Laure Chevrillon

Laure Chevrillon is publicly associated with Groupe Chevrillon, a Paris-based family-owned evergreen investment company founded in 1992 by Cyrille Chevrillon. FUSACQ lists Laure Chevrillon as the contact person for Groupe Chevrillon, and Le Progrès identified her in April 2018 as “responsable d’investissements du groupe Chevrillon” during a partner event for La Commune in Lyon.

Groupe Chevrillon invests its own permanent capital rather than a traditional limited-life fund. The firm says it has approximately €500 million in equity, mostly generated from prior investments, and focuses on helping growth companies become market leaders. Its team works with management on strategy, financing, hiring, acquisitions, partnerships, and operational development.

Public sources also show that Laure Chevrillon later became associated with Bleu Velvet. LinkedIn lists her current affiliation as Bleu Velvet, and French company-registration notices identify Laure Chevrillon as manager of RILKE, trading as Bleu Velvet, a Paris company created in March 2021 to design, manufacture, and distribute products including textile, jewelry, apparel, footwear, toys, and games. Bleu Velvet sells Italian-made furlane slippers.

No reliable public source found in this research verified Laure Chevrillon’s education history.

• Groupe Chevrillon’s stated thesis is to invest in “growth companies with strong fundamentals” and work alongside management teams to realize their entrepreneurial vision.
• The firm usually invests €30 million to €100 million of equity per transaction, but says it can look at smaller projects when it has a strong conviction.
• Target companies generally have €10 million to €250 million in revenue.
• Groupe Chevrillon can invest as either a majority or minority shareholder, with or without leverage.
• The firm’s preferred holding period is typically 3 to 7 years, but it says it can stay longer depending on management’s preference.
• The firm is sector-agnostic on its own site, but its disclosed portfolio skews toward French services, industrial, IT, consumer, healthcare, insurance, food and beverage, and specialist retail businesses.
• The firm emphasizes a hands-on, management-friendly approach: strategic support, operational help where needed, short decision-making channels, and no external-LP timetable pressure.