Florian Dupont

Odyssée is a private equity investment manager investing in direct equity as well as in third-party mutual funds. The firm's direct investments focus on sectors including information technology, life sciences, and innovation-based industry. They acquire minority interests and seek board representation. They advise their portfolio companies on key hires, strategic decisions, financing structuring, acquisitions and entry into international markets, but avoid interfering with operational management. Odyssée describes their investment approach as flexible. The firm invests between EUR 500 thousand and EUR 7 million per deal, targeting businesses with up to EUR 50 million in turnover. They focus on innovation-based companies with high growth potential, and aim to help them become market leaders. They invest across development stages, including in startups, expansion financing and pre-IPO companies. Odyssée's targeted investment horizon is two to seven years.

Ardian invests in middle market companies located in the United States, Europe, Asia and Middle East. The firm focuses on food value chain, health & wellness, applied technologies and essential B2B services. It provides financing for buyout, growth, secondary and later stage capital requirements with investment size of EUR 50 - 300 million. It also makes minority and co-investments.

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