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Impala

Also known as Impala SAS, Groupe Impala

Paris investment holding founded in 2011 by Jacques Veyrat, 100% family-owned; controlling stakes in energy transition, cosmetics, fashion, traceability tech, hotels and finance.

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Paris investment holding of Jacques Veyrat, founded 2011. Not to be confused with other companies named Impala (e.g. Impala Platinum, South Africa).

Family & background

FAMILY
Veyrat (Jacques Veyrat)
HEADQUARTERS
Paris, France
FOUNDED
2011
OUTSIDE CAPITAL
No — own capital only

Investment approach

SECTORS
Climate & EnergyConsumer & E-commerceSoftware & SaaSReal Estate & PropTech
GEOGRAPHY
FranceEurope
ROUTES
Companies (own capital)
STRATEGIES
Direct investments
LATEST DEAL
Groupe Alès (cosmetics businesses) (Acquisition (takeover by court decision)) · Sep 2020

Overview

Impala SAS is an investment holding created in July 2011 by Jacques Veyrat, engineer and entrepreneur, who chairs it; Fabrice Dumonteil has been chief executive since the start. The company describes itself as 100% family-owned and says it acts as a controlling, active shareholder, does not take minority stakes and does not use debt for acquisitions. Its holdings include Eiffel Investment Group, TagEnergy, Laboratoire Native, Augustinus Bader, Edgyn, Inexto, Pullin, L'Exception, La Caserne and Great Hotels Paris. In December 2024 it transferred control of Neoen to Brookfield, which bought about 53% of Neoen from Impala and other shareholders.

Investment thesis

Long-term controlling shareholder, without acquisition debt, in companies of any size in energy and ecological transition, responsible fashion, digital traceability, innovative cosmetics and other high-growth sectors.

Holdings & investments (11)

INVESTMENT ARMS & VEHICLES

  • Eiffel Investment Group
    Co-owner: Eiffel says it is owned by its team and by Jacques Veyrat's Impala group (stake not stated); third-party asset manager

HOLDINGS & INVESTMENTS · MOST RECENT FIRST

  • Eiffel Investment GroupNOTABLE
  • NeoenNOTABLE
    Climate & Energy · Exited
  • Great Hotels Paris (GHP)
    Real Estate & PropTech · since 2018
  • TagEnergy
    Climate & Energy
  • Laboratoire Native
    Consumer & E-commerce
  • Augustinus Bader
    Consumer & E-commerce
  • Edgyn
    Software & SaaS
  • Inexto
    Software & SaaS
  • Pullin
    Consumer & E-commerce
  • L'Exception
    Consumer & E-commerce
  • La Caserne

People

  • Vincent Revol
    Investment team · source
  • Aurélien Tignol
    Investment team · source
  • Simon Veyrat
    Investment team · source
  • Jacques Veyrat
    Founder and President · source
  • Fabrice Dumonteil
    Directeur général · source
  • Stéphanie Levan
    Chief Financial Officer · source
  • Erick Lauro
    Executive committee member; head of Luxembourg subsidiary · source
  • Laurent Cateloy
    Deputy CFO · source
  • Jan Carel Kingma
    Head of Netherlands subsidiary · source
  • Philippe Chauveau
    Head of Belgium subsidiary · source

Frequently asked questions

Impala is a family holding based in Paris, France, founded in 2011.

Impala invests on behalf of the Veyrat (Jacques Veyrat) family.

Impala invests its own capital into companies. Its stated asset mix includes direct investments.

Impala invests in Climate & Energy, Consumer & E-commerce, Software & SaaS and Real Estate & PropTech.

Key people at Impala include Jacques Veyrat (Founder and President), Fabrice Dumonteil (Directeur général), Stéphanie Levan (Chief Financial Officer) and Vincent Revol (Investment team).

Impala's holdings and investments include Eiffel Investment Group, Neoen, TagEnergy, Laboratoire Native, Augustinus Bader, Edgyn, Inexto and Pullin, among others.

The most recent publicly reported investment by Impala is Groupe Alès (cosmetics businesses) (Acquisition (takeover by court decision)), announced in Sep 2020.

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