GEKO Group

What GEKO Group does

GEKO Group SAS is a privately held French family holding company (société par actions simplifiée) incorporated in 2008 and headquartered at 45 avenue de l'Opéra, 75002 Paris, with registered capital of €4,310,850. The group is controlled by the Canabal family, with Alexandre Canabal serving as President and Georges Canabal and Théophile Cormillot as associates; it operates with 1-10 employees at the holding level and carries no external institutional investors or disclosed funding rounds.

Rather than operating a unified product platform, GEKO functions as a multi-sector portfolio holding with five wholly owned subsidiaries spanning unrelated industries: MATEXCHANGE (construction equipment rental with or without driver, est. 2008), CARTHAGEA (medical excellence services and high-end senior residences, est. 2016), AZURAVIA (air transport services based in Cannes, est. 2017), ETHICAL BEVERAGES COMPANY (ethical beverage manufacturing and distribution, launched 2025), and FUTURA SANTÉ (nursing assistant training school in Tunisia, planned 2026). Geographic footprint is primarily France with an emerging presence in Tunisia, and the group's stated strategic focus covers health, aviation, agrifood, and digital sectors.

The business model is that of a classic family holding: the parent entity allocates capital and strategic direction across operating subsidiaries that generate revenue independently in their respective verticals. No pricing models, revenue figures, customer lists, patents, partnerships, or certifications are publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is conducted entirely through subsidiary-level operations and a single corporate website (geko-group.com), with no disclosed APIs, applications, integrations, or technology stack details.

Name

GEKO Group

Legal name

GEKO Group SAS

Website

https://geko-group.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

GEKO Group SAS is a privately held French family holding company that owns and manages five operating subsidiaries across construction equipment rental, luxury senior residences, air transport, ethical beverages, and nursing training in France and Tunisia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Diversified Holding Company

NAICS

Offices of Other Holding Companies (551112), Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices (551114)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Strategy & Corporate Development Consulting (BPAHACAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Contract/Alternating Proprietor Producers (Shared Facilities) (THAFALAM)

Keywords

• Holding company
• Construction equipment rental
• Luxury senior residences
• Air transport services
• Beverage manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

GEKO Group is a family-owned French holding company that owns and oversees five operating subsidiaries: MATEXCHANGE (construction equipment rental, est. 2008), CARTHAGEA (medical expertise and luxury senior residences, est. 2016), AZURAVIA (air transport based in Cannes, est. 2017), ETHICAL BEVERAGES COMPANY (ethical beverage manufacturing, est. 2025), and FUTURA SANTÉ (nursing assistant training school in Tunisia, est. 2026). Its core business is the strategic management and capital allocation across these diversified subsidiaries under the pillars of TECH, HEALTH, DRINK, and AERO.

Product overview

GEKO Group is a French family holding company (holding familial) that operates as a multi-sector portfolio management entity. Rather than a unified product platform, the group comprises five distinct subsidiaries spanning diverse industries: MATEXCHANGE (construction equipment rental, est. 2008), CARTHAGEA (premium medical services and senior residences, est. 2016), AZURAVIA (Cannes-based air transport, est. 2017), ETHICAL BEVERAGES COMPANY (ethical beverage production and distribution, 2025 launch), and FUTURA SANTÉ (nursing assistant training school in Tunisia, 2026 launch). The group's strategy focuses on facilitating business exchanges and proposing innovative business models across health, aviation, agri-food, and digital sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• MATEXCHANGE Construction equipment rental platform offering professional construction equipment to firms and project owners on a rental basis, serving the French construction sector since 2008.
• CARTHAGEA Luxury senior residence offering combining medical expertise with premium hospitality, providing long-term accommodation with on-site medical support for affluent elderly residents.
• AZURAVIA Air transport service based in Cannes, providing charter and on-demand aviation services to corporate clients and premium travelers in the Côte d'Azur region.
• ETHICAL BEVERAGES COMPANY Ethical beverage manufacturing entity producing responsibly sourced beverages for distribution through retail and channel partners as well as direct consumer channels.
• FUTURA SANTÉ Nursing assistant training school operating in Tunisia, delivering accredited vocational training for aspiring nursing assistants.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Wendel SE: Listed French family-controlled holding company with diversified operating subsidiaries across industries. Wendel is the most analogous French holding model to GEKO Group, though at vastly larger scale.
• Loxam: European leader in construction equipment rental — direct comparable to MATEXCHANGE subsidiary, providing benchmark for that subsidiary's competitive positioning.
• Eurazeo SE: French listed investment holding with portfolio companies across healthcare, technology, and consumer. Comparable as a multi-sector French holding structure with both majority-owned and minority investments.
• Kiloutou: France-based construction equipment rental company. Direct competitor to MATEXCHANGE in the French equipment rental market.
• Compagnie Financière Tradition: Swiss-rooted holding managing operating businesses across multiple sectors. Comparable in holding structure and multi-jurisdictional footprint.
• Fimalac ( Financière Marc de Lacharrière): French family-controlled diversified holding with interests in media, real estate, and luxury. Mirrors GEKO's family-controlled diversified model with a longer investment horizon.
• Orpea SA: Major European operator of senior residences and healthcare facilities. Direct comparable to CARTHAGEA subsidiary in the medical/senior living vertical.

Broad incumbents

• Bolloré SE: Major French family-controlled conglomerate with logistics, media, and energy operations. Broader scale than GEKO but structurally similar as a French family holding managing disparate operating subsidiaries.
• Bouygues SA: Large French family-controlled group spanning construction, telecoms, and media. Comparable as a long-standing French family holding with operating subsidiaries in capital-intensive industries including construction equipment.

Emerging players

• Altamir: French listed private equity and holding company with diversified portfolio. Comparable as a smaller-scale French multi-sector investment vehicle.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/geko-group

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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