Il fait boire les investisseurs pour trouver le bon - Selva Group (Christophe Beneton)

18 Aug 2026 · 47 min
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In this episode of the Vivement la reprise podcast, Christophe Benetton recounts his journey from a salaried general manager in the Antilles to the founder‑CEO of Selva Group, a wood‑pallet and forestry federation that grew from €30 M and 300 employees in 2018 to nearly €90 M and 500 staff today. He explains how he first met a private‑equity fund after a rugby‑friend introduced him, how he evaluated financial partners by turning meetings into dinner‑style tastings to test consistency of their pitch, and how he negotiated governance terms (especially the right to keep the CODIR exclusive to the CEO). He describes the “Maison des secrets” where early negotiations for the first acquisition were held, and why he prefers a federation model that preserves each family‑owned subsidiary’s brand, culture and autonomy while standardising only finance and accounting. He details the evolution of his strategic vision: starting with pallet reconditioning, then vertically integrating upstream (forestry, sawmills, new pallets) and downstream (granules), driven by a sustainable, circular‑economy mindset. He shares three cardinal values – familial (proximity, openness, conviviality), intrapreneurial (initiative, right to error) and learning‑agile (continuous improvement, adaptability) – and stresses emotional intelligence as the key skill for any repreneur. He also reflects on mistakes (supply‑chain loss after a granules acquisition, too‑fast integration procedures, recruitment gaps) and the importance of an observation period before imposing changes. Finally, he talks about his involvement with the Entreprendre network, his passion for mentoring other repreneurs, current recruitment needs, and the ambition to reach €100 M in two years.

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