Our philosophy
Four cardinal values
Rigour, Humility, Audacity, Responsibility. Each draws on timeless thought to guide our daily action at the heart of the real economy.
Rigour, Humility, Audacity, Responsibility. Each draws on timeless thought to guide our daily action at the heart of the real economy.
Never to accept anything as true that I did not evidently know to be so. René Descartes
Rigour is the keystone of our financial architecture. Inherited from our long tradition alongside the major institutional players, Paribas, Pargesa, Covéa, it governs our approach to risk management and our regulatory compliance.
This Cartesian rigour translates into an absolute analytical orthodoxy: no room for improvisation or passing fashions. Every opportunity is subjected to meticulous financial engineering and to an uncompromising due diligence process. It is this discipline that affords our partners the controlled and recurring risk / return profile that defines EFFICAP.
The ignorant affirms, the learned doubts, the wise reflects. Aristotle
Far from the ostentation and noise that sometimes characterise the financial sphere, Compagnie Harwanne cultivates an elegance of restraint. Faithful to the thought of Aristotle, we regard reserve not as self-effacement, but as a salutary distance.
In markets often dictated by irrationality or the arrogance of certainties, this intellectual humility is our finest protection. It compels us to acknowledge the complexity of the economic environment and to favour quiet, in-depth analysis, the guarantee of our objectivity and a mark of respect for the trust of our co-investors.
The investor is not a mere intermediary. He is the ephor of the capitalist economy. It is he who, in the name of society, grants the authorisation to carry out new combinations. Joseph Schumpeter
Rigour and Humility are but the preludes to action. Historically, Harwanne has always distinguished itself by its pioneering spirit and its capacity to structure bespoke transactions. Our audacity lies not in blind risk-taking, but in the courage of our convictions.
It is expressed through our model of high selectivity. Running counter to strategies of dispersion, we concentrate our capital on exceptional projects and leaders. In assuming this role of the "ephor" described by Schumpeter, we dare to finance the value creation of tomorrow.
To be a man is, precisely, to be responsible. It is to feel, when laying one's stone, that one is contributing to building the world. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Managing capital is a mandate that extends beyond mere financial performance; it is an act that shapes the real economy. The ethics of Compagnie Harwanne translate into an acute awareness of our environmental, social and governance (ESG) impact.
Classified Article 8 under the SFDR directive, our strategy embeds strict sustainability criteria into every decision. This responsibility is also lived through the full alignment of our interests with those of our partners, by systematically investing our own funds alongside theirs, so that every stone laid finances a sustainable capitalism, never at the expense of future generations.
There is no social wealth save things that are scarce, that is, at once useful and limited in quantity.Léon Walras, Elements of Pure Economics, Lausanne, 1874
A culture on a human scale, the guarantor of shared responsibility and professional audacity.
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