EMK Capital
EMK Capital is a London-based private equity firm founded in 2015 by Edmund Lazarus and Mark Joseph, investing in upper-mid-market buyouts across Western Europe. The firm, through EMK Capital LLP, is authorised by the UK Financial Conduct Authority under firm reference number 755398 and manages over EUR 7 billion across three funds. EMK partners with management teams to transform mid-market businesses into international leaders across business services, industrials, technology and consumer sectors.
Key facts
Recent exits
Coverage notes
3 funds tracked, 28 portfolio companies (26 active · 2 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Sector breakdown
28 companiesFunds & portfolio
Every fund EMK Capital has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
EMK Capital Partners IIIBuyout2023 · 3yr€3.0B12 active
Unrealized
12 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture |  Norway | 2024 | |
| Industrials |  Italy | 2025 | |
| Construction |  UK | 2024 | |
| Business Services |  France | 2025 | |
| Industrials |  Netherlands | 2024 | |
| Industrials | Italy | 2024 | |
| Industrials | Italy | 2024 | |
| Industrials | UK | 2024 | |
| Construction |  Sweden | 2024 | |
| IT Services | India | 2023 | |
| Industrials | Netherlands | 2023 | |
| IT Services | Italy | 2025 |
Norway· Entry 2024Italy· Entry 2025UK· Entry 2024France· Entry 2025Netherlands· Entry 2024Italy· Entry 2024Italy· Entry 2024UK· Entry 2024Sweden· Entry 2024Netherlands· Entry 2023Italy· Entry 2025EMK Capital Partners IIBuyout2020 · 6yr€1.5B12 active · 1 realized
Unrealized
12 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer | UK | 2022 | |
| Industrials | Israel | 2021 | |
| Industrials | Norway | 2019 | |
| IT Services |  Denmark | 2021 | |
| Consumer | Netherlands | 2021 | |
| Education | UK | 2021 | |
| Healthcare | UK | 2019 | |
| TMT | UK | 2021 | |
| Gaming | UK | 2021 | |
| Business Services | Italy | 2022 | |
| IT Services | Netherlands | 2020 | |
| Cybersecurity | UK | 2020 |
UK· Entry 2022Norway· Entry 2019Denmark· Entry 2021Netherlands· Entry 2021UK· Entry 2021UK· Entry 2019UK· Entry 2021UK· Entry 2021Italy· Entry 2022Netherlands· Entry 2020UK· Entry 2020Realized
1 exit| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industrials | UK | 2019 | 2022 | Trade Sale | – |
EMK Capital Partners IBuyout2017 · 9yr€680M2 active · 1 realized
Unrealized
2 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data & Analytics | Israel | 2017 | |
| Business Services | UK | 2017 |
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About EMK Capital
EMK Capital is a British private equity and investment platform with capital deployed across 5 active fund vehicles, headquartered in London. The firm operates across multiple alternative strategies, with capital deployed into European businesses across industrials, business services, TMT, consumer, software and healthcare.
Investment thesis
EMK Capital operates across complementary alternative investment strategies, deploying capital into European businesses across industrials, business services, TMT, consumer, software and healthcare. The multi-strategy platform enables diversified capital deployment across the business lifecycle from venture and growth equity to mid-cap buyouts, with capital sourced from institutional limited partners and selective family-office capital across the United Kingdom and broader European market.
Recent activity
Realised exits across the current platform vintages remain limited, with the portfolio in active deployment and value-creation phase. The platform tracks 5 fund vehicles, 74 active portfolio companies and 4 realised exits across the strategy's history. Detailed buyer names and multiple data available on Pro at €29/month.
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