Quilvest Capital Partners Makes Minority Investment in Les Secrets de Loly

Encore Consumer Capital Invests in LYS Beauty

April 1, 2025

Consumer Products

Encore Consumer Capital has made a significant minority equity investment in clean beauty brand LYS Beauty to fund product innovation, inventory expansion, strategic hires, and global marketing as the brand scales. Founder and CEO Tisha Thompson will retain majority ownership as LYS prepares to expand distribution, including a Sephora at Kohl's launch across 800+ stores.

Quilvest Capital Partners Invests in Cabaïa

June 21, 2023

Consumer Products

Quilvest Capital Partners has made a growth investment in French accessories brand Cabaïa alongside founders Bastien Valensi and Emilien Foiret to support product-range expansion and accelerate international development. Founded in 2015, Cabaïa operates an omnichannel model with nearly 20 stores in France and a distribution network of over 2,500 retailers, and the company has experienced rapid historical growth.

Qualium Investissement Acquires Recocash from IK Partners

April 14, 2022

Financial Services

Paris-based private equity firm Qualium Investissement has agreed to acquire a majority stake in French debt-servicing company Recocash from IK Partners, with management remaining invested. Recocash, which operates from Rambouillet and Lyon and employs ~150 people, provides debt collection and credit management software (Eagle-Act) to a diversified B2B and B2C client base; financial terms were not disclosed.

L'OCCITANE Group Acquires Majority Stake in Sol de Janeiro

November 15, 2021

Consumer Products

The L'OCCITANE Group has acquired an 83% indirect majority stake in Sol de Janeiro, a fast-growing US-founded premium body care and lifestyle beauty brand. The strategic acquisition expands L'OCCITANE's multi-brand portfolio and aims to leverage its international footprint to accelerate Sol de Janeiro's global growth across body care, fragrance and hair care channels.

Summit Partners Makes Minority Growth Investment in Hairstory

October 27, 2021

Consumer Products

Summit Partners has made a minority growth equity investment in Hairstory to accelerate adoption of the brand's sustainable, detergent-free haircare products. The capital will support product and packaging innovation, expansion of the Refill Club subscription program, and growth of Hairstory's stylist/affiliate channel; Melanie Whelan of Summit Partners will join Hairstory's board.

Quilvest and Crédit Mutuel Equity Acquire Majority Stake in Solem

July 8, 2021

Manufacturing

Quilvest Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in French IoT device maker Solem, with CEO Frédéric Comte reinvesting significantly and Bpifrance taking a minority stake. Quilvest said it will support Solem's growth both organically and via acquisitions as the company expands its telecare, irrigation and pool connected-device businesses.