# Cobepa

> Cobepa is a VC fund in Brussels backing Sales, Events and Retail. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Brussels, Belgium
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cobepa
- Website: http://www.cobepa.com/

Cobepa is an independent, privately-held investment company with a net worth of EUR 1.8 billion. Active since 1957, Cobepa has progressively developed into a well-recognized actor in private equity with offices in Brussels and New York.Cobepa’s successful development to date is built on the quality of its investment team, its flexibleinvestment approach and its ability to invest in businesses with a medium to long term investment horizon. This enables Cobepa to accompany and support its investee companies throughout their development, in cooperation with their management and in a spirit of partnership with the other shareholders.In developing its investment activity, Cobepa consistently acts in accordance with its core corporate values: respect of commitments, transparency, integrity and independence.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Cobepa. Shizune tracks 3 team members at Cobepa. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/cobepa?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sales | 1 | 25% |
| Events | 1 | 25% |
| Retail | 1 | 25% |
| Children | 1 | 25% |
| Child Care | 1 | 25% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| France | 2 | 50% |
| Belgium | 1 | 25% |
| United States | 1 | 25% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Andrew Hollod | Managing Director | 2 | — |
| Jean-Marie Laurent Josi | Chief Executive Officer | 0 | — |
| Xavier de Walque | CFO | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Prosol | Prosol Group is a French specialized food retailer operating fresh-food-focused supermarket banners. |  | Private Equity | May 08, 2026 |  |
| Sax LLP | Sax LLP is an accounting firm based in New Jersey and New York. |  | Private Equity | Jul 17, 2025 |  |
| easyfairs | Easyfairs is an event organizer specializing in business fairs, conferences, and exhibitions. |  | Private Equity | May 30, 2024 |  |
| Babilou | Babilou owns and operates a network of childcare and child minding facilities primarily in France. Its solutions include conceiving and managing nurseries, assisting companies on parenthood-related issues, and building a network of nurseries close to homes and offices, or between homes and workplaces. Rodolphe and Edouard Carle founded Babilou inMarch 2003. Its headquarters is in Courbevoie in France. |  | Private Equity | May 19, 2015 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Inflexion](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/inflexion-private-equity) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [RAISE](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/raise-france) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Cobepa invest in?

Cobepa invests primarily in Sales, Events and Retail startups, most often at Private Equity stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Cobepa?

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### Who are the partners at Cobepa?

The team at Cobepa includes Andrew Hollod (Managing Director), Jean-Marie Laurent Josi (Chief Executive Officer) and Xavier de Walque (CFO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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