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Press releaseGlobeNewswire· December 12, 2025

WENDEL : Journée Investisseurs de Wendel

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WENDEL : Journée Investisseurs de Wendel Transformation de Wendel : deux moteurs puissants de création de valeur devant générer plus de 7 milliards d’euros de trésorerie d’ici fin 2030 et retourner au moins 1,6 milliard aux actionnaires Annulation de 3,8% du capital auto-détenu et lancement d'un rachat d’actions représ…
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  • Wendel will generate over 7 billion euros in cash flow by 2030 from recurring asset management fees and portfolio divestments, and allocate more than 1.6 billion euros in shareholder returns through dividends and share buybacks

    80% confidence
  • WIM will benefit over time from participation in fund performance (PRE), which can represent approximately 300 million euros for all upcoming fund vintages

    80% confidence
  • In 3 years, Wendel has become a global and unique investment company through its model dedicated to private assets with two complementary value-creating businesses: WPI for proprietary direct investment and WIM for third-party management

    80% confidence
  • By end of 2030, the asset management business should represent more than half of Wendel's intrinsic value

    80% confidence
  • WPI aims to generate average annual growth in intrinsic value of proprietary assets between 12% and 16%

    80% confidence
  • Annual dividend corresponds to (i) 2.5% of WPI's revalued net asset value and (ii) approximately 90% of dividends paid by WIM. Medium-term, WIM cash flow growth should allow dividend to reach approximately 3.5% of NAV

    80% confidence
  • WIM should manage over 46 billion in assets and exceed 200 million euros in pro forma FRE in 2026 across private equity, private debt and private markets solutions

    80% confidence
  • WIM targets average organic FRE growth of 15% per year through end of 2030

    80% confidence
  • Wendel is confident in its ability to achieve these ambitious objectives with talented teams, an optimized model offering synergy opportunities, good sector and geographic diversification, and solid financial capabilities

    80% confidence
  • WPI will progressively implement a direct investment program under the IK Partners advisory mandate, representing approximately 300 million euros per year per transaction, potentially including co-investors for an equivalent amount

    80% confidence

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