Capza hires France Invest's Gaillard as partner

Alongside Capza executive chair Christophe Karvelis-Senn and CEO Laurent Bénard, Gaillard will contribute to the structuring and international development of Capza's platforms. He will also become a member of the executive team and investment committees of various Capza strategies.

Prior to joining Capza, Gaillard worked for Axa Private Equity (which became Ardian in 2013) since 1997. He led Ardian's direct funds division from 2001 and became executive president of Ardian France in 2014. In 2018, he became senior adviser of Ardian while being elected as chair of France Invest, the French private equity trade body.

At the IPEM conference last year, Gaillard spoke to Unquote editor Greg Gille about responsible investing, diversity, and sharing value with all company stakeholders.

Established in 2004, Capza is a European private investment platform with a focus on small- and mid-cap companies.

The firm manages €5bn in assets across six complementary strategies: flex equity, private debt, growth technology, expansion, transition, and senior loans (via its Artemid funds).

The GP notably expects to hold a final close above target in the coming weeks for its Capza 5 Flex Equity fund, which has a €500m target and €700m hard-cap. It has raised €450m so far, exceeding the size of its predecessor, which closed on €350m in October 2016.

Capza is also raising the fifth generation of its private debt strategy, Capza 5 Private Debt, which has a target of €1.5bn. The GP told Unquote that the fund has surpassed its target and is reaching a final close, which will probably be held by the end of April.

Capza expects to reach €10bn in assets under management by 2025.

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