La Compagnie de Sully

Investing in the transmission of French businesses, for the economic sovereignty of the territories.

La Compagnie de Sully is a private equity platform dedicated to the succession of French SMEs and mid-sized companies. We finance entrepreneurial acquisitions of profitable, thriving French businesses to pass on know-how, support employment and strengthen the economic sovereignty of their regions.

The situation

500,000+

French businesses to be transmitted over the next 10 years

25%

of SME/mid-cap leaders are over 60 years old

30%

of buyers encountered difficulties financing their acquisition — rising to 44% for employee buyers

Financing figures: French Ministry of the Economy, 24 April 2026.

Our role

Support the handover

Build trust between the seller, the buyer and their teams to pass on a history, know-how and a shared business project.

Providing equity

Necessary to unlock bank financing and secure the acquisition.

Support long-term development

Work alongside management to grow the business and prepare it for its next succession.

A Compagnie, a community of shared interests

Investors, sellers, buyers and companies share a long-term project. La Compagnie de Sully builds relationships, brings together expertise and mobilises the resources needed for successful succession and the emergence of industrial champions across French regions.

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