Transcript – Private Wealth

Alix de Solms, Head of Private Wealth at Weinberg Capital Partners

Private investors are looking for investment opportunities that are demanding, selective and ambitious.
At Weinberg Capital Partners, we have been serving these clients for several years already.
To offer them far more than financial performance alone, we are now giving this business a clearer structure through our dedicated solution: Private Wealth.

Serge Weinberg, Chairman of Weinberg Capital Partners

Weinberg Capital Partners is an independent, well-established player in the French small- and mid-cap segment.
Since our founding, we have built an agile, high-performing multi-specialist leader.
With more than twenty years behind us, around a hundred investments and as many bolt-on acquisitions, we are a recognised name in private markets.
But beyond these figures, what sets us apart is above all the way we invest.
We favour an approach grounded in conviction, independence and a deep understanding of the ecosystems in which we operate.
A culture of innovation and close relationships with entrepreneurs are part of our DNA.
In our business, you have to anticipate change, understand cycles and support companies over the long term.
This is the vision we have shared with our investors and partners for more than twenty years.

Philippe Klocanas, Partner at Weinberg Capital Partners

This approach resonates particularly well with what private investors are looking for today.
In an environment marked by volatility in listed markets, many investors are seeking complementary solutions to diversify their wealth.
With its long-term horizon, private equity answers precisely that need.
Investing in private equity means investing in unlisted companies, alongside entrepreneurs who innovate, invest in R&D, create jobs and expand internationally. We are convinced that wealth creation starts first and foremost within growing companies.
This asset class has demonstrated its ability to deliver performance over time, with a strong historical track record, while channelling investment into the real economy and into sovereignty; a sector we consider strategic.

Alix de Solms, Head of Private Wealth at Weinberg Capital Partners

Private clients already account for around 20% of our assets under management.
Today, our ambition is simple: to give them easier access to our expertise, our investment strategies and a level of support tailored to their wealth management objectives.
To that end, we have built a team dedicated to our Private Wealth solution, equipped to meet their expectations and support them over the long term.
Several funds are already open to professional and equivalent investors, from €100,000.
WCP#4, through which we back companies across three verticals we see as rich pools of growth businesses: business services, financial services, and beauty and wellbeing.
We were a pioneer in financing defence-sector companies, with a first fund launched in 2020. We are continuing our commitment to this strategic sector with a new vehicle, WCP Eiréné Développement. This fund focuses on small-cap LBO and growth capital for defence and security companies.
Through these solutions, we want to give private investors privileged access to companies that are building the competitiveness and sovereignty of the French and European economy.

With our Private Wealth solution, our ambition remains unchanged: to support high-potential companies, to back ambitious entrepreneurs, to create value for our investors — and to open up this momentum today to a wider base of private clients.
With the same exacting standards, the same commitment and the same long-term vision that are the strength of Weinberg Capital Partners.