As it approaches its twentieth anniversary, Weinberg Capital Partners continues to expand its presence in the private equity sector with the launch of a dedicated co-investment fund, WCP Co-Invest. This French vehicle, valued at €150 million, is set to become operational in the fourth quarter of 2024.
Weinberg Capital Partners, an independent management company renowned in the private equity industry, is furthering its development with the creation of WCP Co-Invest. This launch follows the establishment of the Eiréné expertise, focused on supporting SMEs and mid-caps companies in the security and defense sectors. With this new vehicle, the company aims to be a key player in the consolidation of the French mid-market private equity sector.
This fund, with a capacity of €150 million, is fully subscribed by a family group, demonstrating the strong confidence investors have in Weinberg Capital Partners. This fundraising underscores the company’s dynamism despite an uncertain environment.
WCP Co-Invest will engage in co-investments on transactions structured by other Weinberg Capital Partners’ teams as well as deals initiated by third parties. This new vehicle addresses a growing demand for co-investment solutions, as the tightening of the primary fundraising market drives many players to seek partners to consolidate their portfolios.
To ensure the success of this new initiative, Weinberg Capital Partners is currently recruiting a dedicated team of seasoned professionals in the co-investment field. This team will be responsible for identifying co-investment opportunities and managing the investments.
Founded in 2005, Weinberg Capital Partners is an independent investment company historically active in buy-out capital, which expanded its field of intervention to real estate assets in 2008, and has been investing since 2015 in the capital of listed French SMEs/mid-caps as a minority shareholder with an active, friendly and long-term approach. In 2020, Weinberg Capital Partners added its capacity to invest in SMEs/mid-caps with a minority strategy focused on sustainable development issues, which offers extra-financial support known as impact, to better prepare companies for environmental and societal challenges. In 2023, Weinberg Capital Partners created a new fund, Eiréné, dedicated to the development of SMEs/mid-caps in the security and defense sector. In 2024, the company continued its growth in private equity with the launch of a co-investment fund, WCP Co-Invest.
With €1,6 billion of assets under management, Weinberg Capital Partners is a significant player in the mid-market equity segment in France.
Weinberg Capital Partners is a signatory of the PRI, a member of the International Climate Initiative and an active responsible investor.
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Bérengère Beaujean
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