Crédit Agricole Charente-Périgord Expansion

Part of Groupe Crédit Agricole (Caisse régionale)

About

Charente-Périgord Expansion, or CPE, is the local private equity subsidiary of Crédit Agricole Charente-Périgord, created in 2009 and based in Soyaux. It invests its own funds in SMEs with economic activity in Charente or Dordogne. Its stakes are exclusively minority, either alone or in co-investment alongside the managers. The range displayed on its LinkedIn page goes from €50k to €2M. Without a maximum duration imposed, CPE finances innovation, internal or external growth, transmission, and shareholder restructuring. The published portfolio includes industrial and service companies like Inovelec, CITF, Caviar de Neuvic, Skinlys, or Technique Solaire. Its technological activity also includes Seven Shapes, which develops lean training through simulation, Mycophyto in agricultural biostimulants, and Kalank Games in video gaming. CPE thus combines seed tickets with growth capital and transmission operations, while maintaining a regional economic focus.

Key facts

Type: Private Equity
Stages: Seed, Series A, Buyout
Headquarters: France
Offices: Soyaux
Geographic focus: France
Founded: 2009

Notable investments

Mycophyto (FR), Kalank Games (FR), Seven Shapes (FR), Inovelec (FR), CITF (FR), Caviar de Neuvic (FR), Skinlys (FR), Technique Solaire (FR)

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Funds by stage

Other funds investing at the same stages, list by list.