Patrice Hoppenot

Sperian Protection SAS designs and manufactures personal protective apparel. The personal protective equipment is of two type’s body protection which includes protective gloves, protective clothing and safety footwear and head protection deals with eye and face protection, hearing protection and respiratory protection. The equipment is used in industries, armed forces and public safety, energy, telecommunications, utilities and transportation sectors. The company was founded in September 2001 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

Burelle Participations SA operates as an holding company. The company is headquartered in Paris, France.

I&P Développement invests in small to medium sized companies in Benin, Burkina Faso, Comoros, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Ghana, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Namibia, Niger, Uganda and Senegal. The fund invests in sectors such as agribusiness, health and transport services. The fund will provide financing for start-ups and microfinance companies. It makes investments with a transaction size of €50 thousand to €650 thousand. The fund seeks to take a minority stake in the portfolio company.