Alexandre Bizaillon

Holding company

PROENCIA is an active manager which invested in small companies in all sectors of activity excluding trade, hotels and restaurants in the Provence/Alpes/Cote d'Azur region of France. The fund has been divesting since 2012. The firm seeked to invest EUR 50,000-100,000 in established companies (SA, SAS, SARL) which have their headquarters or operations in the Provence/Alpes/Cote d'Azur region and which are in the process of creation, development or transmission. They also provided funding of up to EUR 200,000 in a second round of financing. PROENCIA typically took minority stakes in their investee companies, partnering with management to increase value. Investee companies could benefit from coaching conducted by the l'Institut Régional à la Création d'entreprise in designing management tools as well as benefiting from PROXIPACA's network of contacts. The Investment Committee made the firm's investment decisions. The firm generally held an investment for five to six years.

SAMENAR is an active manager which invests primarily in medium-sized companies in the industrial and industrial services sectors & environmental and energy industry in the Provence/Alpes/Cote d'Azur region of France. The firm acts sole investor or co-invests in a syndicate, seeking to invest an initial EUR 150,000-300,000, and up to EUR 500,000 in companies valued at EUR 1-5 million which are based in or have operations in the Provence/Alpes/Cote d'Azur region. SAMENAR typically takes minority stakes in their investee companies, partnering with management to add value by providing support including operational expertise, financial engineering and access to their network of contacts.

PRIMAVERIS is an active manager which invests in innovative early-stage companies all areas of technology including ICT, life sciences, energy and environment. They invest in companies in the Provence/Alpes/Cote d'Azur region of France. The firm seeks to invest in newly-created companies (SA, SAS, SARL) with less than three years of age, which are based in or have operations in Provence/Alpes/Cote d'Azur and which are eligible for the 'partnership with public research' (Loi sur l'Innovation et La Recherche de juillet 1999) which facilitates transformation of research-based projects into businesses. PRIMAVERIS typically takes minority stakes in their investee companies, acting as sole investor or in syndication with other investors, investing between EUR 150,000-500,000 in the first round and EUR 500,000 in successive rounds. The firm's Investment Committee makes investment decisions. They generally hold an investment for five to six years to enable the company to develop the project and to establish solid foundations for growth.