Burelle SA

Overview

Burelle SA was founded in 1957 by Pierre Burelle to hold the family's interests and has been listed since 1987; the Burelle family held 85.3% of the capital and 91.34% of voting rights at 31 December 2025. It controls three subsidiaries in different sectors: OPmobility (ex-Plastic Omnium, 60.63%), which accounts for almost all revenue and 75% of revalued net assets; Sofiparc (100%), which owns offices and hotels; and Burelle Participations (100%), created in 2001. Burelle Participations invests in unlisted mid-cap companies in Europe and the US, directly as a minority co-investor alongside lead sponsors and through primary and secondary fund stakes; its portfolio reached €151m at the end of 2025 and it planned €43m of commitments for 2026. Burelle SA reports its value as revalued net asset value (ANR, actif net réévalué): €1,668m at 30 June 2026, the figure used in the aum field.

Investment thesis

Burelle Participations focuses on mid-cap companies at a pivotal stage, mainly in technology and healthcare in Europe and the United States; it invests as a minority shareholder alongside majority lead investors in generally leveraged acquisitions, and complements this with primary and secondary private equity fund stakes.

Holdings & investments (7)

INVESTMENT ARMS & VEHICLES

• OPmobility
  Industrial subsidiary (60.63% held at end 2025): automotive exterior systems, lighting, modules and energy solutions
• Sofiparc
  Wholly owned property company (offices in Paris and Lyon regions; hotels via Sofiparc Hotels)
• Burelle Participations
  Wholly owned private equity subsidiary investing in unlisted mid-cap companies directly and through funds

HOLDINGS & INVESTMENTS · MOST RECENT FIRST

• OPmobilityNOTABLE
  Mobility & Logistics · since 1957 · Majority stake (60.63%)
• Hilton Garden Inn Rome Claridge (via Sofiparc Hotels)
  Real Estate & PropTech · since 2026 · Joint venture with Extendam, Eternam and Sohoma International
• Hotel project in Seville (via Sofiparc Hotels)
  Real Estate & PropTech · since 2026 · Stake (size not stated)
• Invest Hotel Strasbourg Historique (IHSH)
  Real Estate & PropTech · since 2025 · Minority stake (≤10%, via Sofiparc Hotels)
• Invest Hotel Didot (IHD)
  Real Estate & PropTech · since 2025 · Minority stake (≤10%, via Sofiparc Hotels)
• Invest Hotel Courchevel Management (IHCM)
  Real Estate & PropTech · since 2025 · Minority stake (≤10%, via Sofiparc Hotels)
• Sofiparc
  Real Estate & PropTech · since 1989 · Wholly owned

People

• Laurent Burelle
  Chairman and CEO, Burelle SA · source
• Paul Henry Lemarié
  Chairman of the Board, Burelle Participations · source
• Foulques de Jourdan
  Managing Director, Burelle Participations · source
• Valérie Bros
  General Secretary, Burelle SA; CEO, Sofiparc · source
• Félicie Burelle
  Board member, Burelle SA (since 2013); CEO and board member, OPmobility SE · source
• Clotilde Lemarié
  Board member, Burelle SA (since 2017) · source
• Émilie Degos
  Board member, Burelle SA (since 2025) · source
• Helen Lee Bouygues
  Board member, Burelle SA (since 2017); chair of the accounts committee · source
• Wolfgang Colberg
  Board member, Burelle SA (since 2019); chair of the remuneration committee · source
• Sandrine Téran
  Board member, Burelle SA (since 2020) · source
• Jean Burelle
  Honorary Chairman, Burelle SA · source

Classification

Family Holding. A family's holding company that owns stakes in several separate businesses or invests beyond its own group, without calling itself a family office. How family capital is classified →