LYON, France, January 17, 2019-- Mérieux Equity Partners announced today that Benoit Chastaing has joined the firm as Senior Partner, to foster the firm's growth capital, MBO/LBO and majority investment activities relating to small and mi-cap companies within the healthcare and nutrition sectors. Benoit Chastaing brings to Mérieux Equity Partners a solid track-record in managing and financing fast growing companies within the sectors of interest of Mérieux Participations 3, the third generation vehicle recently launched with the support of several large family holdings and institutional investors.