LATOUR CAPITAL

Thesis

LaTour Capital is an independent French private equity firm founded in 2011, headquartered in Paris. The firm focuses on long-term investments in mid-market companies within the industrial and business services sectors. They target businesses with strong growth potential, competitive advantages, international activity, and robust management teams. Their strategy involves primary transactions, including spin-offs, as well as buyout and growth capital deals, acting as both majority and minority shareholders. LaTour Capital adds value through operational enhancements, strategic planning, and commercial/marketing improvements, defining and implementing an industrial project for each investment. The firm manages approximately €5 billion in assets, with funds like Latour Capital I (€115m), II (€306m), III (€827m), IV (€1,160m), and the recent Latour Small I (€400m). They primarily invest in France and Europe, targeting companies with an enterprise value over €150 million for main funds, and focusing on the small-cap segment for Latour Small I. The firm is approved by the AMF and is a signatory of the UN PRI since 2012.