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Who are we

Our DNA and our history

Our DNA is to support companies in addressing tomorrow’s economic, environmental, and societal challenges, by focusing on three investment goals (Elevate quality of life, Safeguard beings & property and Augment knowledge & resources).

Abenex’s team is independent and has been committed to investing for positive impact for over 30 years. In order to bolster our impact on carbon emissions.

Abenex has set up a strategy aiming at supporting growing and profitable industrial SMEs with ambitious decarbonization targets and at creating sustainable value.

Our history

2008
2008

Independence from ABN AMRO.
 The management company becomes Abenex

2009
2009

Creation of the operational team

2010
2010

Final Closing Abenex IV

2017
2017

Abenex V Final closing

2018
2018

Launch of Abenex Croissance I (Small-Cap)

Oct. 2022
Oct. 2022

B-Corp (recertification in 2025).

Abenex VI Final closing

May 2023
May 2023

Opening of the Amsterdam office

July 2023
July 2023

Abenex becomes a purpose driven company

April 2024
April 2024

€300m continuation fund closing

February 2025
February 2025

SBTi approval of science-based targets

March 2026
March 2026

Abenex Small Cap II Final closing

April 2026
April 2026

First closing of Abenex Industries 9.0

How Abenex supports SMEs & mid-cap companies

How Abenex supports SMEs & mid-cap companies

We invest, either as a minority or majority shareholder, between 10 and 100 million euros in SMEs and mid-cap companies alongside their management teams.

Our approach is pragmatic and closely aligned to companies’ operations, based on an impactful involvement from our investment and operational teams.

Companies

Our geographies

Abenex targets companies operating in France, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Switzerland.

In Real Estate, Abenex primarily focuses on acquiring assets located in France, and invests in all types of assets including commercial real estate (office and retail), logistics facilities, residential properties, hotels, and managed properties (senior residences, student housing, nursing homes).

Abenex has offices in Paris, Lyon, Milan, and Amsterdam.

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Our geographies
Paris Paris
Lyon Lyon
Milan Milan
Amsterdam Amsterdam

Supporting SMEs and mid-cap companies.

Entrepreneurs working alongside entrepreneurs, committed to sustainability.

As a long-standing player in private equity and a certified B-Corp company, Abenex targets growing companies along its three investment themes, firmly believing that they are sustainable drivers of positive impact for the economy and society: Elevate quality of life, Safeguard beings & property and Augment knowledge & resources. 

Abenex supports the sustainable growth and transformation projects of SMEs and mid-cap companies alongside their management and teams.

We are a fund focused on growth, operational improvements, international expansion and integrating sustainable development criteria into our investment approach. Our approach is pragmatic and in line with the entrepreneurs’ goals.

We have developed specific expertise to address the diverse range of challenges faced by the companies we support, including sustainable development, digital transformation, financial and operational performance measurement, international development support, and structuring of operations among others.

A dedicated operational team

Our operational team works at the management teams’ request. Their expertise is at their disposal to help implement value-creating initiatives for the company. This approach exemplifies our investment vision: to be an active partner to managers in accelerating the growth of their businesses.

In line with its mission and in collaboration with the management, Abenex’s operational team focuses on driving sustainable growth across its companies’ activities.

Established in 2009 and a pioneer in France for a mid-cap fund, the team offers comprehensive project management services, strategic planning, and oversight of external consultancies, as well as business tools and best practices.

The team includes dedicated experts who contribute to addressing operational transformation initiatives identified with the management teams, such as commercial development and external growth, cost management, organizational improvement, balance sheet optimisation, sustainable development, and ESG.

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