IDI (IDVP)

IDI is a private equity firm specializing in leveraged buyouts, expansion capital, middle market, growth capital, acquisition of significant holdings in listed small and medium companies and secondary private equity portfolios, mezzanine financing, loans senior to senior debt, mergers and acquisitions, LBO, development capital, discounted leveraged buyouts loans in mature companies and through co-investments in pre-IPO financing. Within fund of fund investments, the firm invests in private equity funds and Hedge funds. It seeks to invest in all sectors. It also prefers to invest in French and European SMEs/small cap and mid-cap companies. The firm primarily seeks to invest in France and European Developed Markets. The firm seeks to invest in €25 million ($26.81 million) and €60 million ($64.35 million) independently and up to €100+ million ($107.24 million) in co-investment. It generally makes an equity investment between €15 million ($16.28 million) and €150 million ($162.81 million). The firm prefers to invest between €25 million ($29.09 million) and €70 million ($81.47 million) in small and mid cap companies valued at between €10 ($11.63 million) and €150 million ($174.58), and up to €250 million ($290.98 million) alongside co-investors. It invests in companies with an enterprise value ranging between €10 million ($11.04 million) and €300 million ($331.34 million) with the capacity to exceed this limit on a case-by-case basis and invests between €5 million ($5.52 million) and €25 million ($27.14 million) per deal. It seeks to invest in funds with a fund size between $50 million and €300 million ($331.34 million). The amount it invest in each transactions ranges from €25 million ($27.14 million) and €70 million ($82.54 million) and upto €100 million ($117.91 million) in case of joint investments. The firm takes majority and minority stakes in companies with a focus on majority positions in small and medium-sized companies acquiring through leveraged buyouts. The firm mainly invests through its own capital in both direct and fund of funds investments. The firm prefers to invest from its balance sheet. IDI was founded in 1970 and is based in Paris, France with an additional office in Paris, France.