
Investments
75Portfolio Exits
12Funds
1Partners & Customers
10About Credit Agricole
Credit Agricole (Credit Agricole CIB, formerly Calyon) is Credit Agricole's corporate and investment banking entity. Credit Agricole CIB is active in a broad range of capital markets, investment banking, and financing activities. Clients are primarily corporations, governments, and banks, with a small footprint in the investor segment.
Latest Credit Agricole News
Nov 13, 2023
Image by: Technique Solaire. French independent renewable power producer Technique Solaire has raised EUR 200 million (USD 213.8m) in a funding round among its founders and existing shareholders Credit Agricole Group and Bpifrance. The fresh capital is aimed at supporting the company’s efforts to expand both on the domestic market and abroad, Technique Solaire said on Friday. Following the transaction, the company's three founding members will continue to be its majority owners through the JLT Invest holding company. Set up back in 2008, Technique Solaire currently has more than 450 MWp of solar assets, including ground-mounted, rooftop and carport installations, and a 2-GWp pipeline. Roughly 200 MWp of the installed portfolio comes from photovoltaic (PV) plants combined with agricultural activities. Technique Solaire’s strategic plan envisages achieving ownership of 1 GW by the end of 2024. The commissioning target for the end of the decade stands at 4 GW and envisages an investment of some EUR 4 billion in the 2024-2030 period. (EUR 1.0 = USD 1.069)
Credit Agricole Investments
75 Investments
Credit Agricole has made 75 investments. Their latest investment was in Waltio as part of their Seed on November 11, 2023.

Credit Agricole Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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11/27/2023 | Seed | Waltio | $1.97M | Yes | 2 | |
11/21/2023 | Seed | Arkeon Energy Systems | $6.03M | Yes | ADEME, Team for the Planet, Undisclosed Angel Investors, and Undisclosed Investors | 2 |
11/21/2023 | Series A | RED Horticulture | $18.61M | Yes | 3 | |
10/26/2023 | Seed | |||||
10/24/2023 | Seed VC |
Date | 11/27/2023 | 11/21/2023 | 11/21/2023 | 10/26/2023 | 10/24/2023 |
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Round | Seed | Seed | Series A | Seed | Seed VC |
Company | Waltio | Arkeon Energy Systems | RED Horticulture | ||
Amount | $1.97M | $6.03M | $18.61M | ||
New? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | ADEME, Team for the Planet, Undisclosed Angel Investors, and Undisclosed Investors | ||||
Sources | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Credit Agricole Portfolio Exits
12 Portfolio Exits
Credit Agricole has 12 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Cobase on September 12, 2023.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
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9/12/2023 | Corporate Majority | 5 | |||
7/27/2023 | Acq - Fin | 3 | |||
5/4/2023 | Corporate Majority | 2 | |||
Date | 9/12/2023 | 7/27/2023 | 5/4/2023 | ||
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Exit | Corporate Majority | Acq - Fin | Corporate Majority | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Credit Agricole Acquisitions
6 Acquisitions
Credit Agricole acquired 6 companies. Their latest acquisition was WorkLife on September 27, 2023.
Date | Investment Stage | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Total Funding | Note | Sources |
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9/27/2023 | Acquired | 4 | ||||
12/27/2016 | ||||||
3/8/2016 | ||||||
3/8/2016 | Growth Equity | |||||
6/4/2014 | Private Equity |
Date | 9/27/2023 | 12/27/2016 | 3/8/2016 | 3/8/2016 | 6/4/2014 |
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Investment Stage | Growth Equity | Private Equity | |||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Total Funding | |||||
Note | Acquired | ||||
Sources | 4 |
Credit Agricole Fund History
1 Fund History
Credit Agricole has 1 fund, including Fonds d'innovation et de Recherche du Crédit Agricole.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
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Fonds d'innovation et de Recherche du Crédit Agricole | Early-Stage Venture Capital | Withdrawn | 1 |
Closing Date | |
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Fund | Fonds d'innovation et de Recherche du Crédit Agricole |
Fund Type | Early-Stage Venture Capital |
Status | Withdrawn |
Amount | |
Sources | 1 |
Credit Agricole Partners & Customers
10 Partners and customers
Credit Agricole has 10 strategic partners and customers. Credit Agricole recently partnered with Coface on July 7, 2023.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
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7/6/2023 | Supplier | France | Download this press release : Coface and Credit Agricole sign a distribution agreement to accompany ... | 1 | |
7/6/2023 | Supplier | France | Coface and Credit Agricole sign a distribution agreement to accompany corporates in their international development . | 1 | |
4/19/2023 | Vendor | France | The partnership with Worldline would allow us to strengthen our market leadership in France for merchant payment solutions and fully aligns with Credit Agricole 's 2025 ambitions to outperform the market growth by 2x on merchant payments solutions . | 6 | |
4/3/2023 | Partner | ||||
1/27/2023 | Partner |
Date | 7/6/2023 | 7/6/2023 | 4/19/2023 | 4/3/2023 | 1/27/2023 |
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Type | Supplier | Supplier | Vendor | Partner | Partner |
Business Partner | |||||
Country | France | France | France | ||
News Snippet | Download this press release : Coface and Credit Agricole sign a distribution agreement to accompany ... | Coface and Credit Agricole sign a distribution agreement to accompany corporates in their international development . | The partnership with Worldline would allow us to strengthen our market leadership in France for merchant payment solutions and fully aligns with Credit Agricole 's 2025 ambitions to outperform the market growth by 2x on merchant payments solutions . | ||
Sources | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Credit Agricole Team
26 Team Members
Credit Agricole has 26 team members, including current Senior Vice President, Mitesh Karia.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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Mitesh Karia | Senior Vice President | Current | |
Name | Mitesh Karia | ||||
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Work History | |||||
Title | Senior Vice President | ||||
Status | Current |
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