- CEO
- Laurent Mignon
- Full Time Employees
- 88,439
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Address
- 4 rue Paul-Cezanne Paris IF France 75312
- IPO Date
- Oct 15, 2010
- Business
- Wendel SE (WNDLF) is a leading French listed private equity firm that invests in long-term equity stakes in platform companies across diverse sectors including testing, inspection and certification, surface coatings, training and certification, flooring solutions, engineering services, behavioral health training, anti-financial crime certification, and education. The company manages two primary operating segments: principal investments portfolio, comprising majority or significant stakes in companies such as Bureau Veritas (global leader in testing, inspection, certification, and compliance services), Stahl (specialty chemicals and coatings for leather and performance materials), Tarkett (innovative flooring and sports surface solutions), Scalian (engineering and IT consulting services), Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI, behavioral health and crisis prevention training), Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS, global leader in anti-financial crime certification), and Globeducate (premium international education network); and private asset management platform through Wendel Investment Managers, which includes stakes in IK Partners (European private equity), Monroe Capital (U.S. middle-market lending and investment banking), and pursues third-party fundraising in private equity, private credit, and infrastructure strategies. Wendel targets middle-market and later-stage companies in Europe, North America, and Africa, focusing on value creation through active ownership, innovation, sustainability integration, and operational improvements; it employs leveraged buy-outs, growth capital, and strategic acquisitions to develop resilient business models in industries such as industrials, consumer products, marine and offshore, agri-food, buildings and infrastructure, mobile infrastructure, packaging, security services, and high-growth opportunities via its Wendel Growth platform. Founded in 1704 in the Lorraine region of France and headquartered in Paris with additional offices in New York, Luxembourg, across Europe, the United Kingdom, Asia, and North America, Wendel manages approximately 40 billion euros in third-party assets under management as of September 30, 2025, alongside 5.3 billion euros in principal investments. Recent strategic developments include the May 2024 acquisition of a 51% controlling stake in IK Partners to expand third-party private equity management; the March 2025 purchase of 72% of Monroe Capital, bolstering private credit capabilities with a $1 billion commitment for seed capital and future strategies alongside a minority investment from AXA IM Prime; and October 2025 exclusive negotiations to acquire 56% of Committed Advisors (a private equity firm focused on infrastructure and real assets), with up to 500 million euros in anchor commitments to successor funds, an initial 258 million euro payment plus up to 128 million euro earnout through 2030 based on fundraising targets, and phased acquisition of the remaining 44% by 2035 to align long-term stakeholder interests.