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Investment thesis
Hivest Capital targets small and mid-sized enterprises with revenues between $50 million and $500 million, investing in ownership transitions (transmission) or taking equity stakes. The firm seeks to help portfolio companies realize their full potential by deploying innovative growth strategies and enhancing operational performance. Its approach is guided by values including independence, responsiveness, agility, ambition, team spirit and simplicity. Its portfolio spans diverse industrial and service sectors such as specialty chemicals, nutraceuticals, sustainable packaging, seafood, aerospace, urban furniture, rail ticketing, audiovisual integration, temperature-controlled logistics and recycling, indicating a generalist buyout mandate across Europe and internationally.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 29, 2026.
What they invest in
from 13 of 24 portfolio companiesLogistics & Supply Chain ×6Advanced Manufacturing ×5Hardware ×5Circular Economy ×3Cleantech ×2Construction Tech ×2Enterprise Software ×2FoodTech ×2
HQs:France×6Thailand×2Netherlands×1
Investments · 24 tracked
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Agora Makers designs, manufactures, and installs public space furnishings and environments, combining design with industrial production.
Advanced ManufacturingConstruction Tech
Aurightec is an Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) provider operating across Asia and Europe, focused on mid-volume, high-complexity manufacturing for the industrial, medical, energy, transportation, and critical communication sectors.
Advanced ManufacturingHardwareLogistics & Supply Chain
AviusULD manufactures unit load devices (ULDs), including cargo containers and pallets, for airlines and cargo carriers worldwide.
Advanced ManufacturingHardwareLogistics & Supply ChainBangkok, TH
Charles Drummond(CEO)in
CCE Group develops and acquires companies specializing in aerospace cabin and cargo equipment, taking a hands-on operational role to grow them into an integrated global platform.
Advanced ManufacturingHardwareLogistics & Supply ChainSpace Tech
Klaus Hofmann(Group CEO, CCE Group)inPierre Mazieres(Corporate Secretary & CFO, CCE Group)inMohamed Iraqi(Strategy and M&A Director, CCE Group)inCharles Drummond(President, Cargo Solutions, CCE Group)Orlando Gaete(President, Catering Solutions, CCE Group)
Eowin provides content lifecycle services for companies and public organizations, covering creation, management, automation, classification, and archiving of information.
Enterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsBpifranceEurazeoTrocadero Capital Partners
Marie-Laure PLV is a design and eco-design consultancy that develops multi-material merchandising products and packaging solutions.
Circular EconomyCleantechNew Materials
Co-investorsAndera Partners
Global specialty chemicals and ingredients distributor, founded in 1997.
Leading U.S. contract manufacturer of nutraceuticals producing powders, capsules, tablets and gummies.
One of the world's leading distributors of European train tickets, founded in 1932.
Sphere is a European packaging manufacturer that produces household and commercial packaging solutions, including biobased and compostable materials for films and bags.
Advanced ManufacturingCircular EconomyFrance, FR
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzCoinbase VenturesFelicis VenturesKraken VenturesY Combinator
Videlio is an audiovisual integrator and services provider that designs, deploys, and operates AV, digital, and immersive solutions for corporate workplaces, media and post-production, staging, control rooms, and cruise ship entertainment.
Enterprise SoftwareHardwareMedia & Entertainment
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Driessen Catering EquipmentEcore GDEGroupe SphereIcebridgeInTech AerospaceSt MametSTG GroupTrip & Co
Exits · 1
1 acquisitionsInTech Aerospaceacq. by CCE Group
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Hivest Capital Partners made?
- Hivest Capital Partners has 24 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited.
- What is Hivest Capital Partners's typical check size?
- Hivest Capital Partners typically writes checks of $50M – $500M.
- What sectors does Hivest Capital Partners focus on?
- Hivest Capital Partners focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Hivest Capital Partners located?
- Hivest Capital Partners is headquartered in Paris, FR.
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