Nicolas Woussen

Edcon Holdings Ltd. owns and operates a chain of retail stores. It also designs sportswear, hip hop, punk, and street fashion clothes. The company was founded in 1929 and is headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Elior Participations SCA engages in the provision of contract and concession catering services. The company was founded by Francis Markus and Robert Zolade in 1991 and is headquartered in Nanterre, France.

Agence France-Presse SA operates a news agency which publishes real time financial and business news. It offers text, pictures, graphics, animated graphics and video as well as multimedia content in over seven languages. AFP covers all the news worldwide, from politics and diplomacy to economy and finance, sports and culture to science, technology, health and people. The company has regional headquarters in Washington, Hong Kong, Nicosia and Montevideo. Few of its partners include Business Wire and GTDC. It was founded by Charles-Louis Havas in 1835 and is headquartered in Paris, France

Hellman & Friedman LLC (Hellman & Friedman) is a private equity firm founded in 1984 by Warren Hellman and Tully Friedman. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Roark Capital Group, Inc. (Roark Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2001 by Neil K. Aronson. The firm is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Bain Capital Private Equity LP (Bain Capital Private Equity) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Bain Capital LP founded in 1984. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Bpifrance SA provides aids and financial support to small and medium companies. Its solutions include loans, insurance, warranties, and equity investments. The creation of the BPI was formalized by Law no. 2012-1559 on 31 December 2012, amending Ordinance no. 2005-722 of June 29, 2005, relating to the creation of the public institution OSEO, which became EPIC BPI-Groupe then EPIC Bpifrance, and the public limited company OSEO (now Bpifrance). The company was founded in 1923 and headquartered in Maisons-Alfort, France.

B&Q Plc retails home improvement products. It is one of the DIY and garden centre retailers, offering 45,000 inspirational home products for the homemakers, occasional to DIY'er, and trade professionals. The firm sells products for the do-it-yourselfer throughout the UK at 325 stores including large warehouses and smaller super centers. The company was founded by Richard Block and David Quayle in 1969 and is headquartered in Eastleigh, UK.

Groupe Tests SA publishes online magazines on graphic and electronic art technologies. The company specializes in computer sciences, microcomputers, electronics and graphic arts. The firm also publishes various paper magazines, including Micro Hebdo, L'Ordinateur individuel and 01 Informatique. It was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

Ibstock Group Ltd. engages in the manufacturing of bricks. Its products include clay bricks, brick components, concrete roof tiles, concrete stone masonry substitutes, concrete fencing and concrete rail products. The company is headquartered in Leicester, the United Kingdom.

Centros Comerciales Carrefour SA owns and operates supermarkets and hypermarkets. Its products portfolio includes groceries, appliances, merchandise, and electronic items. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Madrid, Spain.

T-Online France SAS (dba Club Internet) provides internet services. The firm's product Club Internet TV service offers 150 SD broadcast television channels. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

Bain Capital LLC is one of the world's leading private investment firms managing approximately $66 billion in assets under management. Their affiliated advisors make private equity, public equity, leveraged debt asset, venture capital, and absolute return investments across multiple sectors, industries, and asset classes. Since their inception, their competitive advantage has been grounded in a people-intensive, value-added investment approach that has enabled the firm to deliver industry-leading returns for their investors.

Consolis Holding SAS manufactures and designs precast concrete structures for the transportation, utilities and building sectors. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Courbevoie, France.

Edcon (Pty) Ltd. owns and operates clothing, footwear and textile retail stores. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Part of Econocom Group SE, Econocom Nederland BV provides financing solutions for investments in digital technology via a subscription model. The company is based in Utrecht, Netherlands. The Dutch company was founded in 1973 by Jean-Louis Bouchard. Laurent Roudil has been the CEO of the company since 2022.

Publicis Sapient France DBT SASU provides information technology consulting services. It specializes in the following technologies: big data, web, java architectures, and mobility in agile environment. It also offers solutions for business acceleration, software craftsmanship, and advanced technologies. The company was founded by Luc Legardeur in 2004 and is headquartered in Courbevoie, France.

Banque Publique Dinvestissement (Bpifrance) is the French Government's public investment institution which was created in 2013 to 'serve the future' by providing financing solutions tailored to each stage of a company's life. Located in Maisons-Alfort, Bpifrance aims to invest EUR 12 billion in French companies by 2017. Their three main tasks are: to help overcome market failures that hamper the financing of enterprises, especially SMEs; to invest in the development of strategic sectors such as digital conversion, environmental and energy, and the social and solidarity economy; and to act as a lever to develop territories in connection with regions in France. Bpifrance includes OSEO, CDC Entreprises, FSI and FSI Regions. OSEO is a public institution whose mission is to support innovation and growth of SMEs. CDC Entreprises is a management company that invests directly or indirectly in SMEs and ETIs at all stages of their development. FSI is an investment fund established by the French government in 2008 to help French companies seeking stable investors to finance their development projects and FSI Régions is a management company which provides regional investment capital. In 2013, OSEO will become Bpifrance Financement and Bpifrance Investissement will regroup CDC Entreprises, FSI and FSI régions. CDC Entreprises, FSI and FSI Régions will merge to become Bpifrance Investment.

digiSchool SARL provides online learning portals. The company was founded by Anthony Kuntz and Thierry Debarnot in 2005 and is headquartered in Lyon, France.

Bain Capital Private Equity (Europe) LLP engages in the provision of investment advisory services. The company was founded on November 12, 2012 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

LearningShelter SAS provides online tutoring sessions in live streaming for entrerpreneurs, freelancers and self-employed. The company was founded by Alexandre Dana, Gregoire Clermont, and Charles du Prey Lefebvre on July 25, 2012 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

Les Entrepreneurs Réunis SAS provides business consulting services. It specializes in mergers and acquisition; management and investment strategies; and financial transactions. The company is headquartered in Paris, France.

Magic Makers SAS offers weekly workshops and creative programming internships for children. The firm specializes in education, programming, digital, games, kids and startup. It also empower kids with technology, allowing them to code their own video games, build and program robots, and even develop Artificial Intelligence applications. The company was founded by Sebastien Louit and Claude Terosier in June 2014 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

EduCapital SAS is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 2017 by Marie-Christine Levet and Litzie Maarek. EduCapital SAS is headquartered in Paris, France.

Student Pop SAS develops an employment search portal for students. It provides listings for job posts in events, animation, sales, client support, logistics, and administration. The company was founded by Ouriel Darmon, Damien Angeli, Estelle Angles, and Mickael Monsang in 2016 and is headquartered in Sceaux, France.

Manzalab SAS engages in the provision of computer programming services. It creates digital experiences covering several different areas such as training, communication, design, industry, cyber-security and entertainment. The company was founded by Clement Merville, and Vincent Berlioz in 2010 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

Part of Econocom Group SE, Econocom SAS is a French company that specializes in implementing digital learning projects in education, from primary schools to higher education. The company is based in Puteaux, France. The company also offers tailored flexible funding solutions for digital transformation projects and facilitate digital transformation projects for the business, education, and public sector. The company was founded in 1974 by Jean-Louis Bouchard. The CEO is Laurent Roudil.