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Idinvest Partners, founded under the name AGF Private Equity, S.A in 1997, is a European private equity and venture capital firm. Operating as part of Allianz until 2010, Idinvest Partners then became independent. Idinvest Partners is based in Paris, France and has further offices in Frankfurt, Germany, Dubai, Madrid, Spain and Shanghai, China.

Since its inception, Idinvest Partners has invested in more than 4,000 European businesses. With an excess of €7 billion in assets under management, Idinvest Partners focuses on the financing of small and medium-sized European enterprises at various stages of growth.

Idinvest Partners has been named Best Private Equity Team (Deloitte 2012 Technology Fast 50 Award) and awarded The French LP Gold Award 2012 at Private Equity Exchange.

History
1997: Founded by AGF (Allianz) as AGF Private Equity.

July 2015: Idinvest Partners closes its second SME senior debt fund, Idinvest Dette Senior II (IDS II), at €400 million.

Feb 2017: Frankfurt office launches. Shanghai office launches.

2017: Idinvest Partners awarded private debt mandate by France’s Fonds de Réserve pour les Retraites (FRR) and launches a new vehicle to finance industrial assets.

Surveys and research
Idinvest Partners launched a barometer to track the UK population’s attitude towards entrepreneurship in February 2017.

Portfolio
Investing in a wide array of industries, Idinvest Partners SA has financed more than 4000 businesses at various stages of growth. Notable portfolio companies include:
 * Deezer, a music streaming platform.
 * Criteo, a technology company specialising in digital performance marketing.
 * Sigfox, a telecommunications network provider that connects objects.
 * Happn, a location based, app dating tool.
 * Dailymotion, a video sharing platform.
 * Withings, a health technology business.
 * Vestaire Collective, a giant e-commerce platform for clothes and fashion accessories.
 * Neurala, an AI start-up with ties to NASA.
 * Stanley Robotics, a robotic valet service.
 * OnTruck, a freight delivery platform.
 * Clustree, an AI powered recruitment service.
 * Kantox, a currency and risk management solutions company.
 * DNA Script, a synthetic DNA manufacturer.
 * J & S Automotive, automotive supplier.

Team
Idinvest Partners SA is led by founders Christophe Bavière, CEO, President and Managing Partner since 2001, and Benoist Grossmann, Managing Director and Managing Partner since 2003. Additional key executives include Nicolas de Loiray, Partner and Chief Financial Officer, Sylviane Guyonnet, Partner and Chief Operating & Control Officer, and Pauline Crochard, Legal and Compliance Officer.