health and safety diagnostics and Project Management Advisory. This operation launches a new phase in the Group’s growth, thanks to a reinforced strategy of diversification and targeted acquisitions.

Founded more than 20 years ago, INAXE supports building managers, social housing providers, and tertiary and industrial players in their regulatory obligations, rehabilitation and decontamination projects, while promoting sustainable management of their assets. The Group is renowned for its premium positioning, the quality of its services and its commitment to sustainability.

Based near Paris, the Group employs more than 60 professionals across 5 agencies in France and strengthened its position in 2024 with the acquisition of KALEA, a company specializing in the engineering of building decontamination and rehabilitation projects. This strategic acquisition has paved the way for new development opportunities for INAXE, which is actively looking at other external growth opportunities to complete its regional footprint and business expertise.
 
INAXE has successfully adopted ESG best practices, as illustrated by its MASE, Ecovadis and Greenly Gold certifications, which guarantee high standards in terms of safety, environmental responsibility and transparency. The Group is also committed to reducing its carbon footprint, while helping its customers achieve their environmental targets.

This transaction also reflects the managerial transition initiated in 2021 by Thierry Le Guevel alongside the Turenne Emergence fund. With the recent appointment of Cédric Audo as CEO and Sébastien Taddia as Managing Director, the new management team will support INAXE’s growth ambitions.
 
CAPZA acquired a majority stake alongside Thierry le Guevel, the two managing directors and all the key managers already shareholders. This partnership will allow INAXE to benefit from CAPZA’s resources and expertise to accelerate its development, strengthen its positioning with strategic clients and seize new growth opportunities, particularly in the private and tertiary sectors. At the same time, CAPZA will support INAXE in a targeted external growth approach.
 
“INAXE has built a solid position in the real estate diagnostics market thanks to a strategy focused on quality, digital innovation and a comprehensive service offering. INAXE’s operational excellence coupled with a market driven by regulatory changes particularly appealed to us. We are pleased to support the company’s growth strategy and help them become a national leader in their sector.” – Alexis Guinard, Partner, CAPZA Transition SAS.

“For several years, INAXE has been building regular growth based on two pillars: an excellent level of quality and a strong commitment to training and retaining its teams. We would like to thank Thierry Le Guevel, Cédric Audo and Sébastien Taddia once again for their trust in this first stage of managerial change and implementation of an external growth strategy.” – Stéphane Saudo, Nicolas Mallassagne, Grégoire Sébé – Turenne Emergence.
 
“INAXE is taking a new strategic step in its development, with CAPZA as shareholder, a stronger governance and an employee equity scheme. With the trust of its customers and partners and a clear market positioning, INAXE aims to accelerate its growth by diversifying its offer, consolidating its regional coverage and pursuing its external growth strategy initiated alongside the Turenne Emergence team, whom we sincerely thank for their mobilization and contribution in this key phase of INAXE’s development. This new financial structuring, supported by CAPZA, is perfectly aligned with the vision and objectives set by the teams.” – Thierry Le Guevel, Cédric AUDO, Sébastien TADDIA – INAXE.

 
^*The funds of the CAPZA Transition range are managed by the asset management company CAPZA, and advised by CAPZA Transition SAS which has financial investment advisor status (CIF in France), is registered under the Orias under the number 18001601 since the 03/23/2018.