Jean-Louis Ruatti

Develops recombinant therapeutic proteins and vaccines

Créagro is an active manager which invests in innovative French companies in the agro-industry and agrifood sectors. The firm typically invests EUR 0.15-1.5 million in SAS CREAGRO participates in a variety of transactions including business creation and start-up, young companies in development phase and companies creating innovative new activities.

Agro Invest is a private equity investment manager focused exclusively on the food, agriculture and biofuel sectors, including downstream activities such as specialized distribution. They invest in situations including growth financing and LBO linked to corporate transition. The firm targets small and medium-sized French companies in subsectors with significant concentration potential. Agro Invest typically invests up to EUR 15 million over several financing rounds in companies valued EUR 15 to 250 million, with EUR 30 to 500 million in turnover. They may invest higher amounts in syndication. They acquire either significant minority or majority stakes, and have a targeted exit horizon of six to eight years. They invest in the form of direct equity or convertible debt. Agro Invest's strategy consists in promoting the emergence of a single market leading company per subsector of interest, through a combination of aggregation and organic growth of medium-sized enterprises. They aim to avoid competitive situations and strengthen the fragmented food and agro-industry sector in France. Agro Invest's investments have included pet food manufacturing.

Produces and distributes wine and distilled alcoholic beverages