BNP Paribas Développement

What is BNP Paribas Développement?

BNP Paribas Dveloppement is an autonomous subsidiary of the BNP Paribas Group, an international banking group, which has been investing directly from its own funds in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and intermediate-sized enterprises (ETI) for over 35 years, to support their development and ensure their long-term success.

As a minority shareholder, the firm plays a crucial role in facilitating the transmission and sustainability of these businesses. Since 2016, BNP Paribas Dveloppement has also been supporting high-growth potential startups that offer new uses or create new technology through their Venture team.

Their core activity involves supporting profitable SMEs/ETIs primarily with revenues ranging between 10M and 100M Euros. They offer individual investments between 1M and 20M Euros.

As of 2021, BNP Paribas Dveloppement manages a portfolio of more than 400 participations with funds under management of 1.3 billion Euros and an annual investment totaling 369 million Euros.

BNP Paribas Dveloppement has a significant commitment to corporate social responsibility (CSR), contributing to the growth of businesses, employment, and the local economic fabric, and influencing the CSR commitments of the entrepreneurs they support. Their specialties include acquisition, series B, series A, and seed funding rounds. The company is headquartered in Paris, France, and was established in 1988.

It specializes in SME development with investments across a broad range of industries such as manufacturing, services, medicine, electronics, energy, chemistry, new materials, industrial automation, consumer goods, commerce and distribution, buildings and public works, biotechnology, telecommunications, and information technology sectors.

They engage with business owners and shareholders of SMEs/ETIs/Startups, offering them strategic development support for long-term growth and ownership management.