PARIS – Lapérouse Holding, which is behind Parisian eateries Lapérouse and Prunier, is setting a bold course with a slew of acquisitions, new shareholders and a push into specialty retail.
The one-year-old hospitality group, cofounded by Benjamin Patou and Antoine Arnault with the support of a close-knit cadre of investors, revealed Thursday that it was set to snap up several blue-chip Parisian institutions.
“France possesses the most beautiful restaurants in the world, but no one has yet managed to federate them in a leading independent group,” said Patou. “Our goal is to create a French champion able to help these institutions invest, innovate and grow without losing the soul that makes them unique.”
Lapérouse Holding’s goal is to top 50 million euros in revenue in 2026 and “continue with double-digit growth in coming years, with a particularly selective strategy in the constitution of [its] collection of addresses.”
Among the tables it will add to its portfolio are Lucas Carton, a cornerstone on Place de la Madeleine that is classed as a historic monument; Left Bank stalwart L’Auberge Bressane, and literary haunt Le Relais Louis XIII.
The focus will be preserving each restaurant’s identity while funding its next chapter, said the company in a statement.
Lapérouse Holding will also bring Nice-based cornerstone La Petite Maison to Paris’ Golden Triangle, under a franchise deal in partnership with French entrepreneur David Barokas, who founded luxury hospitality group DB Group in the South of France.
Also on the menu is the revival of Iberian dining and fine-grocery brand Da Rosa, with two new locations on either side of the Seine slated to open, and the opening of a Café Lapérouse at luxury outlet destination La Vallée Village, in partnership with Value Retail.
To extend the brands beyond the dining room, the company is launching Lapérouse Food & Retail, a dedicated subsidiary that will develop “product, know-how and brands through complementary offerings” built around Da Rosa, Café Lapérouse and in time, Comptoir Lapérouse.
Lapérouse Holding also revealed the arrival of several minority investors from French business circles, who include Jacques Veyrat, Yannick Bolloré and Ségolène and Ian Gallienne.
