Serving institutional investors
Private equity at Crédit Agricole Private Equity
Crédit Agricole Private Equity, the Crédit Agricole Group's dedicated private equity subsidiary, was originally created to manage the group's proprietary investments.
Since then, in full accordance with its shareholder's strategy, it has opened up its funds and its multi-specialist private equity expertise to leading institutional investors.
Institutional investors currently account for 34% of our assets under management compared with 20% in 2005, attesting to growing confidence in our asset management teams. There is now a team of professionals dedicated to monitoring our institutional investors.
The strengths of a major group
Crédit Agricole S.A. covers all areas of banking and finance and is the No. 1 financial partner of the French economy.
A measure of solidity for our clients
Having been present in the private equity market since the 1980s and as sponsor of our main funds, Crédit Agricole S.A. offers Crédit Agricole Private Equity the benefit of its experience as a top-ranking institutional investor and its financial commitment, which ensures that each of its investment funds has critical mass as soon as it is launched.
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Bank networks offer a powerful and abundant source of origination
Thanks to the Crédit Agricole Group's bank networks, our teams benefit from favoured access to more than one in three European SMEs. Even though the majority of investments are made via intermediaries and team's own networks, the Crédit Agricole Group plays a major role in introducing new business and currently represents 30-40% of cases reviewed.
Synergies with Group entities
Crédit Agricole S.A. has used its financial expertise in complementary activities such as investment banking, asset management, project finance and business centres all over the world.
Crédit Agricole Private Equity's teams work in synergy with each entity, thereby benefiting from cross-business within the group, which creates value.
Governance and independent asset management
The way in which our teams operate is based on a collegiate approach and independent asset management.
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A close relationship and support
Our investments
By giving priority to creating value by means of earnings growth rather than financial leverage alone, our teams are able to play an active role in implementing the strategy of the companies in which they invest.
This takes the form in particular of the systematic presence of a member of our staff on boards of directors or supervisory boards, thereby creating a true partnership with companies' management teams. This includes involvement in key decisions concerning the life of the company such as acquisitions, major new hires and devising reporting systems for the company's key figures.
Across all of the companies in its portfolio, Crédit Agricole Private Equity has supported the creation of 7,532 jobs, representing an increase of 38% in the number of employees.
On a day-to-day basis, Crédit Agricole Private Equity follows over 180 companies representing sales of €12 billion.
Our institutional investors
The Marketing & Investor Relations team is the concrete embodiment of Crédit Agricole Private Equity's desire to ensure a close relationship and high level of support for each of its investors, who therefore benefit from a personalised relationship and active support, with:
Regular and detailed monitoring of investments
- Every quarter: reports on the development and value of investment funds (amounts invested, value, qualitative report etc.)
- Twice a year: a detailed report on each investment (transactions, company life etc.) and a valuation of the investment.
Investor Days
- Meetings with fund management teams who report on their activities
- Discussions with the managers of the SMEs in which Crédit Agricole Private Equity is a shareholder
Site visits: visits to SMEs in the portfolio
- Discussions with managers about the company's strategy and outlook
- Looking around the site and visiting the company
