From a regional leader to a fully integrated global leader of data centre equipment maintenance
We have been investing for over 70 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
From a local Dutch company to a European market leader with 2,300 stores and c.80,000 employees in 11 countries
Building a healthcare platform
Created one of the largest independent single-use solutions platforms in the bioprocessing industry through innovation and buy-and-build
Discover how we help our portfolio companies succeed
Consumer
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 Technology
Transformed from a state-owned business to a ‘best-in-class’ ferry operator connecting Scandinavia with continental Europe
Services
From an owner-managed diversified engineering company to a world-leading testing and inspection specialist for the automotive industry
Industrial Technology
From a UK exporter to a global market leader, renowned for product quality and innovation
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Consumer
We invest in winning international growth platforms benefiting from several consumer and technology-driven trends in this sector.
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Healthcare
Healthcare is a dynamic sector undergoing significant change. We seek to partner with leading businesses to improve patient and consumer outcomes while speeding time to market and managing cost through the value chain, from innovation to clinical trial to delivery of care.
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Industrial Technology
We look for businesses with international potential that are leaders in their niche and are typically a critical product for their customers.
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Services
The Services market spans a number of verticals and service types where future growth will be driven by increasing optimisation of business-to-business value chains and external factors such as regulatory and legislative requirements.
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Software
Software is a fast-growing sector with significant opportunities to build market-leading international businesses. We focus on software models where companies benefit from the adoption and increased penetration of their end-markets and where we can help them achieve market leadership.
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Performance Highlights | Five years to 31 March 2023
Our disciplined investment process underpins our competitive advantage
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€2.8bn
Equity invested
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€6.9bn
Total realisations
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€9.9bn
Debt financings
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€1.75bn
Bolt-on acquisitions
Enterprise value
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59
Bolt-on acquisitions
Newly added
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17
New countries
Entered
Partnering for growth
Sectors
We focus on five core sectors:
consumer, healthcare, industrial technology, services and 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 88 countries
