Organization · Private Equity
Albarest Partners
Albarest Partners is a private equity firm based in Lyon, France, focusing on small-cap equity investments through majority stakes in regional SMEs. The firm emphasizes responsible investment practices and aims to support sustainable growth in its portfolio companies.
Overview
What Albarest Partners does
What Albarest Partners is
Albarest Partners is a private equity firm based in Lyon, France, focusing on small-cap equity investments through majority stakes in regional SMEs. The firm emphasizes responsible investment practices and aims to support sustainable growth in its portfolio companies.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports funder capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
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- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Private Equity
- Founded
- Founded in 2019
- Approximate age
- About 7 years
- Structured capabilities
- Funder
- Last reviewed
- March 18, 2026
Official channels
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Capability profile
Albarest Partners as a funder
Investment thesis
Albarest Partners focuses on sustainable investments in small-cap companies, emphasizing responsible practices and value creation through majority stakes in management buyouts and capital development.
Focus narrative
Albarest Partners invests in small-cap companies through majority stakes in various operations, including management buyouts (MBO), buy-in management buyouts (BIMBO), and capital development. The firm emphasizes responsible investment practices, integrating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations into its investment strategy. The typical investment size ranges from €5 million to €15 million.
Value beyond capital
Albarest Partners adds value to its portfolio companies by fostering sustainable performance and integrating ESG considerations into their operations, thereby enhancing growth and long-term success.
Terms and economics
- Typical check
- $5,000,000–$15,000,000
Focus and fit
- Stages
- Friends and Family · Angel · Accelerator · Pre-seed · Seed · Seed+ · Series A · Series A+ · Series B · Series B+ · Series C · Series C+ · Series D · Series E · Series F · Growth Equity
- Sectors
- AgTechHealthcareFintechBiotech & Life SciencesConsumerEnergyClimate & SustainabilityMobility & TransportationWeb3 & BlockchainArtificial Intelligence
- Regions
- EuropeFranceSoutheast Asia
Availability
- Currently deploying
- Yes
Portfolio and track record
- Recorded portfolio count
- 12
Portfolio context
Notable portfolio companies include HIGH CONNEXION (Digital marketing firm), OPTYM-HA (Remanufacturing company), ALL IN GROUP (Leisure industry company), AQUASPHERE (Water treatment company), MERARD (Technical consumables provider), GENIUS ENERGIES (Electrical and climatic engineering firm), GOLOCAL (Agro-food company), ARCADO (Agro-food company), ÉPHIE INDUSTRIES (Industrial and chemical company), FIDLEASE GROUPE (Financial services provider), MASA GROUP (Software company), AIRRIA (IoT and IT deployment company), and IP-LABEL (Software company).
Common questions
What to know about Albarest Partners
Upseed classifies Albarest Partners under the Private Equity organization type. Its current public profile includes funder capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
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Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
March 18, 2026
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