Apera Asset Management

About Apera Asset Management

Apera Asset Management is a pan-European private credit firm with more than €5 billion of assets under management as of December 2024 (€6 billion deployed cumulatively since 2016), headquartered in London with offices across DACH, UK, Nordics, France and Benelux core markets and 60 plus professionals. The firm was founded in 2016 as an independent partner-owned platform before Franklin Templeton announced its majority acquisition in June 2025, closing in October 2025. Apera Fund III closed at €2.9 billion above its hard cap.

Investment thesis

Apera deploys capital through three flagship Apera Private Debt Funds (I, II, III) plus separately managed accounts and senior strategy vehicles, providing senior secured unitranche and senior strategies to sponsor-backed lower mid-market companies. The platform is sector-agnostic with portfolio concentration across healthcare, business services, software and technology, industrials and consumer. Geographic deployment spans Western Europe across DACH, UK, Nordics, France and Benelux core markets through four offices with 19-language coverage, supporting cross-border financing across European mid-market sponsors. The 2025 integration into Franklin Templeton's $1.5 trillion plus platform expands LP reach.

Recent activity

As a private credit lender, realised exits occur via loan refinancing or repayment rather than equity exits. Recent financings include unitranche for Bridgepoint's acquisition of Finzzle Groupe (wealth management, France, June 2025), refinancing of Terras Holding (industrials, Germany, November 2024), refinancing of ONSKINERY (consumer, 2024), £23.5 million unitranche for Seabrook (consumer and snacks, UK) and custom financing for Sophie Lebreuilly (consumer, France). The platform has completed more than 100 transactions to date. Detailed buyer names and multiple data available on Pro at €29/month.