Year Founded: 1999
AUM: $5.3B | Dry Powder: $1.2B
37 – 41 rue du Rocher, 75008 Paris, France
Omnes Capital is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 1999 and is based in Paris, France. The firm seeks to invest in energy, healthcare, IT, B2B & B2C product & services, material & resources, semiconductors, commercial products, manufacturing, TMT, industrials, edtech, life sciences, media, and computer hardware sectors
Key Contacts
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Fabien Prévost
CEO & Member of the Executive Committee
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Benjamin Arm
Managing Partner, Head of Venture Capital
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Michel de Lempdes
Managing Partner
Investment Preferences
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Preferred Industries
Apparel and Accessories, Commercial Products, Commercial Services, Communications and Networking, Consumer Durables, Containers and Packaging, Energy Services, Exploration, Production and Refining, Forestry, etc.
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Geographical Preference
Europe
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Preferred Deal Types
Buyout/LBO, Early-Stage VC, Later Stage VC, PE Growth/Expansion, Seed Round
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Other Investment Preferences
Prefers majority stake, Prefers minority stake, Seeks ESG investments, Will syndicate
Investments By Year
Funds Closed
Size: $800.5M
Dry Powder: $800.5M
Details: The fund targets investments in the infrastructure sector and focuses on renewable energy asset class
Size: $112.3M
Dry Powder: $61.1M
Details: The fund targets investments in the forestry, healthcare service, container and packaging sectors
Size: $138.7M
Dry Powder: $25.1M
Details: The fund targets infrastructure, renewable energy and software sectors
Investments By Industry
Investments By Region
Key Investments
In March 2023, Ortus Power Resource, via its financial sponsors Ortus Climate Mitigation and Omnes Capital, acquired Sthep, a renewable energy developer,
In March 2023, Ortus Power Resource, via its financial sponsor Omnes Capital, acquired Renvalue, a renewable energy developer. The details of the transaction were not disclosed
In March 2023, CCE Holding, an Austrian-German PV developer, secured an undisclosed amount of development capital from Omnes Capital and Ärzteversorgung Thüringen. The investment will support CCE Holding to transform into a European IPP
In April 2022, TagEnergy, a clean energy enterprise, secured €150 million of development capital from each of its 3 investors, namely Omnes Capital, Impala Group and Mirova. The investment will support the initial delivery of its over 2.7GW renewable portfolio in the UK, Spain, Portugal, France and Australia
In November 2021, Omnes Capital invested in HP Solartech, a utility-scale solar project developer. The investment will help HP Solartech to expand its project pipeline. The details of the transaction and the names of other investors that took part in the funding round were not disclosed
In July 2021, Power Capital Renewable Energy, an Irish solar PV developer backed by Omnes Capital, acquired a majority stake in a 400MW solar portfolio from Terra Solar. The financial details of the transaction were not disclosed
In May 2021, Ilmatar, an energy company producing and selling renewable energy, received €250 million of development capital from Omnes Capital, Amundi, Après-demain, Arcano Partners, Industriens Pensionsforsikring, Cambridge Associates, RAISE, European Investment Bank and other undisclosed investors. The investment will support the company in consolidating its growth strategy and converting it into a leading independent power producer. It will also enable the company to build at least 1GW of installed wind capacity in Finland by 2027
In November 2020, Omnes Capital acquired Power Capital Renewable Energy, an operator of utility-scale solar park assets
In August 2020, Ilmatar Energy acquired the 50MW Megatuuli wind farm project via its financial sponsor Omnes Capital through an LBO for an undisclosed sum
In Jan 2020, Omnes Capital acquired a 30% stake in Danish solar PV developer Better Energy for €30 million. This deal marks the first investment of Omnes’s fourth-generation fund dedicated to renewable energy, Capenergie 4. The fund reached its first closing at €380 million in the same month
Other Details
Omnes provides SMEs with the capital needed to finance growth. The firm has dedicated investment teams across three key areas: Venture Capital, Buyout & Growth Capital, and Infrastructure. Currently Omnes employs 50 executives.
The firm’s latest open fund Capenergie 5, is a 2023 vintage infrastructure opportunistic fund. The fund is located in Paris, France and focuses on renewable energy and invests in Europe. The fund has a target size is $1.1 billion.
123 Investment Managers, 180 Degree Capital, 21 Invest, 3i Group, A Plus Finance, Accel, Alpha Group, Amgen Ventures, Andera Partners, Apax Partners, aws Gründerfonds, Banexi Ventures Partners, Cathay Capital Private Equity, Exclusive Networks, GeneChem, Idinvest Partners, Kepler Cheuvreux IFE, Le Groupe Freres Blanc, NBGI Private Equity, Pontifax Venture Capital, Scottish Equity Partners, The Carlyle Group, Unexo, Wellington Partners are some of the co-investors who invest alongside Omnes Capital.
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