{"id":25310,"date":"2026-09-15T16:09:34","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T14:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.weinbergcapital.com\/?post_type=news&p=25310"},"modified":"2026-09-15T16:17:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T14:17:19","slug":"delphine-dinard-joins-weinberg-capital-partners-as-senior-director-in-charge-of-the-defense-fund-wcp-eirene-developpement","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.weinbergcapital.com\/en\/all-news\/delphine-dinard-joins-weinberg-capital-partners-as-senior-director-in-charge-of-the-defense-fund-wcp-eirene-developpement\/","title":{"rendered":"Delphine Dinard joins Weinberg Capital Partners as Senior Director in charge of the defense fund WCP Eir\u00e9n\u00e9 D\u00e9veloppement \u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Weinberg Capital Partners, a leading player in small and mid-cap private equity, today announces the upcoming arrival of Delphine Dinard as Senior Director. She joins Lionel Mestre and David Lebain at the helm of WCP Eir\u00e9n\u00e9 D\u00e9veloppement, the firm’s second fund dedicated to the “defense & security” theme, focused on small-cap and growth capital. With \u20ac400 million in commitments across its two vehicles, WCP Eir\u00e9n\u00e9 and WCP Eir\u00e9n\u00e9 D\u00e9veloppement, and a team set to grow to around fifteen professionals, Weinberg Capital Partners builds on its position as a major player in defense financing in France and Europe.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Delphine Dinard brings nearly thirty years of experience in the private equity industry. She joined ACE Management in 2000, an investment firm with deep sector expertise in aerospace, defense, space and cybersecurity, where she led numerous investment transactions in the aerospace, defense, space, maritime, energy and technology sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following Tikehau Capital’s acquisition of ACE Management in 2018, she joined Tikehau Capital’s teams, becoming Executive Director within the Aerospace & Defense Strategy dedicated to investments in industrial SMEs and mid-caps supporting European sovereignty and the consolidation of the aerospace and defense supply chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An engineering graduate of UTC-Compi\u00e8gne and holder of the HEC-Entrepreneurs Master’s degree, Delphine Dinard is a graduate of the 74th<\/sup> “Defense Policy” session of the Institut des hautes \u00e9tudes de d\u00e9fense nationale (IHEDN, French Institute for Advanced National Defense Studies). She also holds the rank of colonel in the citizen reserve of the French Air and Space Force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A second vehicle to support the defense industrial base<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last June, Weinberg Capital Partners announced the launch of a second vehicle dedicated to supporting companies in the defense industrial and technological base (BITD), focused on small-cap LBO and growth capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WCP Eir\u00e9n\u00e9 D\u00e9veloppement thus builds on the WCP Eir\u00e9n\u00e9 fund, launched in 2020, and completes Weinberg Capital Partners’ offering in the defense and security segment. With a target size of \u20ac120 million, the new vehicle will target investment tickets of between \u20ac5 million and \u20ac15 million, in response to the growing equity needs of BITD SMEs to finance ownership transitions, R&D, international expansion and increased industrial capacity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fund will target LBO and growth-capital transactions, primary or secondary, majority or minority stakes, with 10 to 15 portfolio companies targeted across France and Europe. It will be classified as Article 8 under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Delphine Dinard will be responsible for deploying and managing the fund, whose team is currently being built.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n

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“Weinberg Capital Partners is one of the pioneering players in financing the defense industrial and technological base. I am delighted to be joining a firm that showed conviction early on in a sector I care deeply about, and to contribute, alongside Lionel and David, to the deployment of WCP Eir\u00e9n\u00e9 D\u00e9veloppement in support of French and European sovereignty.”<\/div>\n\n
Delphine Dinard<\/strong>\n – incoming Senior Director at Weinberg Capital Partners <\/div>\n \n \n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n\n <\/div>\n \n\n
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“Delphine’s experience, her in-depth knowledge of the aerospace and defense ecosystem, and her background at IHEDN and within the citizen reserve of the French Air and Space Force, are valuable assets for our team. Her arrival strengthens our ability to source and support strategic BITD SMEs, and confirms our ambition to make WCP Eir\u00e9n\u00e9 D\u00e9veloppement a leading player in defense financing in France and Europe, dedicated to small-cap and growth capital.”<\/div>\n\n
Lionel Mestre<\/strong>\n – Partner and Managing Director of the WCP Eir\u00e9n\u00e9 & WCP Eir\u00e9n\u00e9 D\u00e9veloppement funds at Weinberg Capital Partners <\/div>\n \n \n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n\n <\/div>\n \n\n
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About Weinberg Capital Partners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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. 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, WCP Eir\u00e9n\u00e9, 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. In 2026, Weinberg Capital Partners announces the launch of its Private Wealth activity, dedicated to private clients and also the introduction of a new fund, WCP Eir\u00e9n\u00e9 Development. With \u20ac1.5 billion of assets under management, Weinberg Capital Partners is a significant player in the mid-market equity segment in France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Weinberg Capital Partners is a signatory of the PRI, a member of the International Climate Initiative, and an active responsible investor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Weinberg Capital Partners supports T\u00e9l\u00e9maque<\/a>, an association for equal opportunities in education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information:<\/strong>\u00a0weinbergcapital.com<\/a>.
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B\u00e9reng\u00e8re Beaujean
Head of Communications
\r\nberengere.beaujean@weinbergcapital.com
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