Annual evening networking event held in the Montpellier metropolitan area, convening private equity professionals, entrepreneurs, and regional finance actors from Occitanie for a presentation of regional private capital data, roundtable discussions on business transmission, and open networking under the auspices of France Invest Commission Action Régionale.
France Invest à Montpellier is an annual evening event organised by the Commission Action Régionale of France Invest, the French private capital association. It convenes fund managers, entrepreneurs, and institutional investors active in the Occitanie region for a programme combining a presentation of regional private equity activity data, roundtable discussion on business transmission, and seated networking. Attendance is free but capacity-limited, with places allocated by membership category.
The 2026 edition takes place on Monday 1 June 2026 from 18:00 to 22:00 at Domaine de Verchant, located at 1 boulevard Philippe Lamour in Castelnau-le-lez, within the Montpellier metropolitan area. Confirmed speakers include Sophie Paturle, President of France Invest, alongside Anne-Cécile Guitton and François Picarle, Co-Presidents of the Commission Action Régionale, and regional delegates Corinne d'Agrain and Patrice Roch. The programme includes a presentation of Occitanie regional private equity data and a roundtable focused on business transmission dynamics in the region.
The event belongs to the regional circuit maintained by France Invest alongside its flagship national events. France Invest organises several such regional gatherings annually, each designed to connect local private capital practitioners with the association's national leadership. The Montpellier edition targets the Occitanie region, one of France's more active regional private equity markets. It takes place in early June, sitting within the spring cluster of French private capital events before the summer pause and ahead of the denser autumn season concentrated in Paris.
This event operates at a different scale and intent from France Invest's national gatherings. It does not offer a multi-stage conference programme, a matchmaking platform, or open-registration access. Its purpose is explicit: to deepen the connection between Occitanie's local private capital community and the national association structure. Attendance capacity is capped per participant type, which keeps the room compact and the contact quality high. The single-evening format with a free access model removes barriers for entrepreneurs and regional actors who would not typically attend a multi-day professional event in Paris.
Programme details beyond the confirmed speakers and thematic focus are not publicly documented as of verification.
France Invest à Montpellier is an annual regional event organised by the Commission Action Régionale of France Invest, the professional association of French private capital. The Commission Action Régionale is the body within France Invest responsible for maintaining regional chapters and organising local convening activity across French regions. The Montpellier event serves the Occitanie chapter.
The event is designed for private capital professionals, entrepreneurs, and institutional actors with a connection to the Occitanie region. It is particularly relevant to GPs active in or fundraising from the region, to entrepreneurs engaged with or seeking private equity backing, and to institutional investors monitoring the regional market. Non-member companies can attend with one place, making it accessible to professionals outside the France Invest membership.
The event is national in scope with a regional focus. It is conducted under France Invest's national umbrella and draws on national association leadership as confirmed speakers, but its programmatic content, regional PE data and Occitanie business transmission, is specific to the French regional market. International participants with a direct interest in the Occitanie private capital market are not excluded, but the event is not oriented toward an international audience.
The Forum des Investisseurs is France Invest's national flagship event, held in Paris with approximately 500 participants, a multi-panel programme, and tiered pricing for GP members. France Invest à Montpellier is a regional chapter event: smaller, geographically focused, free to attend, and structured around a single evening rather than a full programme day. The regional events serve a complementary function to the national forum, maintaining France Invest's presence across French private capital markets throughout the year.
Domaine de Verchant is a five-star hotel and estate at 1 boulevard Philippe Lamour in Castelnau-le-lez, member of the Relais & Châteaux collection. The property occupies a 17-hectare park classified as a Remarkable Garden, with a working vineyard producing estate cuvées. The venue includes 51 bedrooms and suites, a 2,000 m² spa, a gastronomic restaurant (Marcelle), two outdoor pools, and four modular conference rooms. The estate format combines outdoor space and reception areas well suited to evening events that transition from structured programme to open networking. Castelnau-le-lez sits approximately 10 minutes east of central Montpellier by car; the nearest TGV station is Montpellier Saint-Roch, approximately 7 km from the venue.
France Invest is the professional association of French private capital, representing management companies in private equity, venture capital, infrastructure, and private debt active in France. Founded decades ago and now representing the majority of the French private capital industry, it carries out statistical reporting, regulatory engagement, training, and community-building for its membership. Its Commission Action Régionale organises regional events, training sessions, and local chapter activity across France. The Montpellier event is one of several regional gatherings France Invest runs annually, alongside its national events including the Forum des Investisseurs and the Operating Partners Summit.
France Invest à Montpellier is the association's regional circuit in its most distilled form: a single free evening that brings national leadership into direct contact with a regional private capital community, without the infrastructure or cost of a conference.
Attendance at France Invest à Montpellier is free for all participant categories: active members, associate members, institutional investors, entrepreneurs, and non-member companies. Registration is processed through the France Invest website at franceinvest.eu/evenement/france-invest-a-montpellier-2026/. Capacity is limited per participant type: France Invest management company members may register up to 3 delegates, consulting company members up to 2, and non-member companies 1 place each. No sponsor packages or stand-based commercial participation options have been documented for this event.
Yes. Attendance requires prior registration through the France Invest website. The event is free to attend, but places are capped per participant structure type, which means registration confirms a reserved slot rather than serving as a mere formality. Early registration is advisable given the per-structure capacity limits.
France Invest management company members may bring up to 3 delegates. Consulting company members of France Invest may bring up to 2. Companies that are not France Invest members, including entrepreneurs and non-member finance actors, may register 1 participant each. Institutional investors are not explicitly categorised under one of these three rules in available documentation; they attend as a distinct participant type under the general free access model.
Domaine de Verchant is located at 1 boulevard Philippe Lamour, 34170 Castelnau-le-lez. From central Montpellier, Castelnau-le-lez is reachable by car in approximately 10 minutes. The nearest TGV station is Montpellier Saint-Roch, approximately 7 km from the venue. Parking availability at the venue is not specified in available documentation.
| Official event page | https://www.franceinvest.eu/evenement/france-invest-a-montpellier-2026/ |
| Organisateur | https://www.franceinvest.eu/ |
| Register | https://www.franceinvest.eu/evenement/france-invest-a-montpellier-2026/ |