Capidea Management
Capidea is a Copenhagen-based lower-mid-market buyout firm that takes majority stakes in small and medium-sized Danish companies with EBITDA of DKK 15-75m and develops them through organic growth and add-on acquisitions over a four-to-five-year hold.
Key facts
Recent exits
Coverage notes
4 funds tracked, 35 portfolio companies (18 active · 17 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Sector breakdown
35 companiesFunds & portfolio
Every fund Capidea Management has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
Fond IVSmall-Mid Buyout2023 · 3yr€168M11 active
Unrealized
11 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Services | 2024 | ||
| Industrials | 2024 | ||
| Consumer | 2024 | ||
| Industrials | 2025 | ||
| Industrials | 2025 | ||
| Consumer | 2026 | ||
| Industrials | 2025 | ||
| Industrials | 2024 | ||
| Business Services | 2024 | ||
| IT Services | 2023 | ||
| Hospitality | 2025 |
Fond IIISmall-Mid BuyoutHarvesting2017 · 9yr€116M6 active · 3 realized
Unrealized
6 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| E-commerce | 2021 | ||
| Consumer | 2019 | ||
| Consumer | 2021 | ||
| Consumer | 2019 | ||
| Consumer | 2021 | ||
| Consumer | 2019 |
Realized
3 exits| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industrials | 2018 | 2022 | Trade Sale | – | |||
| Industrials | 2018 | 2020 | Trade Sale | – | |||
| AdTech | 2021 | 2023 | Secondary | – |
Fond IISmall-Mid BuyoutHarvesting2012 · 14yr€97M1 active · 6 realized
Unrealized
1 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Industrials | 2016 |
Realized
6 exits| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industrials | 2015 | 2021 | Trade Sale | – | |||
| Consumer | 2016 | 2024 | MBO | – | |||
| AgTech | 2013 | 2021 | Trade Sale | – | |||
| Software | 2013 | 2019 | Trade Sale | – | |||
| Industrials | 2017 | 2022 | Secondary | – | |||
| Software | 2014 | 2018 | Trade Sale | – |
Fond ISmall-Mid BuyoutRealized2007 · 19yr€101M0 active · 8 realized
Realized
8 exits| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer | 2007 | 2015 | – | – | |||
| IT Services | 2007 | 2011 | Trade Sale | – | |||
| Consumer | 2008 | 2012 | Trade Sale | – | |||
| Industrials | 2011 | 2016 | Trade Sale | – | |||
| Industrials | 2007 | 2014 | Secondary | – | |||
| Consumer | 2010 | 2017 | Trade Sale | – | |||
| Industrials | 2009 | 2013 | Trade Sale | – | |||
| Industrials | 2010 | 2017 | Trade Sale | – |
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About Capidea Management
Capidea Management is a Danish lower mid-market private equity firm with DKK 3.6 billion of total capital commitments across four funds as of December 2024 (Fund IV / Capidea Kapital IV closed at DKK 1,250 million hard cap), headquartered in Copenhagen. The firm was founded in 2006 and operates as a partner-managed independent fund manager (Capidea Management ApS) with an LP base largely composed of former business owners.
Investment thesis
Capidea Management deploys capital through approximately four funds (Fond I-IV), targeting buyout and majority investments in Danish lower mid-cap companies with organic growth plus add-on acquisitions over 4-5 year holds. Sector focus spans manufacturing, IT consulting, e-commerce, healthcare and wellness, marine systems and specialty consumer goods. Geographic deployment is domestic Denmark focus. The platform offers direct deal-team access for investors with an LP base of former entrepreneurs who understand operational challenges.
Recent activity
Recent realised exits include IT consulting (2024-2025) and arts-and-crafts e-commerce and consumer goods (2024). Recent acquisitions include an electric motor manufacturer (2025, majority stake), an IT consulting and staffing firm (2024, first Fund IV deal) and a gifting and consumer goods company, with six new platform investments completed in 2024. The platform continues active deployment of Fund IV across the Danish lower mid-market mandate. Detailed buyer names and multiple data available on Pro at €29/month.
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