Standard
Paris family office (Standard SAS) managing its founding Gouttman family's proprietary capital, mainly long-term stakes in listed companies in Western Europe and North America.
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Family & background
- FAMILY
- Gouttman
- HEADQUARTERS
- Paris, France
- OFFICES
- Lyon, France
- FOUNDED
- 2013
- OUTSIDE CAPITAL
- No — own capital only
Investment approach
- GEOGRAPHY
- EuropeNorth America
- ROUTES
- Companies (own capital)
- STRATEGIES
- Public equities
- LATEST DEAL
- Nike (Listed equity purchase) · Oct 2026
Overview
Standard SAS is a family-owned office in Paris, with a second office in Lyon, that manages its founding family's shareholdings and draws on the legacy of Maurice Solomon Gouttman (1899–1975). It invests proprietary capital only, through private vehicles closed to outside investors, mainly in listed companies across Western Europe and North America. Holdings it presents include Canadian energy producers Peyto and Petrus Resources, Topicus, Lumine Group, Alten, Neurones, Eurazeo and FDJ United; it bought shares in Accenture in June 2026 and Nike in October 2026.
Investment thesis
Buy shares in growing companies run by proven owner-operators when they face temporary setbacks and hold them for the long run; sector-agnostic and opportunity-driven but insistent on value and a margin of safety, with a few large, concentrated positions and ample liquidity reserves.
Holdings & investments (26)
- Accenturesince 2026
- NikeConsumer & E-commerce · since 2026
- Peyto Exploration & Development
- Petrus Resources
- South Bow
- TopicusSoftware & SaaS
- Lumine GroupSoftware & SaaS
- Wolters KluwerMedia & Entertainment
- Alten
- NeuronesSoftware & SaaS
- Groupe SamseIndustrial & Manufacturing
- Kaufman & BroadReal Estate & PropTech
- James HalsteadIndustrial & Manufacturing
- Eurazeo
- FDJ UnitedConsumer & E-commerce
- Groupe GuillinIndustrial & Manufacturing
- Idorsia PharmaceuticalsBiotech & Life Sciences
- ZoetisHealthTech
- Molson Coors Beverage CompanyConsumer & E-commerce
- Hewlett-PackardExited (2026)
- Knight TherapeuticsExited (2026)
- PetrobrasExited (2026)
- Orca Energy GroupExited (2026)
- BNP ParibasExited (2026)
- AmundiExited (2026)
- Daily Journal CorporationExited (2025)
People
- Thomas GouttmanPresident and CEO · source
Frequently asked questions
Standard is a single family office based in Paris, France, founded in 2013.
Standard invests on behalf of the Gouttman family.
Standard invests its own capital into companies. Its stated asset mix includes public equities.
Key people at Standard include Thomas Gouttman (President and CEO).
Standard's holdings and investments include Peyto Exploration & Development, Petrus Resources, South Bow, Topicus, Lumine Group, Wolters Kluwer, Alten and Neurones, among others.
The most recent publicly reported investment by Standard is Nike (Listed equity purchase), announced in Oct 2026.
No. Standard invests its own capital and does not raise money from outside investors.