Albarest Partners is a newly created GP dedicated to French small-cap equity investments. Based in Lyon, its cohesive team of 5 professionals spun off to raise a €100m fund (mid-2020). Within 43 years of cumulated experience, its partners have demonstrated a robust trackrecord. Its investment strategy is industry agnostic and focuses on taking majority stakes (LBO) into well-performing regional SMEs. As an active shareholder, its monitoring strategy concentrates on strengthening the human assets.