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Cobalt Capital SAS is an independent private equity investment firm wholly-owned by management. Located in Paris, Cobalt originated in 1996. The current firm was established in 2004 through a spin-out of the French team from Legal and General Ventures, a mid-cap buyout private equity firm part of the UK-based life insurance company Legal & General Group plc (LSE: LGEN). Cobalt's name refers to the metal's ability to be part of high-quality alloys. Cobalt manages a private equity fund. Their clients are institutions including insurance companies, mutual insurances, pension funds, funds of funds, as well as a few private individuals.