Etienne Simonnet

Ouest Croissance Gestion SAS (Ouest Croissance) is a private equity firm founded in 1987 by six Banque Populaire branches in Western France. The firm is headquartered in Saint-Herblain, France with offices in Bordeaux and Paris.

Arkéa Capital Gestion SAS is the private equity subsidiary of Groupe Arkéa's Banque Commerciale pour le Marche de l'Entreprise, itself a subsidiary of Groupe Credit Mutuel-CIC in France. The firm Formerly known as Synergie Finance SA, the firm was established in 1992 and it is headquartered in Le Relecq-Kerhuon, with another ffice in Nantes. Their shareholders include regional banks belonging to the CM-CIC network.

Fortis Private Equity France SAS (FPEF) is a private equity firm based in Paris. Established in 1999 under the name of Robertsau Gestion, they became part of the banking and insurance group Fortis SA (XB: FORB) in 2003. They are a subsidiary of Fortis Private Equity, based in Brussels, which is the network leader. In addition to the offices in France and Belgium, Fortis Private Equity also operates in The Netherlands and Spain. FPEF specializes in small- and mid-market LBOs and development capital throughout various stages of a firm's development cycle.