Castik Capital
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.
Key facts
Recent exits
Coverage notes
4 funds tracked, 19 portfolio companies (15 active · 4 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Sector breakdown
19 companiesFunds & portfolio
Every fund Castik Capital has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
EPIC IIIBuyout2024 · 2yr€2.0B5 active
Unrealized
5 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Services | 2025 | ||
| Industrials | 2024 | ||
| SaaS | 2025 | ||
| SaaS | 2025 | ||
| Business Services | 2025 |
EPIC I-bBuyoutActive2021 · 5yr€700M1 active
EPIC IIBuyoutHarvesting2020 · 6yr€1.3B6 active · 1 realized
Unrealized
6 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Services | 2022 | ||
| Logistics | 2020 | ||
| Logistics | 2021 | ||
| Business Services | 2023 | ||
| Healthcare | 2024 | ||
| E-commerce | 2022 |
Realized
1 exit| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR Tech | 2021 | 2023 | Trade Sale | – |
EPIC IBuyoutHarvesting2015 · 11yr€1.0B3 active · 3 realized
Unrealized
3 heldRealized
3 exits| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industrials | 2016 | 2021 | Secondary | – | |||
| LegalTech | 2018 | 2019 | Trade Sale | – | |||
| Consumer | 2015 | 2022 | Trade Sale | – |
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Investment team
Senior partners. Hand-checked from public filings and the firm's own site.
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