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Castik Capital

Castik Capital

Munich, Germany·Founded 2014··castik.com

Castik Capital is a European private equity firm founded in June 2014 by Michael Phillips and partners spinning out of Apax, investing through its EPIC fund family: EPIC I (EUR 1bn, 2015), the EPIC I-b single-asset continuation fund (EUR 700m, 2021), EPIC II (EUR 1.25bn, 2020) and EPIC III (EUR 2bn, 2024). The fund manager is seated in Luxembourg while the 28-strong investment advisory team operates from Munich, which anchors the firm in Germany under an operational-headquarters view. Castik manages around EUR 5bn and backs European platform companies in software, services, industrials and healthcare.

AUM
€5.0B
Funds
4
vintages 2015–2024
Portfolio
15
Exits
4

Key facts

HQMunich, Germany
Founded2014
Employees57+
Websitecastik.com

Recent exits

Reward Gateway
Reward Gateway
HR Tech2023 · 2yr hold
Waterlogic
Consumer2022 · 7yr hold
Acrotec
Acrotec
Industrials2021 · 5yr hold
ipan/Delegate
LegalTech2019 · 1yr hold

Coverage notes

4 funds tracked, 19 portfolio companies (15 active · 4 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.

Sector breakdown

19 companies
Business Services
4 · 21%
SaaS
3 · 16%
Industrials
2 · 11%
Consumer
2 · 11%
Logistics
2 · 11%
Healthcare
2 · 11%
HR Tech
1 · 5%
E-commerce
1 · 5%

Funds & portfolio

Every fund Castik Capital has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.

4 funds
EPIC IIIBuyout
2024 · 2yr€2.0B5 active

Unrealized

5 held
Aider
AiderActive
Business ServicesNorway· Entry 2025
IndustrialsNetherlands· Entry 2024
SaaSUK· Entry 2025
SaaSUK· Entry 2025
WATR Group
WATR GroupActive
Business ServicesGermany· Entry 2025
EPIC I-bBuyoutActive
2021 · 5yr€700M1 active

Unrealized

1 held
CulliganActive
ConsumerUS· Entry 2022
EPIC IIBuyoutHarvesting
2020 · 6yr€1.3B6 active · 1 realized

Unrealized

6 held
artus
artusActive
Business ServicesGermany· Entry 2022
LogisticsNetherlands· Entry 2020
LogisticsNorway· Entry 2021
Business ServicesGermany· Entry 2023
HealthcareNetherlands· Entry 2024
TBAuctionsActive
E-commerceNetherlands· Entry 2022

Realized

1 exit
Reward Gateway
Reward GatewayExited 2023
HR TechUK· Entry 2021
Trade Saleto
EPIC IBuyoutHarvesting
2015 · 11yr€1.0B3 active · 3 realized

Unrealized

3 held
AddSecure
AddSecureActive
SoftwareSweden· Entry 2019
AllDent
AllDentActive
HealthcareGermany· Entry 2019
Alpega
AlpegaActive
SaaSBelgium· Entry 2017

Realized

3 exits
Acrotec
AcrotecExited 2021
IndustrialsSwitzerland· Entry 2016
Secondaryto
ipan/DelegateExited 2019
LegalTechGermany· Entry 2018
Trade Saleto
WaterlogicExited 2022
ConsumerUK· Entry 2015
Trade Saleto
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Investment team

Senior partners. Hand-checked from public filings and the firm's own site.

Michael Phillips
Founder and Managing Partner
Michael Groeber
Investment Partner, Co-Founder
Dr. Marc-Oliver Jauch
Investment Partner

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