Weinberg Capital Partners
Also known as WCP
Paris multi-strategy manager founded in 2005 by Serge Weinberg and Philippe Klocanas: mid-market LBO, defence and security, impact, co-investment and real estate; €1.5bn under management (June 2026).
- HEADQUARTERS
- Paris, France
- FOUNDED
- 2005
- AUM
- €1.5B (2026)
- OUTSIDE CAPITAL
- Yes
- TEAM LISTED
- 9 people
Focus
- STAGES
- GrowthBuyout
- ASSET MIX
- Private equityReal estateImpact
- GEOGRAPHY
- FranceEurope
Overview
Weinberg Capital Partners is a Paris management company created in 2005, whose management committee includes its two founders, Serge Weinberg and Philippe Klocanas. It runs five expertises: LBO, Real Estate, Impact, Defence & Security and Co-investment. Its LBO funds favour primary, majority deals in French SMEs and mid-caps valued €30M–€250M; its WCP Eiréné funds target defence and security companies. It reports €1.5bn of assets under management at 30 June 2026 and €2.1bn raised since 2005.
Investment thesis
LBO: primary and majority transactions in SMEs/mid-caps with enterprise values of €30M–€250M; WCP#4 targets financial services, B2B services, and beauty & wellbeing. Defence & Security (WCP Eiréné): majority buyouts of dual civil-military French SMEs/mid-caps valued €30M–€100M across aeronautics, naval, land, space, electronics, security and cyber, building French and European champions through acquisitions.
PORTFOLIO (12)
- Magellium ArtalNOTABLESpace
- Daher Montrichard IndustrieIndustrial & Manufacturing · since 2026
- I-4SIndustrial & Manufacturing · since 2026
- Les Secrets de LolyConsumer & E-commerce
- SAPIAN
- Albaron
- Groupe ADIT
- SummaFintech
- Chesneau-SerretIndustrial & Manufacturing
- Cosmogen & Asquan GroupConsumer & E-commerce
- Groupe Marcel VilletteClimate & Energy
- Groupe 3S Facility
People
- Serge WeinbergPrésident · source
- Philippe KlocanasCofondateur, associé, codirecteur général de l'expertise LBO · source
- Émilie LhopitallierAssociée, secrétaire générale · source
- Josselin de RoquemaurelAssocié, codirecteur général de l'expertise LBO · source
- Lionel MestreAssocié, directeur général de l'expertise Défense & Sécurité · source
- Cédric WeinbergAssocié, directeur général de l'expertise Impact · source
- Dimitri FotopoulosAssocié (LBO) · source
- Gad BotbolDirecteur des activités immobilières · source
- Jeremy CerfDirecteur relations investisseurs · source
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Frequently asked questions
Weinberg Capital Partners is a private equity fund based in Paris, France, founded in 2005.
Yes. Weinberg Capital Partners invests its own capital in private companies.
Weinberg Capital Partners invests at Growth and Buyout stages in Fintech, Consumer & E-commerce, Industrial & Manufacturing, Deep Tech and Climate & Energy.
Key people at Weinberg Capital Partners include Serge Weinberg (Président), Philippe Klocanas (Cofondateur, associé, codirecteur général de l'expertise LBO), Émilie Lhopitallier (Associée, secrétaire générale) and Josselin de Roquemaurel (Associé, codirecteur général de l'expertise LBO).
Weinberg Capital Partners's investments include Magellium Artal, Daher Montrichard Industrie, I-4S, Les Secrets de Loly, SAPIAN, Albaron, Groupe ADIT and Summa, among others.
The most recent publicly reported investment by Weinberg Capital Partners is Daher Montrichard Industrie (Agreement signed (signing, not yet completed) to acquire Daher’s containers and technical shelters business (WCP Eiréné)), announced in Oct 2026.
Yes. Weinberg Capital Partners manages capital from outside investors.