Company Performance Metrics
- Quentin Besnard: Executive Director
Philippe Bottrie: Public Affairs Officer
Ace invests with a sector-focused approach, active in Industrials and Technology. The firm builds partnerships with large corporates (including Airbus, Safran, Dassault Aviation, Thales, EDF, Naval Group, Sopra Steria), which invest in its funds and maintain an ongoing dialogue with the firm, enabling Ace to take a differentiated approach to
investing. Ace provides capital for businesses going through transformation, with the ability to invest with a variety in growth, buyout, and restructuring situations. We focus on companies with a proven expertise in their market, and with high and resilient intrinsic value, but which require transformation to deliver on their potential. We act as a strategic partner to management as we transform operations, and restructure/grow the business both organically and through external growth. Ace is active throughout Europe and North America. The firm has offices in Paris, Toulouse, Bordeaux and Montreal, and accesses the global network of Tikehau Capital offices (London, Milan, Madrid, Brussels, New York, Singapore, Tokyo and Seoul). Investment strategies overview: - Growth Capital: investment in high/hyper growth companies raising money in Series A through C, active in the Cybersecurity and Digital Trust verticals o Investment amount: up to €50m o Sector of focus: Technology (e.g. Cybersecurity, Digital Trust) - Support Capital: development capital / special opportunities (minority or control) investments in companies requiring capital to stabilise and or grow operations o Investment amount: up to €50m o Sector of focus: Industrials (e.g. Aerospace, Defence) - Platform Capital: development capital / special opportunities (minority or control) investments in companies requiring capital to stabilise and or grow operations o Investment amount: €50-200m o Sector of focus: Industrials (e.g. Aerospace, Defence)
