Private equity firm
PAI is a major European private equity firm and is the largest private equity investor headquartered in France. PAI invests in five core sectors: business services, food & consumer goods, general industrials, healthcare and retail & distribution.
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PAI Partners SAS
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This company has a number of corporate responsibility claims on its website. "PAI decided to strengthen its formal commitment and PAI's Environmental, Social and Governance ("ESG") strategy has now acquired a central importance in the firm's activities."
Source: company website
(2014)
PAI Human Capital is PAI's own charity, set-up at the beginning of 2012 and is supported by the Partners of the firm. In 2012, the PAI Foundation supported seven associations across France, Germany, Italy and Spain, with a specific focus on professional reintegration.
Source: company website
(2014)
UNPRI is a set of six principles direct institutional investors may adopt to consider environmental, social and corporate governance issues when investing. UNPRI is a voluntary agreement.
Source: UNPRI
(2020)
Company Details
Type:
Private company
Employees:
49
(2013)
Subsidiaries:
Ecotone
(62% owned)
Organic food
Founded in 1765. Formerly Wessanen. One of Europe's largest organic food companies. Acquired in 2019 by a consortium consisting of private equity firm PAI Partners and Charles Jobson, Wessanen's largest shareholder.
Clipper Teas Ltd
Tea and coffee company
Products include Fairtrade and organic teas and coffees. Acquired by Dutch organic food company Royal Wessanen in 2012.
Froneri International plc
(50% owned)
Ice cream
Joint venture between Nestle and PAI Partners which started in 2016. Operates in Europe, the Middle East, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, the Philippines and South Africa.
Australasian Food Group Pty Ltd
Ice cream manufacturing
Peters Ice Cream was founded in 1907 by Fred Peters. Over the years there have been several changes of ownership. In 1995 Peters was acquired by Nestle Australia. In 2012 Peters was bought by Australasian Food Group, a company owned by Pacific Equity Partners, who sold the business to European company R&R Ice Cream two years later. Then in 2016 the company became part of a UK-based 50:50 joint venture between Nestle and R&R Ice Cream.
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Clipper Teas (62% owned) / Kadac (distributor)
Clipper
Coffee
★ some products certified organic-
★ some products Fairtrade
Clipper
Tea
★ some products certified organic
★ some products Fairtrade
Connoisser
Ice Cream
Drumstick
Ice Cream
Heaven
Ice Cream
Maxibon
Ice Cream
Milo
Ice Cream
Peters
Ice Cream
Skinny Cow
Ice Cream
Cadbury
Ice Cream