Sofimac holds first close for Opportunités Régions 2 fund

Sofimac had set a minimum amount of €20m for the fund, but will continue fundraising having already reached €23.4m.

The vehicle is structured as a fonds professionnel de capital investissement (FPCI) and has a 10-year lifespan.

It is Sofimac's second Opportunités Régions fund; the first of which launched in 2008 and raised €15m.

Investors
LPs in the fund already include BPI France, Equitis Gestion, La Caisse Régionale du Crédit Agricole Centre France, La Caisse d'Épargne Auvergne-Limousin and La Caisse d'Épargne Rhône-Alpes.

The Poitou-Charentes, Centre, Limousin and Auvergne regions have also contributed, alongside an unnamed private investor.

Investments
Opportunités Régions 2 will predominantly invest in the south-east of France, specifically the Languedoc-Roussillon and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur regions, as well as the Limousin, Auvergne, Bourgogne, Rhône-Alpes, Ile-de-France and Poitou-Charentes regions.

The vehicle will take both minority and majority stakes with equity tickets of €500,000–5m in SMEs that generate €5–50m in revenues. It will target companies requiring a turnaround strategy.

People
Jean-Pierre Bouiller is the partner responsible for the fund at Sofimac.

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