Jadel
Also known as JADEL
Lyon-area investment company owned by a group of entrepreneurs; invests €1–10m from its own equity in MBOs, OBOs and share reclassifications of profitable SMEs (€10–100m revenue).
- HEADQUARTERS
- Saint-Didier-au-Mont-d'Or, France
- FOUNDED
- 2021
- AUM
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- OUTSIDE CAPITAL
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- TEAM LISTED
- 3 people
Focus
- STAGES
- Buyout
- ASSET MIX
- Private equity
- GEOGRAPHY
- France
Overview
Jadel is an investment company near Lyon, created in 2021 and led by Hervé Letoublon, who earlier created the private-equity firm Capitem Partenaires. It invests from its own equity rather than a fund, so it has no fixed holding period, and is owned exclusively by a community of entrepreneurs who help support its holdings. It takes minority or majority stakes of €1–10m in management buyouts, owner buyouts and share reclassifications of profitable, growing French SMEs with €10–100m revenue across sectors. Its site describes eleven anonymised holdings; GPK (Gagnepark) was backed in a majority MBO in 2022 and Jadel reinvested in 2025.
Investment thesis
Patient-capital MBOs, OBOs and share reclassifications of profitable, growing SMEs (€10–100m revenue), minority or majority, €1–10m tickets, with entrepreneur-shareholders involved in supporting management.
PORTFOLIO (1)
- GPK (Gagnepark)Climate & Energy · since 2022
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Frequently asked questions
Jadel is a private equity fund based in Saint-Didier-au-Mont-d'Or, France, founded in 2021.
Yes. Jadel invests its own capital in private companies.
Jadel invests at Buyout stage in Industrial & Manufacturing, Food & Agriculture, HealthTech, Software & SaaS and Climate & Energy.
Jadel's stated ticket size is €1M–€10M.
Key people at Jadel include Hervé Letoublon (Partner (founder)), Laurent Mottet (Partner) and William Ardeeff (Investment Manager (Chargé d'affaires)).
Jadel's investments include GPK (Gagnepark).
The most recent publicly reported investment by Jadel is GPK (Gagnepark) (Reinvestment in management-led MBO alongside Bpifrance), announced in Apr 2025.