Cap Vert Ingenierie

What Cap Vert Ingenierie does

Cap Vert Ingénierie is a French landscape engineering consultancy headquartered in Lyon (52 rue de Créqui, 69006 Lyon) that provides master planning, technical studies, and project management services for public space, urban renewal, and infrastructure projects. The firm traces its origins to predecessor companies established in 1986 (Jean-Louis Roux, BE VRD Paysage) and 1989 (Chanvillard BE, BE Ingénierie Paysage) and was formally incorporated in 1998 by Frédéric Chanvillard and Jean-Louis Roux. Following a 2014 merger with subsidiary Cap Vert Infra and a 2018 management succession to Philippe Gaudiez and Agathe Yermia, the company operates today under majority ownership of Italian private equity fund Ambienta (since 2021), with Belgian-listed Gimv having entered exclusive negotiations to acquire the firm in 2026.

The company combines multidisciplinary expertise across infrastructure engineering, VRD (Voiries et Réseaux Divers — roads and utility networks), civil engineering, landscape architecture, agronomy, and economics. Its service portfolio spans the full project lifecycle: prospective studies, feasibility studies, diagnostics and advisory, technical studies, economic analysis, execution studies, Ordonnancement-Pilotage-Coordination (OPC), Assistance à Maîtrise d'Ouvrage (AMO), and specialized expertise. Specialized technical capabilities include alternative sanitation, fountain and hydraulic engineering, irrigation systems, planting and vegetation engineering, slab landscaping, and water retention basin design.

Cap Vert generates revenue through project-based professional services engagements ranging from approximately €0.1M to €85M HT, awarded primarily through French public procurement processes. The customer base is dominated by public sector entities — municipalities (Ville de Lyon), metropolitan areas (Métropole de Lyon, Grand Lyon), state infrastructure agencies (SYTRAL for tramway plantings, Voies Navigables de France for Canal du Midi), and regional authorities — supplemented by selective private-sector clients (Würth SA headquarters). Revenue is reported at approximately €180 million with over 1,200 employees across offices in Lyon, Grenoble, and additional French cities. The company pursues growth through geographic expansion across multiple French regions, strategic partnerships with leading landscape architects (Ilex paysage-urbanisme, Atelier des Cairns, Folia), and engineering firms (SYSTRA, Ingerop, Arcadis, Ingéroip), reinforced by recurring industry award recognition including the 2024 Green Cities Awards first prize and Equerre d'argent.

Name

Cap Vert Ingenierie

Legal name

CAP VERT INGÉNIERIE

Website

https://capvert-inge.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Cap Vert Ingénierie is a French landscape engineering consultancy headquartered in Lyon, providing master planning, technical studies, and project management for public space, urban renewal, and infrastructure projects primarily for French municipalities and metropolitan authorities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Landscape Engineering Consultancy

NAICS

Landscape Architectural Services (541320), Engineering Services (541330), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Construction Program Management (Multi-site/Portfolio) (IMAFAAAF), Regional & Land Use Planning (BPAHAKAE), Community Engagement & Participatory Planning (BPAHAKAO)

Keywords

• Landscape engineering services
• Urban planning consulting
• VRD infrastructure design
• Public space development
• Feasibility studies engineering

Headquarters

HQ city

Lyon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Engineering and consulting services: Professional services revenue from master planning, feasibility studies, technical studies, project management, economics, execution studies, coordination, and expert services for public space and landscape projects

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Cap Vert Ingenierie is a French landscape engineering and urban planning bureau d'études that delivers multidisciplinary engineering services spanning feasibility studies, technical studies, project management (maîtrise d'œuvre), scheduling and coordination (OPC), client-side assistance (AMO), economic analysis, and specialized technical expertise for public space, urban renewal, infrastructure, parks, heritage site, and landscape projects. The firm combines infrastructure, VRD (roads and utilities), civil engineering, landscape architecture, agronomy, and economics expertise to serve municipalities, metropolitan authorities, and selected private clients across France.

Product overview

Cap Vert Ingénierie is a landscape engineering and urban planning consultancy that provides comprehensive services from feasibility studies through construction supervision. The company operates as both a generalist (mastering all economic and technical components of landscape projects) and specialist (developing proprietary landscape engineering expertise in infrastructure, VRD, hydraulics, and vegetation). Their portfolio spans natural spaces, parks, heritage sites, public squares, urban renewal projects, and transport infrastructure. The company was founded in 1998 following the merger of predecessor firms dating to 1986 and 1989, and merged with subsidiary Cap Vert Infra in 2014.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Maîtrise d'œuvre (Lead Engineering Studies and Construction Supervision)
• Études prospectives (Prospective Studies)
• Études de faisabilité (Feasibility Studies)
• Diagnostics et conseils (Diagnostics and Advisory)
• Études techniques (Technical Studies)
• Économies (Economic Analysis)
• Études d'exécution (Execution Studies)
• Ordonnancement, Pilotage et Coordination (OPC)
• Assistances à maîtrise d'ouvrage (AMO)
• Expertises et études techniques spécifiques (Specialized Technical Expertise)

Named customers7 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, regular and major.

• Ilex paysage-urbanismecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegular collaborative partner on major projects including Lyon Confluence, Canal de Jonage, Parc du Vallon, Hôtel Dieu, and multiple tramway planting projects. Cap Vert typically serves as specialist subcontractor for infrastructure and planting components.
• Atelier des Paysages / Atelier des CairnsregularStrategic or Co-development PartnerRecurring collaboration on public space projects including Place de Jaude, ZAC Europole, Duchère plateau, Rumilly center, and Tullins.
• APS (Atelier Paysages et Société)regularStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrequent project partner on heritage and public space projects including Pont du Diable, Esplanade Grimault, Place Gutenberg, and Cadenet.
• Herzog & de MeuronmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on major projects including Musée Unterlinden surroundings (Colmar) and Lyon Confluence phase 2 (Place François Mitterrand, Ilot A3).
• Atelier CairnregularStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegular partner on heritage and village rehabilitation projects including Martailly les Brancion, Hôtel National des Invalides, and La Charité sur Loire.
• FoliaregularStrategic or Co-development PartnerRecurring collaboration on urban renewal projects including Rue de la République (Vaulx en Velin), Place Carnot (Bourgoin Jallieu), Hypercentre berjallien, and Charbonnières projects.
• IngéropregularStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngineering collaboration on major infrastructure projects including ZAC Monmousseau, Cours Emile Zola, and ZAC Alagniers.
• SYSTRAmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary partner for tramway planting projects including T4 (Lyon-Vénissieux), T6 (Lyon-Vénissieux-Bron), and T10 (Saint-Fons-Lyon).

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Arcadis: Global design and engineering consultancy with established French operations. Listed as a Cap Vert collaboration partner on tramway projects; operates across infrastructure, environment, and urban design with significantly larger geographic footprint.
• Egis: French-headquartered global engineering and consulting group with deep capabilities in transport, urban development, and infrastructure landscape. Competes in the same public procurement landscape and serves overlapping public-sector clients in France and internationally.
• WSP in France: Global professional services firm with a significant French engineering consultancy practice covering infrastructure, environment, and urban planning. Competes for the same public-sector mandates at substantially larger scale than Cap Vert.
• Setec Groupe: French engineering group covering infrastructure, environment, and urban projects including landscape and VRD components. Public-sector focused and operating at larger scale than Cap Vert with broader technical disciplines.
• Artelia: Major French-headquartered engineering consultancy with multidisciplinary capabilities in infrastructure, environment, and urban development. Significantly larger than Cap Vert and offers landscape and urban renewal as part of a broader portfolio rather than as a core specialty.

Direct peers

• Ingérop: French independent engineering consultancy delivering infrastructure, urban development, transport, and landscape projects. Listed as a direct collaboration partner by Cap Vert on major projects including ZAC Monmousseau and Cours Emile Zola, operating with a similar multidisciplinary public-sector focus.
• Agence TER: Leading French landscape architecture and urban planning practice specializing in large-scale public space design. Operates in the same specialist niche as Cap Vert and competes for high-profile French public landscape and urban renewal projects.
• Ilex Paysage-Urbanisme: French landscape architecture and urban planning practice collaborating regularly with Cap Vert on Lyon Confluence, Parc du Vallon, and Canal de Jonage. Operates in the same niche of high-profile French landscape engineering projects with public-sector clients.
• Groupe Ginger: French engineering group providing environmental, geotechnical, and water-management services. Burgeap (a Ginger subsidiary) is listed as a technical partner of Cap Vert, indicating operational overlap in environmental engineering aspects of landscape and infrastructure projects.
• SYSTRA: Global engineering and consulting group specialized in transport infrastructure, listed as a primary partner of Cap Vert on Lyon tramway planting projects (T4, T6, T10). Comparable as a technical specialist on French public-sector transport projects.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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