Insights, perspectives, and stories from our team
The myth of female risk aversion masks the real barriers: restricted access to capital, thinner networks, and a harsher risk-return calculus for women who want to build their own firms.
As conventional agriculture faces converging pressures — climate volatility, soil degradation, and tightening regulation — biostimulants are emerging as a scalable, proven solution. Following our investment in Plymag, this first thematic note explores the market dynamics reshaping crop inputs.
From Lazard to Eurazeo to founding Ardabelle Capital, Virginie Morgon has built a career defined by conviction — that financial performance and sustainable transformation are not just compatible, but inseparable.
In a nearly three-hour conversation on Génération Do It Yourself, Virginie Morgon traces her journey from Lazard to Eurazeo to founding Ardabelle — and shares her vision for European sovereignty, value chain transformation, and what it takes to build something that lasts.
Featured on "Elles ont osé," the Les Echos Entrepreneurs podcast, Virginie Morgon traces her journey from Lazard to Eurazeo to founding Ardabelle — and shares her vision of entrepreneurial freedom, female leadership, and sustainable investing.
LPs are now distinguishing between sustainability as a thematic narrative versus a source of competitive advantage. Ardabelle co-founders explain how our strategy addresses this growing, attractive investment imperative.
Ardabelle Capital announces its first investment: a majority stake in Plymag, a European leader in biostimulants and natural crop biosolutions, marking a milestone in our strategy to accelerate the transition to a more sustainable and resilient economy.
From inception, we built an AI-native investment model that saves 5+ hours per analyst weekly and enables us to evaluate 50% more deals—transforming how private equity can operate.
Reflections from IPEM 2025 on why agility today isn't about predicting the future, but developing resilience in the face of global shifts.
New research from Bain & Company and PRI validates our investment thesis: companies that future-proof their supply chains are seeing 6-7% multiple uplift at exit.
Partner Célia Nataf shares her journey in private equity and why the human aspect is essential for successful investing.
A dialogue on building an inclusive, democratic ecology that addresses daily concerns while strengthening territorial resilience and sovereignty.
The new industrial paradigm demands resilient value chains built on proximity, sustainability, and technological sovereignty.
When oriented toward useful, patient, and structural investment, private equity can embody the ambition to reconcile capital, long-term thinking, and the common good.
As global value chains reshape themselves, impact investors must navigate a new paradigm of resilience, sovereignty, and digital transformation.
With 89% of large companies identifying supply chain disruptions as their main operational risk, the transformation of global value chains has become a strategic necessity.
CEO Virginie Morgon shares her vision for Ardabelle Capital and the future of sustainable investing.
With companies risking missing Scope 3 targets by 40-60%, mid-market transformation has become essential for corporate climate commitments.
Breaking down the massive market opportunity in European supply chain transformation.
While most climate investments focus on Scope 1 and 2 emissions, Ardabelle Capital pioneers a horizontal value chain approach to transform entire ecosystems.