Groupe Artémis
Also known as Artémis, Artemis
Paris holding of the Pinault family, founded in 1992; controls Kering, CAA, Christie's and Ponant, takes minority tech stakes and created the Red River West tech fund in 2017.
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Investment holding of the Pinault family (controlling shareholder of Kering). Not to be confused with Artemis Domaines, which is the group's own wine subsidiary.
Family & background
- FAMILY
- Pinault
- WEALTH ORIGIN
- Retail and luxury (PPR, founded 1963, renamed Kering in 2013)
- HEADQUARTERS
- Paris, France
- FOUNDED
- 1992
Investment approach
- GEOGRAPHY
- FranceUnited States
- STAGES
- GrowthBuyout
- ROUTES
- Companies (own capital)
- STRATEGIES
- Direct investments
- LATEST DEAL
- Les Nouveaux Éditeurs · Feb 2025
Overview
Groupe Artémis is the investment company of the Pinault family, founded in 1992 when François Pinault transferred his controlling stake in PPR (now Kering) into it. Its website says it invests for the long term in companies with strong growth potential, prefers controlling stakes but also takes minority positions, particularly in tech, and puts its consolidated assets at some €60 billion. Holdings include Kering, Creative Artists Agency (majority since September 2023), Christie's, Ponant, Le Point, Courrèges and Artemis Domaines; in tech it takes direct minority stakes and invests through the Red River West fund it created in 2017. In February 2025 it became the second shareholder of publishing group Les Nouveaux Éditeurs, and on 27 January 2026 it confirmed the sale of a 29.06% stake in Puma to Anta Sports to concentrate on assets it controls.
Investment thesis
Invests in companies of all sizes regardless of sector that have strong growth potential and the ability to lead their markets; prefers controlling stakes that give it decisive influence over strategy, but does not rule out minority investments, particularly in tech.
Holdings & investments (14)
INVESTMENT ARMS & VEHICLES
- Venture and growth fund created by the Pinault family investment company, also raised from other families
HOLDINGS & INVESTMENTS · MOST RECENT FIRST
- KeringNOTABLEConsumer & E-commerce · since 1992 · 42.3% equity stake (per group site)
- Creative Artists AgencyNOTABLEMedia & Entertainment · since 2023
- Christie'sNOTABLEConsumer & E-commerce · since 1998
- PumaNOTABLEConsumer & E-commerce · Exited 2026 (29.06% stake sold to Anta Sports)
- Les Nouveaux ÉditeursMedia & Entertainment · since 2025
- Point de VueMedia & Entertainment · since 2018 · Majority stake (since 2023)
- Giambattista ValliConsumer & E-commerce · since 2017 · Majority stake (since 2021)
- Consumer & E-commerce · since 2015
- Consumer & E-commerce · since 2014
- TallandierMedia & Entertainment · since 1999
- Stade Rennais F.C.since 1998
- Artémis DomainesFood & Agriculture · since 1993
- Le PointMedia & Entertainment · since 1992
- Breizh CaféConsumer & E-commerce
People
Frequently asked questions
Groupe Artémis is a family holding based in Paris, France, founded in 1992.
Groupe Artémis invests on behalf of the Pinault family (Retail and luxury (PPR, founded 1963, renamed Kering in 2013)).
Groupe Artémis invests its own capital into companies. Its stated asset mix includes direct investments.
Groupe Artémis invests at Growth and Buyout stages in Consumer & E-commerce and Media & Entertainment.
Key people at Groupe Artémis include François Pinault (Managing Partner), François-Henri Pinault (Managing Partner), Laurence Pinault (Chair of the Supervisory Board) and Héloïse Temple-Boyer (Deputy CEO).
Groupe Artémis's holdings and investments include Kering, Creative Artists Agency, Christie's, Puma, Ponant, Courrèges, Les Nouveaux Éditeurs and Artémis Domaines, among others.
The most recent publicly reported investment by Groupe Artémis is Les Nouveaux Éditeurs, announced in Feb 2025.