From a regional leader to a fully integrated global leader of data centre equipment maintenance
We have been investing for 80 years and have a proud heritage of providing investment solutions and backing world-class companies.
Internationalisation through acquisition
Developing a SaaS offering
From a collection of point solutions to a leading ‘insights to action’ platform for complex ERP environments
Organic growth at its best
Transformed from a North American specialist to a market-leading global medical device outsourcing platform
Discover how we help our portfolio companies succeed
Consumer & Private Label
From a strong, growing mid-market pet food player to a global market-leading premium cat food business
Healthcare
Transformational growth to build a prominent European leader in the fragmented natural consumer healthcare market
Industrial
Transformed from a state-owned business to a ‘best-in-class’ ferry operator connecting Scandinavia with continental Europe
Services & Software
From an owner-managed diversified engineering company to a world-leading testing and inspection specialist for the automotive industry
Industrial
From a UK exporter to a global market leader, renowned for product quality and innovation
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Consumer & Private Label
We invest in winning international growth platforms benefiting from consumer and technology-driven trends.
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Healthcare
Healthcare is a dynamic sector undergoing significant change. We invest in growth and support our portfolio through organic and acquisition-led development, helping our partners strategically transform their business during our ownership to create better outcomes and generate significant value.
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Industrial
A large market with tailwinds from various megatrends and a sector where we have a long track record of helping businesses grow into global leaders.
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Services & Software
A large, diverse, and growing sector with significant opportunities to build market leadings businesses. We invest in businesses with attractive market dynamics where we see long-term, secular growth and an offering that is highly valued.
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Performance Highlights | Five years to 31 March 2025
Our disciplined investment process underpins our competitive advantage
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€2.7bn
Equity invested
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€9.3bn
Total realisations
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€22.0bn
Debt financings
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€1.4bn
Bolt-on acquisitions
Enterprise value
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59
Bolt-on acquisitions
Newly added
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12
New countries
Entered
Partnering for growth
Sectors
We focus on four core sectors:
consumer & private label, healthcare, industrial, services & software.
In each we have a proven track record and a deep international network of contacts.
Permanent capital
We look for situations where there are structural opportunities to enhance and drive value growth, e.g. expanding sales into new regions, buy-and-build opportunities, offshoring manufacturing and sourcing international suppliers.
International growth
We back international growth plans, providing access to our network and expertise to accelerate growth.
€100m - €500m enterprise value
We back entrepreneurs and management teams of mid-market companies with an EV typically between €100m – €500m.
Backing world-class companies
We manage a portfolio of businesses operating in >70 countries
