Our Business

We invest globally into founder driven, product-centric businesses, built by exceptional individuals who are changing industry through persistence and sheer will. Our job is to find and support the most talented entrepreneurs solving the world’s most challenging and interesting problems.

Backing exceptional teams

131M

62

7 600+

Assets under management or advised

Global brands created

Companies created

Employees at portfolio companies

Geography

Focus

We partner with leading mid-market companies with the aim of building regional and international champions. We focus on Europe and Africa, where our team has a distinctive origination network of families, entrepreneurs, investors, and advisors.

Funding tomorrow’s companies today

Our companies leverage technology to create sustainable advantages within a broad array of sectors, while displacing incumbent businesses and creating entirely new product categories.

See our areas of expertise

Value Creation

We seek to add value by combining investment experience and operational expertise. Our size enables us to be nimble and entrepreneurial.

Buy-and-Build

Optimize

Identifying businesses that are well-positioned to serve as platforms for consolidation
Working with management on acquisition strategy, target identification, execution, and integration
Applying a disciplined approach in diligence, valuation and integration for follow-on acquisitions
Maximizing platform value by applying strategic & financial skill-sets

Leveraging an extensive operational improvement skill-set built over years in blue-chip institutions
Hands-on support and thorough integration of businesses for buy-and-build strategies
Committing real operating partner time