What investment strategy does CGE Partners focus on?

CGE Partners focuses on Buyout, Growth strategies in the private equity space.

How many portfolio companies does CGE Partners have?

CGE Partners has 7 active portfolio companies and 1 completed exit and 2 funds tracked on GP Intel.

Where is CGE Partners headquartered?

CGE Partners is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

What is CGE Partners's assets under management?

CGE Partners manages approximately €1.1B in assets under management.

When was CGE Partners founded?

CGE Partners was founded in 2018.

What sectors does CGE Partners invest in?

CGE Partners invests across Software, Business Services, Healthcare.

What are CGE Partners's recent exits?

Recent realized exits by CGE Partners include: Aurora Energy Research (2025) to TPG Rise Climate.

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CGE Partners

London, United Kingdom·Founded 2018·

Buyout Growth Equity

·cge-partners.com

CGE Partners LLP is a London mid-market private equity firm founded in 2018 by ex-Bridgepoint and Inflexion executives, investing in information, data and software businesses across Northern and Western Europe. It raised a EUR 440 million debut fund in 2019 and a EUR 700 million second fund in 2024, writing EUR 30-100 million majority cheques. The firm is an appointed representative authorised under the UK Financial Conduct Authority with firm reference number 827788.

AUM

€1.1B

Funds

vintages 2019–2024

Portfolio

Exits

CGE Partners is a London buyout firm with €1.1B AUM, 7 active companies and 1 exit.

SectorsSoftware Business Services Healthcare

Key takeaways

·Top sector focus: SaaS (38% of portfolio).
·Fund cadence: ~5Y between vintages · last raise 2024.

Sector breakdown

8 companies

SaaS

3 · 38%

Data & Analytics

2 · 25%

HealthTech

1 · 13%

LegalTech

1 · 13%

EdTech

1 · 13%

Geography breakdown

4 geographies

5 · 63%

Austria

1 · 13%

Belgium

1 · 13%

Norway

1 · 13%

Key facts

HQLondon, United Kingdom

Founded2018

Websitecge-partners.com

Recent exits

CGE Partners sold Aurora Energy Research to TPG Rise Climate in 2025 after 5 years.

Coverage notes

2 funds tracked, 8 portfolio companies (7 active · 1 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.

Funds & portfolio

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

2 funds

Fund

Strategy

Vintage

Size

Assets

Exits

CGE Partners Fund II

Buyout2024€700M2 assets

Buyout

2024 · 2yr

€700M

–

Unrealized

2 held

Company	Entry
Aurora Energy Research Data & Analytics · UK	2025
Intact SaaS · Austria	2024

CGE Partners Fund I

Buyout2019€440M5 assets1 exits

Buyout

2019 · 7yr

€440M

Unrealized

5 held

Company	Entry
Datapharm HealthTech · UK	2022
Enhesa LegalTech · Belgium	2020
Ethixbase360 SaaS · UK	2021
Inspera EdTech · Norway	2021
SureCloud SaaS · UK	2021

Realized

1 exit

Company	Entry	Exit	Type	Buyer	MOIC
Aurora Energy Research Data & Analytics · UK	2020	2025	Secondary	TPG Rise Climate	–

About CGE Partners

CGE Partners is a thematic mid-market private equity firm with approximately €1.14 billion of cumulative assets under management as of December 2024 (Fund I €440 million 2019 vintage fully invested, Fund II €700 million 2024 vintage investing), headquartered in London. The firm was founded in 2018 by a team building a thematic mid-market PE firm, fully independent from inception and certified as a B Corporation.

Investment thesis

CGE Partners deploys capital through two funds (Fund I, Fund II), targeting mid-market control buyouts and growth investments in information, data and software businesses aligned to global megatrends, with 3-5 year holds and flexibility for longer partnerships. Sector focus spans software, data and information services, compliance and RegTech, energy transition, AI and digital learning. Geographic deployment is UK and Western Europe core. The thematic future-market-leaders approach concentrates on companies riding structural megatrends in data and software.

Recent activity

Recent realised exits include energy data and software (Aurora Energy Research, 2025, with CGE reinvesting via Fund II). Recent acquisitions include compliance and RegTech software (Intact, 2024) and pharma data and software (Datapharm, 2023, which executed a European bolt-on acquisition in 2024). The platform continues active deployment of Fund II across the thematic data and software mandate.

Frequently asked questions

What investment strategy does CGE Partners focus on?: CGE Partners focuses on Buyout, Growth strategies in the private equity space.
How many portfolio companies does CGE Partners have?: CGE Partners has 7 active portfolio companies and 1 completed exit and 2 funds tracked on GP Intel.
Where is CGE Partners headquartered?: CGE Partners is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.
What is CGE Partners's assets under management?: CGE Partners manages approximately €1.1B in assets under management.
When was CGE Partners founded?: CGE Partners was founded in 2018.
What sectors does CGE Partners invest in?: CGE Partners invests across Software, Business Services, Healthcare.
What are CGE Partners's recent exits?: Recent realized exits by CGE Partners include: Aurora Energy Research (2025) to TPG Rise Climate.