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SWEN Capital Partners

Private markets subsidiary (90.3%) of Ofi Invest

Also known as SWEN CP, Swen Capital Partners

Paris private markets manager owned by Ofi Invest: European PE fund-of-funds, secondaries and co-investment, impact venture (Blue Ocean), renewable-gas infrastructure (SWIFT) and mezzanine debt.

HEADQUARTERS: Paris, France
FOUNDED: 2008
AUM: —
OUTSIDE CAPITAL: Yes
TEAM LISTED: 13 people

Focus

STAGES: SeedSeries AGrowthBuyout
SECTORS: Climate & Energy Food & Agriculture
ASSET MIX: Funds (as LP)Private equityVenture capitalPrivate creditImpact
GEOGRAPHY: Europe

Overview

SWEN Capital Partners is a French management company specialising in private equity, unlisted infrastructure and private debt, founded within the Ofi group in 2008 and spun out as a separate subsidiary in 2015. Its multi-strategy private equity programmes (Select Europa since 2008, Territoires Innovants since 2015) combine primary fund commitments, secondaries and minority co-investments; it also runs impact strategies including SWEN Blue Ocean (ocean-focused venture), SWIFT (renewable gas and molecules infrastructure), SWEN Terra (regenerative agriculture) and mezzanine debt. It reports more than €17bn of assets under management, advisory or monitoring (cumulative commitments), more than 150 institutional clients and more than 120 staff as of 30 June 2026. Ofi Invest holds 90.3% after buying Crédit Mutuel Arkéa's 40% stake in 2025; employees hold 9.7%.

Investment thesis

Responsible and impact investing in private markets: European multi-strategy private equity (primaries, secondaries, minority co-investments in small and mid-market buyout and growth), with thematic impact funds for ocean regeneration, renewable molecules and energy transition infrastructure, regenerative agriculture and tech for good.

PORTFOLIO (12)

Data4NOTABLE
Edonia
Food & Agriculture · since 2026
Horizom
Food & Agriculture · since 2026
EnergieTeam
Climate & Energy
Smart Energies
Climate & Energy
WRM
Climate & Energy
Tidal Vision
Climate & Energy
OceanWings
Mobility & Logistics
MiAlgae
Food & Agriculture
Le Drive Tout Nu
Consumer & E-commerce
Havea
Consumer & E-commerce
Bracchi
Mobility & Logistics

People

Jérôme Delmas
CEO (co-founder) · source
Jean-Philippe Richaud
Deputy CEO & CIO · source
Hervé Aubert
Deputy CEO · source
Vanessa Domingos
Chief Operating Officer · source
Olivier Aubert
Managing Director (SWEN Impact Fund for Transition) · source
Olivier Raybaud
Managing Director (co-head, Blue Ocean) · source
Christian Lim
Managing Director (co-head, Blue Ocean) · source
Laurent Ghilardi
Managing Director (Multi-strategy Private Equity) · source
François Pasquier
Managing Director (SWEN Impact Fund for Transition) · source
Thibault Richon
Managing Director (Multi-strategy Infrastructure) · source
Emmanuel Simon
Managing Director (SWEN Terra) · source
Christopher Underwood
Managing Director (Mezzanine Debt) · source
Charlotte Virally
Managing Director (SWEN Impact Fund for Transition) · source

Frequently asked questions

SWEN Capital Partners is a private equity fund based in Paris, France, founded in 2008.

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

SWEN Capital Partners invests at Seed, Series A, Growth and Buyout stages in Climate & Energy and Food & Agriculture.

Key people at SWEN Capital Partners include Jérôme Delmas (CEO (co-founder)), Jean-Philippe Richaud (Deputy CEO & CIO), Hervé Aubert (Deputy CEO) and Vanessa Domingos (Chief Operating Officer).

SWEN Capital Partners's investments include Data4, Edonia, Horizom, EnergieTeam, Smart Energies, WRM, Tidal Vision and OceanWings, among others.

The most recent publicly reported investment by SWEN Capital Partners is Edonia (€12M round co-led by SWEN Blue Ocean 2), announced in Oct 2026.

Yes. SWEN Capital Partners manages capital from outside investors.