Dentressangle
Also known as DENTRESSANGLE, Holding Dentressangle, Dentressangle SAS
Lyon-based family investment holding of the Dentressangle family; majority stakes (€30–300m tickets), PE funds and co-investments, venture via Hi Inov, and real estate.
USEFUL FOR Fund managers raising capital · Business owners seeking a long-term partner · Co-investors
Family investment holding of the Dentressangle family, created in 1998. Not the former transport group Norbert Dentressangle SA, sold to XPO Logistics in 2015.
Family & background
- FAMILY
- Dentressangle
- WEALTH ORIGIN
- Groupe Norbert Dentressangle (transport and logistics), sold to XPO Logistics in 2015
- HEADQUARTERS
- Lyon, France
- FOUNDED
- 1998
- AUM
- €3B (2022)
Investment approach
- GEOGRAPHY
- FranceEuropeNorth America
- STAGES
- GrowthBuyout
- ROUTES
- Direct investments · Funds (as LP)
- STRATEGIES
- Private equityDirect investmentsFunds (as LP)Venture capitalReal estate
- TICKET
- €30M–€300M
Overview
Dentressangle is the family investment holding founded by Norbert Dentressangle, created in 1998 as a diversification vehicle alongside his transport group, which was sold in full to XPO Logistics in 2015. It is co-chaired by Pierre-Henri Dentressangle and Marine Drumain Dentressangle and works in two businesses: investing in companies and real estate. Dentressangle Capital holds ten majority stakes, including Kiloutou, Acteon, Marle and Tessi; Dentressangle Global Opportunities invests through private equity funds, co-investments and direct minority stakes; Hi Inov is its venture capital subsidiary. The history page reports a revalued net asset value of €3bn in 2022.
Investment thesis
Majority or reference shareholder in market-leading companies in growth sectors with international and external-growth potential (enterprise value €50m–1bn, €30–300m invested); through DGO, 4–7 investments a year mainly in mid-market LBO funds and co-investments, plus growth and secondaries, and opportunistic direct minority stakes.
Holdings & investments (18)
INVESTMENT ARMS & VEHICLES
- Majority investment in companies (tickets €30–300m)
- Diversified investment: private equity funds, co-investments and direct minority stakes, via a Luxembourg subsidiary
- Logistics platforms and business premises
- Office real estate
- Subsidiary venture capital fund for European B2B tech start-ups
HOLDINGS & INVESTMENTS · MOST RECENT FIRST
- KiloutouNOTABLEIndustrial & Manufacturing · since 2017
- ActeonNOTABLEHealthTech · since 2018
- NaturacareConsumer & E-commerce · since 2023
- MarleHealthTech · since 2019
- OGICReal Estate & PropTech · since 2008
- TessiSoftware & SaaS
- CoverguardIndustrial & Manufacturing
- Presto EngineeringDeep Tech
- EDLSoftware & SaaS
- Aplusa
- TeklynxSoftware & SaaS
- Rothschild & Co
- Maison Joanne
- Vilavi
- Sun Resorts
- MFD
- Big MammaConsumer & E-commerce · Exited
- IFOPExited
People
- Sylvain FroissardChief Investment Officer, Dentressangle Global Opportunities · source
- Pierre-Henri DentressangleCo-Chairman · source
- Marine Drumain DentressangleCo-Chair · source
- Jean-Louis SavoyeDirecteur général · source
- Thierry ColoignerDirecteur général · source
- Olivier VerdetPartner, Dentressangle Capital · source
- Raphaël FeuilletPartner, Dentressangle Capital · source
- Christophe BroncardDirecteur général, Dentressangle Immobilier Logistique · source
- Aymeric FlamantSecrétaire général · 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
Dentressangle is a family holding based in Lyon, France, founded in 1998.
Dentressangle invests on behalf of the Dentressangle family (Groupe Norbert Dentressangle (transport and logistics), sold to XPO Logistics in 2015).
Dentressangle invests directly in companies and in third-party funds as an LP. Its stated asset mix includes private equity, direct investments, funds (as lp), venture capital and real estate.
Dentressangle invests at Growth and Buyout stages in HealthTech, Industrial & Manufacturing, Software & SaaS and Real Estate & PropTech.
Dentressangle's stated ticket size is €30M–€300M.
Key people at Dentressangle include Pierre-Henri Dentressangle (Co-Chairman), Marine Drumain Dentressangle (Co-Chair), Jean-Louis Savoye (Directeur général) and Thierry Coloigner (Directeur général).
Dentressangle's holdings and investments include Kiloutou, Acteon, Marle, Tessi, OGIC, Coverguard, Naturacare and Presto Engineering, among others.