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Wendel
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Investing in the best private assets
for our clients and shareholders

Wendel is a private assets focused investment firm operating across two activities: third-party private asset management and Principal Investments. With a committed ownership mindset, Wendel manages €55 billion on behalf of both its clients and its own account to create long-term value.

€49.5 bn

Private asset management

53%
US MidCap Private Debt
Monroe Capital
31%
EU MidCap Private Equity
IK Partners
16%
MidCap Secondary
Committed Advisors
€5.5 bn

Principal investments

40%
Education, Professional training and Technology
ACAMS
Crisis Prevention Institute
Globeducate
IHS Towers
34%
Business services
Bureau Veritas
Scalian
26%
Industrials
Stahl
Tarkett

March 31, 2026 total AuM, including Dry Powder and Undeployed capital eligible to fees. Portfolio values as of March 31, 2026, including €200m investments made by Iron Wave. This amount includes Wendel’s principal investments advised by IK Partners.

Strategy

Two complementary business lines,
the strength of a balance sheet

Wendel Investment Managers is a multi-affiliated private asset management platform addressing the needs of institutional investors today in three private asset classes: private equity, private debt, and secondary. As part of its own-account investment activity, Wendel Principal Investments, Wendel commits its own capital to invest in and support leading companies in their sectors with strong potential for sustainable growth.

Our investment strategy
> €200m

FRE expected for 2026
(Fee-Related Earnings)

600

employees in 12 countries

8

direct investments in Principal Investments

History

An industrial heritage

3
centuries
of history
50
years
in investment
Our history
Founded in 1704 in Lorraine, the Wendel Group developed over 270 years in various industrial activities, mainly in the steel industry, before focusing on long-term investment.

Shareholders

Creating value for our shareholders

Wendel now operates two complementary value-creation engines expected to generate more than €7 billion in cash flow by end 2030 and to return at least €1.6 billion to shareholders in dividends and share buybacks.

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€5.1

Dividend per share
+8.5% in 2026*

9%

Share of capital subject to a SBB program starting on February 27, 2026

€500+m

Return to shareholders in 2026

*For the 2025 financial year, subject to approval by the Shareholder’s Meeting of May 21, 2026. Including the interim dividend of €1.50 per share paid in November 2025.
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