Andera Partners

Andera Partners is a Paris-based private equity firm founded in 2001 that invests in unlisted companies in France and internationally. The firm focuses on growth-stage opportunities, primarily through buyouts, and manages over €2 billion in investments across life sciences, growth capital, and sponsorless mezzanine debt. It targets sectors including sustainable energy, transportation and logistics, agribusiness, business-to-business and business-to-consumer, building and construction, cosmetics, distribution, industry, information technology and software, media, medical technology, real estate, therapeutic products, and tourism.

Jérémy Afriat

Investment Manager

Nicolas Aftimos

Director

Cécile Ah-Fa

Investment Manager

Guy Auger

Partner

Natali Romero Barrios

Investment Manager

Augustin Bayvet

Senior Investment Manager

Sabrina Bazire

Investment Director

Vincent Bazzocchi

Investor

Stéphane Bergez

Partner and Head of Andera Acto

Jean-Baptiste Bessieres

Partner

Vincent Botton

Investment Manager

Leopold Brichard

Partner

Xavier Buisson

Director

Andrei Buzdugan

CFO

Victor Cabaud

Senior Investment Manager

Carlo Cartapani

Senior Investment Manager

Sylvain Charignon

Partner

Elyes Chouaieb

Investment Director

Coquille, Marie

Senior Investment Manager

Vincent Croci

Senior Investment Manager

Nicolas Debonneuil

Investment Director

Henri Elbaz

Director, Development

Pierre Flin

Investment Manager

Alexandre Foulon

Partner

Olivier Le Gall

Partner, Andera Expansion

Florian Gerard-Mercier

Investment Director

Francesco Gonzaga

Partner

Antoine Guérillon

Investment Manager

Ana Flavia Guizani

Investors Relations Analyst

Louis Hamon

Advising Partner

Marianne Harle

Partner, Andera Croissance team

Thierry Hercend

Venture Partner

Loan Hoang-Sayag MD

Venture Partner, Andera Life Sciences team

Sofia Ioannidou

Partner

Julia Joannot

Senior Investment Manager

Christine Martinovic

Director

Francois-Xavier Mauron

Partner, Andera MidCap team

Francois Xavier Mauron

Partner

Thibault Menel

Investment Director

Arthur Milliard

Director

Romain Ohayon

Associate

Aurélie Owona

Investment Director

Mathieu Pieronne

Director

Alban Ravinet

Investment Manager

Albane Richard

Analyst

Prune Des Roches

Co-Founder, Associate, Andera Smart Infra and Partner

Etienne Rossignol

Investment Director

Aneta Sottil

Partner

Antoine Soucaze

Director

Quentin Tarasconi

Senior Investment Manager

Hanna Tayeb

Senior Investment Manager

Laurent Tourtois

Partner, Andera MidCap team

Yuexin Yu

Director

Past deals in Lyon

ENYO Pharma

Series C in 2024
ENYO Pharma SA is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company based in Lyon, France, founded in 2014 by scientists from the Infectiology Research Center. The company focuses on drug discovery and development for the treatment of acute and chronic viral infections, utilizing a unique platform to identify intracellular therapeutic targets and molecules. ENYO Pharma is developing a pipeline of drug candidates addressing various indications, including hepatitis B virus, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, and oncology. Its lead compound, EYP001, is designed to modulate specific nuclear receptors, aiming to reduce viral reservoirs and inhibit harmful viral protein expression. The company is also advancing EYP002 through preclinical studies. ENYO Pharma collaborates closely with established research institutions and aims to conduct its molecules into Phase II clinical trials, striving to become a global leader in antiviral therapeutics.

ENYO Pharma

Series B in 2018
ENYO Pharma SA is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company based in Lyon, France, founded in 2014 by scientists from the Infectiology Research Center. The company focuses on drug discovery and development for the treatment of acute and chronic viral infections, utilizing a unique platform to identify intracellular therapeutic targets and molecules. ENYO Pharma is developing a pipeline of drug candidates addressing various indications, including hepatitis B virus, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, and oncology. Its lead compound, EYP001, is designed to modulate specific nuclear receptors, aiming to reduce viral reservoirs and inhibit harmful viral protein expression. The company is also advancing EYP002 through preclinical studies. ENYO Pharma collaborates closely with established research institutions and aims to conduct its molecules into Phase II clinical trials, striving to become a global leader in antiviral therapeutics.

Poxel

Series B in 2014
Poxel is a biopharmaceutical company based in Lyon, France, focused on developing innovative drugs for metabolic diseases, with a primary emphasis on type 2 diabetes and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). Founded in 2009, Poxel's lead product is Imeglimin, an oral anti-diabetic candidate in Phase III clinical development that targets key organs affected by diabetes, such as the pancreas, liver, and muscles. The company is also advancing PXL770, an adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase enzyme in Phase IIa clinical trials for treating chronic metabolic diseases like NASH. Additionally, Poxel has licensing agreements for PXL007 (EYP001), an FXR agonist in Phase I study for hepatitis B and NASH, and PXL065, a mitochondrial pyruvate carrier inhibitor in Phase I clinical trials for NASH.

Poxel

Series B in 2012
Poxel is a biopharmaceutical company based in Lyon, France, focused on developing innovative drugs for metabolic diseases, with a primary emphasis on type 2 diabetes and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). Founded in 2009, Poxel's lead product is Imeglimin, an oral anti-diabetic candidate in Phase III clinical development that targets key organs affected by diabetes, such as the pancreas, liver, and muscles. The company is also advancing PXL770, an adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase enzyme in Phase IIa clinical trials for treating chronic metabolic diseases like NASH. Additionally, Poxel has licensing agreements for PXL007 (EYP001), an FXR agonist in Phase I study for hepatitis B and NASH, and PXL065, a mitochondrial pyruvate carrier inhibitor in Phase I clinical trials for NASH.

Poxel

Series A in 2010
Poxel is a biopharmaceutical company based in Lyon, France, focused on developing innovative drugs for metabolic diseases, with a primary emphasis on type 2 diabetes and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). Founded in 2009, Poxel's lead product is Imeglimin, an oral anti-diabetic candidate in Phase III clinical development that targets key organs affected by diabetes, such as the pancreas, liver, and muscles. The company is also advancing PXL770, an adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase enzyme in Phase IIa clinical trials for treating chronic metabolic diseases like NASH. Additionally, Poxel has licensing agreements for PXL007 (EYP001), an FXR agonist in Phase I study for hepatitis B and NASH, and PXL065, a mitochondrial pyruvate carrier inhibitor in Phase I clinical trials for NASH.
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