Public Company Financial Services

Wendel

Paris, Île-de-France, France

Wendel is one of Europe’s leading listed investment firms. It invests as a principal and has shifted into third-party private asset management alongside its historical principal investment activities.

Focus Areas
Investment Management, Asset Management, Private Equity

Tracked deals

3

3 tracked deals across 2023-2025.

Recent pace

0

0 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Buyout

3 buyout

Wendel Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 2 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 2 years for Wendel. 2 2023 1 2025

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Wendel Acquires Controlling Stake in Monroe Capital with AXA IM Prime as Minority Partner
    March 31, 2025
    Buyer
    Wendel, AXA IM Prime
    Target
    Monroe Capital LLC
    Seller
    Monroe Capital management, Bonaccord Capital Partners
    Industry
    Financial Services
    Location
    Illinois, United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Wendel has completed the acquisition of a controlling stake in Monroe Capital LLC alongside AXA IM Prime, taking approximately 75% ownership while Monroe management retains a minority interest. Wendel invested roughly $1.13 billion and committed seed and GP capital (up to $1.0 billion total) plus an $800 million sponsor program to accelerate Monroe’s private credit platform; Monroe will continue to operate independently under its current leadership.

  • Wendel Group to Acquire Controlling Interest in IK Partners
    October 17, 2023
    Buyer
    Wendel Group
    Target
    IK Partners
    Seller
    Partners at IK
    Industry
    Financial Services
    Location
    England, United Kingdom
    Type
    Buyout

    Wendel Group has entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire a controlling interest in European private equity firm IK Partners from the Partners at IK, who will remain significantly reinvested. The proposed transaction, subject to regulatory approvals, is expected to close in the first half of 2024 and aims to provide IK with permanent capital to accelerate growth and support its platform funds and new strategies.

  • Wendel Acquires Scalian from Cobepa
    July 27, 2023
    Buyer
    Wendel, Scalian management
    Target
    Scalian
    Seller
    Cobepa
    Industry
    Engineering Services
    Location
    Hauts-de-Seine, France
    Type
    Buyout

    Wendel has agreed to acquire an 82% stake in French engineering consultancy Scalian from Cobepa for an enterprise value of €965 million, investing €557 million of equity alongside Scalian management. Scalian, a Top‑10 French engineering consulting group with ~5,500 employees and c. €515m revenue (June 2023 LTM), provides industrial project management, digital and embedded systems engineering, and data/AI services across multiple international markets.

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