CAPZA Grows Business by Buying Time for Growth
Posted on 06/07/2020
Created in 2004, CAPZA (previously Capzanine) is a European private investment platform focused on small and mid-cap companies. CAPZA purchased Paris-based Time for Growth, an investment specialist firm with a focus on the tech sector. Time for Growth was formed 2009 and is led by Henri de Bodinat, Jean-Luc Cyrot, and Raphaël Horreard. Time for Growth has invested in companies such as German eyewear e-commerce company Brille 24 and French cloud solutions provider Oodrive.
CAPZA manages around €3.7 billion in assets. In January 2019, Eurazeo SE sold a 22% stake in Capzanine to French insurance company AXA SA for €82 million. This increased AXA’s stake in CAPZA to 46%. AXA France already had a 22% stake in Capzanine.
