• NextStage AM invested about EUR 26 million in Domaine de Chezelles via NextStage Evergreen and Capital Entrepreneur to back a majority MBI.
• The deal targets a 125-year-old French apitherapy group selling bee-based supplements, honey products, and cosmetics through a direct-to-consumer model.
• Control shifts from Marie-Cécile Hernaez to Karen Vernet, with the seller reinvesting alongside the new management team.
• Funding supports an omnichannel expansion, brand repositioning in natural health, digital acceleration, and stronger scientific credibility.

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