Bee Family Office
Also known as BEE FAMILY OFFICE SAS
Paris family office (since 2014) of a five-generation retail family (Monoprix stores, Bricostore); €1–10M stakes in French SMEs, PE fund commitments, retail property in Hungary.
USEFUL FOR Fund managers raising capital · Business owners seeking a long-term partner · Co-investors
Family & background
- HEADQUARTERS
- Paris, France
- FOUNDED
- 2014
- OUTSIDE CAPITAL
- No — own capital only
Investment approach
- SECTORS
- Real Estate & PropTech
- GEOGRAPHY
- FranceEurope
- STAGES
- GrowthBuyout
- ROUTES
- Companies (own capital) · Funds (as LP)
- STRATEGIES
- Private equityDirect investmentsFunds (as LP)Real estate
- TICKET
- €1M–€10M
Overview
Bee Family Office SAS is a Paris holding company that grew out of a family retail business run over five generations, which opened its first Monoprix store in 1956 and expanded into Central Europe from 1997 with the Bricostore DIY chain. The company became a family office in 2014. It makes majority and minority investments of €1–10M in profitable French SMEs (revenue €5–50M) for development and transmission deals, and lists 15 direct and indirect holdings. It also commits to partner funds and co-investments, and owns and manages Nextstop shopping centres and a Budapest business centre in Hungary.
Investment thesis
Long-term majority or minority stakes in French SMEs with proven, structurally profitable models (revenue €5–50M, enterprise value €2–20M), with a preference for international expansion potential; growth, transmission, build-up, spin-off and MBO/LBO deals; generalist sector approach, with interest in the energy transition, sustainable development, the digital economy and knowledge sharing.
Holdings & investments (16)
- FL Metalsince 2025 · Co-investment
- ASF IX (secondaries fund)since 2024 · Partner fund (fund commitment)
- Club Deal PMEsince 2024 · Club deal
- One Leasesince 2023 · Co-investment
- Turenne Hôtellerie III (fund)since 2023 · Partner fund (fund commitment)
- Geneo (evergreen fund, growth SMEs/mid-caps)since 2020 · Partner fund (fund commitment)
- Normandie Participationssince 2020 · Partner fund (fund commitment)
- Caphorn (venture fund, digital economy)since 2016 · Partner fund (fund commitment)
- Deal by Deal Invest (French SMEs, 2015–2016)since 2015 · Partner programme (fund commitment)
- Le Coq Toqué
- Onirim
- Plaq
- UBI
- Sunaero
- SBD
- SBM
People
Frequently asked questions
Bee Family Office is a single family office based in Paris, France, founded in 2014.
Bee Family Office invests its own capital into companies and in third-party funds as an LP. Its stated asset mix includes private equity, direct investments, funds (as lp) and real estate.
Bee Family Office invests at Growth and Buyout stages in Real Estate & PropTech.
Bee Family Office's stated ticket size is €1M–€10M.
Key people at Bee Family Office include Philippe Bresson (President), Xavier Tassel (Finance, investments and acquisitions) and Caroline Jouan (Finance & back-office).
Bee Family Office's holdings and investments include Le Coq Toqué, Onirim, Plaq, UBI, One Lease, FL Metal, Sunaero and SBD, among others.
No. Bee Family Office invests its own capital and does not raise money from outside investors.