PAI Partners

PAI Partners SAS
Company typePrivate
IndustryPrivate equity
Founded1998 (1998)
HeadquartersParis, France
Key people
ProductsPrivate equity funds
Total assets€25.4 billion
Number of employees
180
Websitewww.paipartners.com

PAI Partners is a French private equity firm based in Paris. It is one of the oldest firms in the sector, with its origins dating back to Paribas Affaires Industrielles, historically the principal investment arm of Paribas, which started operations in 1872.

PAI manages €25.4 billion of dedicated buyout funds. Since 1994, PAI has completed 65 LBO transactions in 11 European countries, representing over €48 billion in transaction value. PAI has 62 agents from 10 countries and teams in Paris, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Milan, Munich, Stockholm and New York City.