HLD
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About
HLD is a European investment group founded in 2010 by entrepreneurs (including Jean-Bernard Lafonta) to support companies without the constraints of traditional private equity time horizons. Operating with an "evergreen" permanent capital structure, HLD invests its own funds to back high-potential European businesses in Growth and Buyout (LBO) phases. The group prioritizes operational development and external build-ups over financial engineering, offering management teams long-term stability and strategic flexibility.
Key facts
- Type
- Private Equity
- Stages
- Buyout
- Sectors
- Business Services, Healthcare, Consumer, Industry & Manufacturing, B2B, B2C, Brand, Retail/Future of Commerce, Gaming, Martech, Marketplace, Fintech & Insurtech, Advertising/Media, Deeptech, Cyber & Security, Software/SaaS, Business management software, Agnostic, Mobility & Transportation
- Headquarters
- France
- Offices
- Luxembourg,Paris,Amsterdam,Zurich
- Geographic focus
- France,Europe
- Lead / Follow
- Lead / co-lead
- Founded
- 2010
Track record
- Portfolio companies: 21
- Exits: 7
Notable investments in France
Sarenza, Jimmy Fairly, Tenexa, Fillmed