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 is authorised by the UK Financial Conduct Authority under firm reference number 755398 (EMK Capital LLP, Companies House OC403928) 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, 26 portfolio companies (25 active · 1 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Funds & portfolio
Every fund EMK Capital has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
EMK Capital Partners IIIBuyout2023 · 3yr€3.0B11 active
Unrealized
11 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arctic Seafarm | Agriculture | Norway | 2024 |
| Argos Surface Technologies | Industrials | Italy | 2025 |
| Aureos | Construction | UK | 2024 |
| Globe Groupe | Business Services | France | 2025 |
| Heras | Industrials | Netherlands | 2024 |
| L&S | Industrials | Italy | 2024 |
| March | Industrials | UK | 2024 |
| Pinerock Group | Construction | Sweden | 2024 |
| Servion | IT Services | India | 2023 |
| VDK Groep | Industrials | Netherlands | 2023 |
| WeAreProject | IT Services | Italy | 2025 |
EMK Capital Partners IIBuyout2020 · 6yr€1.5B12 active
Unrealized
12 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bark.com | Consumer | UK | 2022 |
| Cardo | Industrials | Israel | 2021 |
| Covidence | Industrials | Norway | 2019 |
| eGISS | IT Services | Denmark | 2021 |
| EyeCare Group | Consumer | Netherlands | 2021 |
| Future Group | Education | UK | 2021 |
| Onebright | Healthcare | UK | 2019 |
| Roundtable Interactive Group | Gaming | UK | 2021 |
| Service Key | Business Services | Italy | 2022 |
| The Digital Neighborhood | IT Services | Netherlands | 2020 |
| Trustonic | Cybersecurity | UK | 2020 |
| Williams Advanced Engineering | Industrials | UK | 2019 |
EMK Capital Partners IBuyout2017 · 9yr€680M2 active · 1 realized
Unrealized
2 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bright Data | Data & Analytics | Israel | 2017 |
| Reconomy | 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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