Organization · Private Equity
Parquest
Parquest is an independent investment firm based in Paris, France, specializing in mid-market private equity investments. The firm focuses on family transmission, management buyouts, and strengthening equity capital in French SMEs.
Overview
What Parquest does
What Parquest is
Parquest is an independent investment firm based in Paris, France, specializing in mid-market private equity investments. The firm focuses on family transmission, management buyouts, and strengthening equity capital in French SMEs.
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
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Private Equity
- Founded
- Founded in 2002
- Approximate age
- About 24 years
- Structured capabilities
- Funder
- Last reviewed
- March 4, 2026
Official channels
Find Parquest elsewhere
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Capability profile
Parquest as a funder
Investment thesis
Parquest invests in French SMEs with a focus on responsible investing. The firm integrates ESG criteria into its investment approach while targeting BtoB services, software, and health and care sectors.
Focus narrative
Parquest primarily invests in three sectors: Business-to-Business (BtoB) services, software, and health and care. The firm has completed 39 investments and 96 external growth operations, with investment amounts ranging from €10 million to €100 million per operation. Parquest emphasizes responsible investing by integrating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria into its investment approach.
Terms and economics
- Typical check
- $10,000,000–$100,000,000
Focus and fit
Availability
- Currently deploying
- Not published
Portfolio and track record
- Recorded portfolio count
- 39
Portfolio context
Parquest has a notable portfolio that includes various companies, although specific names and descriptions of these companies were not provided in the source material.
Common questions
What to know about Parquest
Upseed classifies Parquest 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 4, 2026
Known limits
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