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Cèdre

Also known as Cèdre Capital, Cèdre Capital SAS, Société Financière du Cèdre

Paris family holding (Société Financière du Cèdre, 1994) chaired by Caroline Barral, family linked to Carrefour; invests €5–15M of own funds in French companies with EBITDA of €2M+.

USEFUL FOR Fund managers raising capital · Business owners seeking a long-term partner · Co-investors

Family & background

FAMILY: Barral
WEALTH ORIGIN: Carrefour (site: family history associated with Carrefour)
HEADQUARTERS: Paris, France
FOUNDED: 1994
OUTSIDE CAPITAL: No — own capital only

Investment approach

SECTORS: Software & SaaS HealthTech Consumer & E-commerce Education Industrial & Manufacturing Food & Agriculture
GEOGRAPHY: France
STAGES: GrowthBuyout
ROUTES: Direct investments · Funds (as LP)
STRATEGIES: Private equityFunds (as LP)
TICKET: €5M–€15M
LATEST DEAL: Les Petits Culottés (Growth (alongside founders and Quilvest)) · Oct 2025

Overview

Cèdre is the family holding company Société Financière du Cèdre, created in 1994 and chaired since then by Caroline Barral; the site says the family history is tied to Carrefour. It invests its own funds, without outside capital, as a minority or majority shareholder in French companies with at least €2M EBITDA, alone or in co-investment, with €5–15M per project. Current holdings include Signalsoft, Patyka, Eurobio Scientific, Magellan Partners, Vivalto Santé, Wifirst and Média Participations; it also runs a fund-of-funds activity.

Investment thesis

Minority or majority stakes of €5–15M in French companies with EBITDA of at least €2M, alone or with co-investors, with an investment horizon adapted to each project.

Holdings & investments (52)

Eurobio ScientificNOTABLE
HealthTech · since 2025
Magellan PartnersNOTABLE
since 2023
Vivalto SantéNOTABLE
HealthTech · since 2021
Média ParticipationsNOTABLE
Media & Entertainment · since 2004
Signalsoft
Software & SaaS · since 2026
Les Petits Culottés
Consumer & E-commerce · since 2025
Patyka
Consumer & E-commerce · since 2025
Douces Maternelles
Education · since 2025
Agriland
Food & Agriculture · since 2024
Myphotoagency
Media & Entertainment · since 2023
Humens
Industrial & Manufacturing · since 2023
each One
since 2023
JD2M
Software & SaaS · since 2023
Filab
since 2022
ID&AL
Real Estate & PropTech · since 2022
Wifirst
since 2022
Sofia
since 2022 · Exited 2026
Chez Jeannette
since 2021
Advens
Software & SaaS · since 2021
Cémédis
HealthTech · since 2021
La Coque de Nacre
Consumer & E-commerce · since 2021
MT Systems
Industrial & Manufacturing · since 2021
La Pérouse
since 2021 · Exited 2026
Seguin
Industrial & Manufacturing · since 2019
iféa
Education · since 2019
Thomas Plants
Food & Agriculture · since 2019
Fovéa (veterinary clinics)
since 2018
Hôtel Eiffel Blomet
since 2018 · Exited 2023
Lulu dans ma rue
Consumer & E-commerce · since 2017
Domidep
since 2017 · Exited 2019
Silvya Terrade
since 2016 · Exited 2018
Le Bailli
Consumer & E-commerce · since 2015
STIL
since 2015 · Exited 2019
Eurodommages
since 2015 · Exited 2018
lightinderm
since 2014
Oletis
Consumer & E-commerce · since 2014
Entrepose
since 2013 · Exited 2018
Cimes
since 2013 · Exited 2017
Promovacances
since 2011 · Exited 2018
Keocyt
since 2011 · Exited 2014
Novescia
since 2010 · Exited 2015
Telemarket
since 2008 · Exited 2011
Idex
since 2008 · Exited 2011
Lampe Berger
since 2007 · Exited 2017
Webhelp
since 2006 · Exited 2011
Crédirec
since 2006 · Exited 2011
SeLoger
since 2006 · Exited 2007
Newrest
since 2005 · Exited 2009
Dorotennis
since 2005 · Exited 2008
Bois et Chiffons
since 2005 · Exited 2007
Saveur/Savena
since 2005 · Exited 2007
Picard
since 2005 · Exited 2006

People

Philippe Vuarchex
Directeur (investments) · source
Sabine Barral
Directrice (investments) · source
Caroline Barral
Présidente · source
Clotilde Noyer
Chargée d’Affaires Senior · source
Alban Douady
Chargé d’Affaires Senior · source
William Dassargues
Directeur financier et fonds (finance and fund-of-funds) · 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 →

FAQ

Cèdre is a family holding based in Paris, France, founded in 1994.

Cèdre invests on behalf of the Barral family (Carrefour (site: family history associated with Carrefour)).

Cèdre invests directly in companies and in third-party funds as an LP. Its stated asset mix includes private equity and funds (as lp).

Cèdre invests at Growth and Buyout stages in Software & SaaS, HealthTech, Consumer & E-commerce, Education, Industrial & Manufacturing and Food & Agriculture.

Cèdre's stated ticket size is €5M–€15M.

Key people at Cèdre include Caroline Barral (Présidente), Philippe Vuarchex (Directeur (investments)), Sabine Barral (Directrice (investments)) and Clotilde Noyer (Chargée d’Affaires Senior).

Cèdre's holdings and investments include Eurobio Scientific, Magellan Partners, Vivalto Santé, Média Participations, Signalsoft, Les Petits Culottés, Patyka and Douces Maternelles, among others.

The most recent publicly reported investment by Cèdre is Les Petits Culottés (Growth (alongside founders and Quilvest)), announced in Oct 2025.

No. Cèdre invests its own capital and does not raise money from outside investors.