{"id":17383,"date":"2022-04-14T17:42:39","date_gmt":"2022-04-14T15:42:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/france-invest.vigicorp.work\/?page_id=17383"},"modified":"2025-01-30T11:03:56","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T10:03:56","slug":"whatispe","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/france-invest.vigicorp.work\/en\/whatispe\/","title":{"rendered":"What is PE?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>PE, or <strong>Private Equity<\/strong>, refers to investments in private companies that are not publicly traded. It involves raising capital from institutional investors (banks, insurance companies, pension funds, etc.) or high-net-worth individuals to support businesses in their growth, transformation, or succession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Private equity funds deploy capital through various strategies:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Venture Capital<\/strong>: Investing in startups to support early-stage growth.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Growth Equity<\/strong>: Financing mature companies to accelerate expansion.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Buyout (LBO \u2013 Leveraged Buyout)<\/strong>: Acquiring companies, often using debt leverage.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Turnaround\/Distressed Investing<\/strong>: Restructuring and revitalizing struggling businesses.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The goal of private equity is to create long-term value and generate returns by eventually exiting investments through IPOs, strategic sales, or secondary buyouts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:63px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Key Stakeholders in Private Equity<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"647\" src=\"https:\/\/france-invest.vigicorp.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image-9.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-134966\" srcset=\"https:\/\/france-invest.vigicorp.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image-9.png 840w, https:\/\/france-invest.vigicorp.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image-9-300x231.png 300w, https:\/\/france-invest.vigicorp.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image-9-768x592.png 768w, https:\/\/france-invest.vigicorp.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image-9-760x585.png 760w, https:\/\/france-invest.vigicorp.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image-9-176x136.png 176w, https:\/\/france-invest.vigicorp.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image-9-336x260.png 336w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Private equity glossary<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/france-invest.vigicorp.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Lexique-Epargnants-et-capital-investissement-1.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Lexique-Epargnants-et-capital-investissement.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-2685ab52-7ad4-4fc8-a298-a3f7d45a32f7\" href=\"https:\/\/france-invest.vigicorp.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Lexique-Epargnants-et-capital-investissement-1.pdf\">Lexique-Epargnants-et-capital-investissement<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/france-invest.vigicorp.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Lexique-Epargnants-et-capital-investissement-1.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-2685ab52-7ad4-4fc8-a298-a3f7d45a32f7\">T\u00e9l\u00e9charger<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:44px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Growth Lever for Entrepreneurs<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Entrepreneurs and private equity have a crucial relationship, especially in financing and supporting growing businesses. 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