CataCap Management
CataCap Management is a Copenhagen-based lower and mid-market private equity firm founded in 2012 that acquires majority stakes in Danish small and medium-sized enterprises across industrials, business services, consumer and technology-enabled sectors, applying an active-ownership and buy-and-build approach. The firm manages three buyout funds representing about DKK 5.3bn of equity commitments including co-investment and is led by founding partners Vilhelm Hahn-Petersen, Jens Hahn-Petersen and Peter Ryttergaard.
Key facts
Recent exits
Coverage notes
3 funds tracked, 16 portfolio companies (10 active · 6 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Sector breakdown
16 companiesFunds & portfolio
Every fund CataCap Management has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
CataCap IIIBuyout2022 · 4yr€188M5 active
Unrealized
5 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cybersecurity |  Denmark | 2026 | |
| Software | Denmark | 2025 | |
| Industrials | Denmark | 2023 | |
| Consumer | Denmark | 2023 | |
| Business Services | Denmark | 2025 |
Denmark· Entry 2026Denmark· Entry 2025Denmark· Entry 2023Denmark· Entry 2023Denmark· Entry 2025CataCap IIBuyoutHarvesting2017 · 9yr€226M4 active · 2 realized
Unrealized
4 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Industrials | Denmark | 2022 | |
| E-commerce | Denmark | 2021 | |
| Industrials | Denmark | 2022 | |
| Hospitality | Denmark | 2018 |
Realized
2 exits| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aerospace & Defence |  UK | 2019 | 2026 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| IT Services | Denmark | 2019 | 2026 | Trade Sale | – |
CataCap IBuyoutHarvesting2013 · 13yr€145M1 active · 4 realized
Unrealized
1 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aerospace & Defence | Denmark | 2017 |
Denmark· Entry 2017Realized
4 exits| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | Denmark | 2016 | 2021 | Secondary | – | ||
| Business Services | Denmark | 2015 | 2022 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Software | Denmark | 2017 | 2021 | Secondary | – | ||
| Software | Denmark | 2014 | 2022 | Secondary | – |
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About CataCap Management
CataCap Management is an independent Danish mid-market private equity firm with approximately DKK 5.3 billion of total equity commitments across three funds as of December 2024 (CataCap III final close December 2023), headquartered in Copenhagen at Øster Allé 48. The firm was founded in 2012 and operates as a partner-owned PE manager, AIFM-licensed since 2021, positioning itself as a virtues-driven, transformation-focused specialist.
Investment thesis
CataCap Management deploys capital through three funds (CataCap I 2012, CataCap II 2018 vintage, CataCap III 2023, plus a first defence-focused fund reported in raising), targeting buyout and active-ownership investing in small and mid-sized Nordic companies with growth and transformation potential, applying operational value creation beyond capital. Sector focus spans industrials and engineering consultancy, aviation aftermarket, food and beverage, consumer (beauty, health, personal care), wind and clean energy, niche manufacturing, secure digital communication and circular economy. Geographic deployment is Denmark core with broader Nordics.
Recent activity
Recent realised exits include the aviation aftermarket continuation-vehicle process for TP Aerospace ongoing through 2025-2026. Recent acquisitions include engineering consultancy (2025, via platform Thranekær: Ingeniørgruppen 2026, Dominia 2025) plus the Thranekær Rådgivende Ingeniører platform itself (2025). The platform continues active deployment of CataCap III across the Nordic mid-market mandate. Detailed buyer names and multiple data available on Pro at €29/month.
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