Following CARAC’s acquisition of a stake in Cedrus & Partners, its Managing Partners, Matthieu Broquère and Sébastien Roca, sought to give a broad group of employees the opportunity to become shareholders in the company. The initiative received strong support from the teams, with 70% of Cedrus & Partners’ employees now holding shares in the company.
This high level of employee participation marks a new chapter in Cedrus & Partners’ history and demonstrates the teams’ commitment to the development strategy led by its management alongside CARAC.
The transaction opens a new phase for Cedrus & Partners, with a clear ambition: to scale up while preserving the DNA that has defined the firm since its creation.
This development is built around two complementary areas of expertise.
First, Cedrus & Partners intends to continue expanding its Multi-Family Office business across Europe, supporting families, entrepreneurs and foundations in structuring and managing their wealth.
Second, Cedrus & Partners aims to accelerate the development of its private markets investment solutions, designed for a broader client base, leveraging in particular CARAC’s distribution capabilities and its longstanding network of partners.
This ambition builds on expertise developed over more than fifteen years working with high-net-worth European families: building diversified international private markets portfolios, combining leading global asset managers with more discreet, highly specialised teams selected for the strength of their expertise.
CARAC’s investment in Cedrus & Partners will enable the firm to accelerate this strategy, expand its investment and distribution capabilities, and continue its European development, while preserving its independence in investment selection and the distinctive nature of its approach.
For Matthieu Broquère and Sébastien Roca, Managing Partners of Cedrus & Partners:
« We wanted this new chapter in Cedrus’ history to also be a chapter for our employees. Giving them the opportunity to become shareholders felt like a natural step: they are the people who have built Cedrus alongside us and who will drive its next phase of growth. Seeing 70% of the team choose to personally invest in this project is a strong signal of trust and alignment.
With CARAC, we now have the means to accelerate while remaining true to our DNA: providing highly demanding, long-term support to the families and investors who place their trust in us, while making the expertise we have developed over more than fifteen years in building international private markets portfolios available to a broader client base. »
A shared ambition. A collective commitment alongside CARAC.
