Stéphanie joins a dedicated team of almost 12 people¹, including Guillaume Basquin and Frédéric Chiche, Partners who joined CAPZA in early 2021.

Stéphanie was Managing Director at Bpifrance in Paris, where she spent the last 13 years. Prior to that, Stéphanie spent 3 years in investment banking (SGCIB), and 7 years in audit and transaction services at EY and PwC in Paris. Stéphanie has led more than 20 transactions over the last 10 years, most of them in the industry and business services sector. She brings to the team a strong private equity background and complementary sector expertise.

The existing team has already proven itself at CAPZA, with a first fund (CAPZA Flex Equity Mid-Market I, formerly CAPZA Expansion) and 8 transactions over the last 12 months in various sectors.

CAPZA Flex Equity Mid-Market targets European SMEs with more than €20m, generally through majority or minority investments as a reference shareholder and using a wide range of flexible instruments (ordinary shares, preferred shares, convertible bonds). The fund will focus on accelerating the growth of SMEs/ETIs, particularly internationally, and will be committed to decarbonation through active support for companies.

« We are delighted to welcome Stéphanie, whom we have known for over 15 years, and to strengthen the team to support the deployment of the fund over the coming years. Stéphanie shares CAPZA’s investment culture and brings us a complementary network and sector expertise. » – Guillaume Basquin and Frédéric Chiche, Flex Equity Mid-Market Partners, CAPZA

¹Three recruitments in progress.