Gilles Mougenot has spent close to 40 years in private equity. On PE Research he shares a practitioner’s view of the industry — how it works, how it has changed, and what is happening now.
Background
Former Chairman of France Invest, the French association of growth and private equity investors, he has devoted most of his career to the asset class, notably at Argos Fund, which he founded and led, and where he now serves as Senior Advisor.
Current commitments
Gilles Mougenot is a business angel and sits on the investment committees of CDG Invest Growth and TELOS Impact. He speaks regularly on corporate financing, reindustrialization, and Europe’s place in global private equity.
Author
He wrote Tout savoir sur le Capital Investissement, a French reference work whose 7th edition was published in 2025 — largely updated and expanded to keep pace with a fast-moving subject.
About PE Research
PE Research is an independent publication dedicated to the analysis of private equity. Founded by Gilles Mougenot — founder of Argos, Senior Advisor at Argos Fund, former Chairman of France Invest — it offers three complementary formats: in-depth analyses of the industry’s developments, a weekly press review, and viewpoints on the major economic, financial and social questions raised by private equity.
Its aim is to bring together data, professional experience and differing views, with particular attention to the quality of sources and the transparency of reasoning.
Get in touch: find Gilles Mougenot on LinkedIn.
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