Paul-Louis Santy

SuperSonic Imagine SA specializes in ultrasound medical imaging. The company designs, develops and markets a new generation ultrasound system, Aixplorer with an UltraFastTM platform that can acquire images faster than conventional ultrasound systems. Its products are used for general imaging, vascular, hepatology, gastroenterology, and research procedures. It operates under the Aixplorer trademark. SuperSonic Imagine was founded by Jacques Souquet, Armen Sarvazyan, Claude Cohen-Bacrie, Damien Dolimier, Georges Charpak, Jérémy Bercoff, Mickaël Tanter, Mathias Fink and Marianne Leven on March 10, 2005 and is headquartered in Aix-en-Provence, France.

Sudinnova SA (Sudinnova) is the private equity subsidiary of Vizille Capital Innovation SAS, ultimately owned by Groupe CM-CIC in France. Based in Lyon, the firm was established in 1983 at the initiative of CIC Lyonnaise de Banque and Sofinnova. The firm's shareholders include CIC Banque de Vizille, CDC Entreprises, Sofinnova, the regional insurance group Apicil and the Rhône-Alpes region. Sudinnova, also known as Société Financière d'Innovation du Sud Est, specializes in regional venture capital investing. Between 2000 and 2004 the firm was supervised by Sud Partners, a majority-owned subsidiary of SIGEFI Ventures Gestion, the venture capital arm of French independent group Siparex.

SIGEFI Private Equity SA is an Independent Private Equity firm founded in 1985. SPE is headquartered in Lyon.

France Invest is a French association of investors for growth that supports private equity as a lever for business creators and managers to achieve growth. The private company is based in Paris, France and was founded by Maurice Tchenio. The association is at the heart of the economy and aims to share the value created by supporting companies in their innovation and energy transition efforts.