Inside Private Equity - Broadcast on December 17, 2025

This latest issue of Inside Private Equity wraps up two years of educational content on private equity with an episode dedicated to value creation, sustainability, macroeconomics, and the key takeaways from the series. The success story spotlights Sandaya, a European group of upscale campgrounds founded in 2010 by François Georges. From the outset, the company has relied on private equity to accelerate its growth, structure its platform, modernize its assets, and finance its international expansion. With 69 campgrounds, a strong digital presence, and a model centered on direct management of its sites, Sandaya illustrates private equity’s ability to support a company over the long term.In the “Inside the Funds” section, Dominika Adam of seven2 Claire PeysssardAltaroc how ESG criteria are integrated into private equity. They demonstrate that sustainability is no longer merely a regulatory issue, but a genuine driver of transformation, value creation, and differentiation for portfolio companies.Macroeconomic expert Anne-Sophie Altalife a global environment marked by resilient growth, trade tensions, the rise of artificial intelligence, and challenges related to industrial sovereignty. She emphasizes that periods of tension can create attractive entry points for patient investors, particularly in sectors such as defense, healthcare, deep tech, and industrial reshoring.In “Investor’s Perspective,” Ghislain Fournier, President of Arion Gestion Privée, shares the vision of afamily office business leaders. He explains the role of private equity in post-sale strategies: protecting capital, generating income, and then seeking long-term performance through structured asset allocation. Finally, Maurice Tchenio concludes the series with a true masterclass. He notes that private equity was created to bridge the gap between capital providers and entrepreneurs. He emphasizes three drivers of performance: leveraging all value creation levers, a long-term perspective, and alignment of interests. His final message: private equity can be a powerful asset class, provided one accepts illiquidity, invests for the long term, and chooses partners carefully.