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Institutional LPInvests through funds, not into companiesLAST VERIFIED Oct 2026 · 7 SOURCES

CAVP (Caisse d’assurance vieillesse des pharmaciens)

Also known as CAVP, Caisse d’assurance vieillesse des pharmaciens

Pension fund of French self-employed pharmacists; €9.1bn of reserves (end 2025); invested in 33 private equity funds at end 2023, incl. Impact Senior and InterPharmaciens.

HEADQUARTERS
Paris, France
FOUNDED
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OUTSIDE CAPITAL
No — own capital only
TEAM LISTED
3 people

Focus

STAGES
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SECTORS
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ASSET MIX
Private equityImpactReal estatePublic equities
GEOGRAPHY
France

Overview

The Caisse d’assurance vieillesse des pharmaciens (CAVP) is one of the ten professional sections of the CNAVPL; it runs the base pension scheme on the CNAVPL's behalf and, autonomously, the mandatory disability and complementary pension schemes of self-employed pharmacists, including a funded (capitalisation) scheme created in 1962. Its reserves and technical provisions were worth €9.1bn at realisable value at 31 December 2025, mostly bonds and equities plus directly held property. Its Article 29 report at end 2023 listed 192 dedicated, semi-dedicated or open funds (September 2023), including 66 unlisted funds (infrastructure, mezzanine debt and private equity), and €230M committed to impact funds.

PORTFOLIO (3)

  • Impact Senior (private equity fund managed by 123 IM) — €10M committed end 2019; held at 31/12/2023
    HealthTech · since 2019
  • Fonds InterPharmaciens (four vintages, €80M committed, €60M deployed, per report at 31/12/2023)
    HealthTech · since 2023
  • Brownfields 3 and Brownfields 4 (soil remediation funds; 4th vintage subscribed 2023; held at 31/12/2023)
    Climate & Energy · since 2023

People

  • Philippe Berthelot
    Chairman (Président); also Chairman of the CNAVPL · source
  • Marc Legaux
    Director (Direction) · source
  • Alain Pestre
    Head of Finance (Direction financière) · source

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Frequently asked questions

CAVP (Caisse d’assurance vieillesse des pharmaciens) is a institutional investor based in Paris, France.

CAVP (Caisse d’assurance vieillesse des pharmaciens) does not primarily put its own money into private companies. It also commits capital to third-party funds as an LP.

Key people at CAVP (Caisse d’assurance vieillesse des pharmaciens) include Philippe Berthelot (Chairman (Président); also Chairman of the CNAVPL), Marc Legaux (Director (Direction)) and Alain Pestre (Head of Finance (Direction financière)).

CAVP (Caisse d’assurance vieillesse des pharmaciens)'s investments include Impact Senior (private equity fund managed by 123 IM) — €10M committed end 2019; held at 31/12/2023, Fonds InterPharmaciens (four vintages, €80M committed, €60M deployed, per report at 31/12/2023) and Brownfields 3 and Brownfields 4 (soil remediation funds; 4th vintage subscribed 2023; held at 31/12/2023).

No. CAVP (Caisse d’assurance vieillesse des pharmaciens) invests its own capital and does not raise money from outside investors.