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Private Equity FundPuts its own capital into companiesActive · deal in last 18 monthsLAST VERIFIED Oct 2026 · 9 SOURCES

LFPI

Also known as LFPI Gestion, Groupe LFPI, La Financière Patrimoniale d'Investissement

Paris multi-strategy manager founded in 2002; LFPI Gestion runs mid-market majority buyouts in French/European SMEs, small/mid-cap buyout fund-of-funds and private debt.

HEADQUARTERS
Paris, France
FOUNDED
2002
AUM
—
OUTSIDE CAPITAL
Yes
TEAM LISTED
8 people

Focus

STAGES
Buyout
SECTORS
Consumer & E-commerceIndustrial & ManufacturingSoftware & SaaSEducationFood & Agriculture
ASSET MIX
Private equityFunds (as LP)Private creditReal estate
GEOGRAPHY
FranceEuropeNorth America

Investment arms & vehicles

  • HQ Capital
    Private-markets manager (founded in New York in 1989 as Auda; German office in Bad Homburg); LFPI majority shareholder since 2023

Overview

Groupe LFPI (La Financière Patrimoniale d’Investissement) was founded in 2002 and started in French private equity; LFPI Gestion, its private equity management company, dates from 2003. The group has since added real estate (2005), private equity fund-of-funds (2006) and private debt (2007), and acquired Amilton AM, Groupe Meeschaert, Mandarine Gestion and Auda. In direct private equity it makes mainly majority investments in French and European mid-market SMEs and mid-caps, reporting over 100 deals and more than €3bn invested; it also runs hospitality funds that own and operate over 70 hotels in France and Germany. The group’s site states about €27bn of assets under management across all businesses (undated) and some 400 staff.

PORTFOLIO (11)

  • IfopNOTABLE
    Media & Entertainment · since 2022
  • BruneauNOTABLE
    Consumer & E-commerce · since 2021
  • i-Run
    Consumer & E-commerce · since 2026
  • Haudecoeur
    Food & Agriculture · since 2024
  • Montaner Pietrini Boissons
    Food & Agriculture · since 2024
  • Tikamoon
    Consumer & E-commerce · since 2023
  • Métaline
    Software & SaaS · since 2022
  • Skolae
    Education · since 2021
  • Atermes
    Industrial & Manufacturing · since 2021
  • Crouzet
    Industrial & Manufacturing · since 2022
  • Agora Technologies
    Industrial & Manufacturing · since 2023

People

  • Olivier Lange
    President, LFPI Gestion · source
  • Philippe Mordo
    Managing Director (Directeur Général), LFPI Gestion · source
  • Thibaut Murret-Labarthe
    Partner (Directeur Associé) · source
  • Pierre Morisseau
    Investment Director, LFPI Gestion · source
  • Roland du Luart
    Managing Partner, LFPI US · source
  • Alexander Hesseling
    Investment Director, LFPE (fund-of-funds) · source
  • César Rodriguez Montes
    Head of Private Debt, LFPI Gestion · source
  • Aurélien Lequertier
    Head of Investor Relations · source

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Frequently asked questions

LFPI is a private equity fund based in Paris, France, founded in 2002.

Yes. LFPI invests its own capital in private companies. It also commits capital to third-party funds as an LP.

LFPI invests at Buyout stage in Consumer & E-commerce, Industrial & Manufacturing, Software & SaaS, Education and Food & Agriculture.

Key people at LFPI include Olivier Lange (President, LFPI Gestion), Philippe Mordo (Managing Director (Directeur Général), LFPI Gestion), Thibaut Murret-Labarthe (Partner (Directeur Associé)) and Pierre Morisseau (Investment Director, LFPI Gestion).

LFPI's investments include Ifop, Bruneau, i-Run, Haudecoeur, Montaner Pietrini Boissons, Tikamoon, Métaline and Skolae, among others.

The most recent publicly reported investment by LFPI is i-Run (Majority buyout), announced in Jul 2026.

Yes. LFPI manages capital from outside investors.