Bee Family Office

About The Fund

Bee Family Office is a private investment firm that operates as a family office, managing a variety of assets and investments across multiple sectors with a significant history rooted in entrepreneurship and family values. Based in Paris, France, the firm has evolved from a family enterprise that has developed over five generations, majorly in the commerce and retail distribution sectors, both in France and internationally. Bee Family Office organizes its activities and assets around three key themes: Private Equity, which includes majority and minority investments in transmission operations or capital development; Retail Real Estate and Land, consisting of investments in operational assets like specialist-operated DIY stores, shopping centers, business centers in France and Europe, and real estate services management, including network management, franchising, and development assistance in Central Europe; and Financial Asset Management. The firm holds a strong entrepreneurial conviction that leads them to focus on the development of European SMEs that align with the challenges of future generations. Significant milestones in their history include the birth of the company in 1887, the opening of the first franchised Monoprix in 1956, the expansion of Bricostore into Central Europe in 1997, Bricostore reaching a workforce of 2,500 employees with 400 million in sales in 2008, the transformation into a family office in 2014, and their first private equity deals in 2019. The Bee Family Office team aims to actively participate in the stories of entrepreneurs, primarily focusing on the equity, real estate, and asset management sectors. Their strategic investments are characterized by a preference for retail and e-commerce industries.