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French insurers and Tikehau launch EUR 150 million defence and security fund

Tikehau Capital, Societe Generale Assurances, CNP Assurances and CARAC Group launched Tikehau Defense et Securite, an evergreen EUR 150 million private equity fund for European defence, aeronautics and cybersecurity, sold via life insurance products.

Verified Editor-read Societe Generale press release, 16 June 2025

What it does not test. Does not establish how much of the EUR 150 million has actually been deployed to named companies.

How this item counts. This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the European Sovereignty Index.

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-10-20. How the record is made

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