Press Release
January 19, 2018

Ring Capital Closes First Investment Fund at €140 Million

The Private Investment Funds team advised Ring Capital on the closing of Ring Capital 1 investment fund at €140 million. Investors in the fund include AG2R La Mondiale, BPI France, Bred, Danone and Tikehau Capital, which also acquired a 25% stake in Ring Capital. The fund will be investing in growth stage companies with the potential to become European tech leaders, working closely with entrepreneurs. 

Ring Capital plans to acquire minority interests by investing between €1 million and €15 million either on its own or with co-investors and to take part in operations such as capital increases and buy-backs from founders and initial shareholders.

Ring Capital is a professional private equity investment fund established in 2017 by Geoffroy Bragadir and Nicolas Celier, specializing in the financing of technology and digital companies.

The Goodwin Paris team was led by partner Arnaud David and included partner Marie-Laure Bruneel and Thomas Dupont-Sentilles.

For additional details on the closing, please read the press release.