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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 more than €50 billion on behalf of both its clients and its own account to create long-term value.

€46 bn

Private asset management

54%
US MidCap Private Debt
33%
EU MidCap Private Equity
13%
MidCap Secondary
€5.3 bn

Principal investments

43%
Education, Professional training and Technology
35%
Business services
22%
Industrials

September 2025 total AuM, including Dry Powder and Undeployed capital eligible to fees. Pro forma of Committed Advisors, transaction closing is expected to be completed in Q1 2026. Portfolio values as of September 30, 2025. This amount does not include Wendel’s principal investment 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.

> €200m

FRE expected for 2026
(Fee-Related Earnings)

500

employees in 12 countries

8

direct investments in Principal Investments

History

An industrial heritage

3
centuries
of history
50
years
of investment
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.

4.7€

Dividend per share
+17.5% in 2025

>10%

*TSR Target

*Total Shareholder Return. On average, modulo the change in the discount in relation to NAV.
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