Essling Capital
Essling Capital is a Paris-based independent private equity manager spun out of Massena Partners in 2017 (AMF GP-17000016, SIREN 827573783), specialised in PE co-investment, GP-led secondaries and lead-investment vehicles for European mid- and large-cap buyout deals. The firm manages and advises around EUR 650 million across a co-investment vehicle family (Essling Co-Invest 1 through 4, vintages 2017 to 2025) plus a healthcare thematic co-invest, lead-investment vehicles and a GP-led secondaries strategy launched 2025. Tickets typically range from EUR 5 to 30 million per deal, sector-agnostic, alongside leading European GPs. Realised exits include Evolucare (sold to GPI Group 2023), Crouzet (sold to Tikehau Ace Capital and Bpifrance 2022) and MMV (sold to La Compagnie des Alpes 2022).
Key facts
Recent exits
Coverage notes
6 funds tracked, 19 portfolio companies (15 active · 4 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Funds & portfolio
Every fund Essling Capital has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
Essling Co-Invest 4Buyout2024 · 2yr€120M0 active
No portfolio companies tracked yet.
Essling Co-Invest HealthcareGrowth2022 · 4yr€100M0 active
No portfolio companies tracked yet.
Essling Co-Invest 3Buyout2019 · 7yr€120M4 active
Essling ExpansionGrowth2019 · 7yr€200M4 active · 1 realized
Unrealized
4 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPVIE Assurances | InsurTech | France | 2020 |
| Teknimed | MedTech | France | 2021 |
| TrustBuilder | Cybersecurity | France | 2021 |
| X-Ray Phocea | Healthcare | France | 2023 |
Essling Co-Invest 2Buyout2018 · 8yr€100M3 active · 2 realized
Unrealized
3 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamburg Commercial Bank | Financials | Germany | 2018 |
| Kiloutou | Industrials | France | 2018 |
| Minimax Viking Group | Industrials | Germany | 2018 |
Essling Co-Invest 1Buyout2017 · 9yr€100M4 active · 1 realized
Unrealized
4 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brunel Group | Consumer | France | 2016 |
| GetBack | Financials | Poland | 2017 |
| Staples | Consumer | United States | 2017 |
| The Reefer Group | Industrials | France | 2016 |
Realized
1 exit| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duff & Phelps | Financials | United States | 2017 | 2018 | Secondary | – |
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About Essling Capital
Essling Capital is a French private equity and investment platform with capital deployed across 1 active fund vehicles, headquartered in Paris. The firm operates across multiple alternative strategies, with capital deployed into European businesses across industrials, TMT, financials and healthcare.
Investment thesis
Essling Capital operates across complementary alternative investment strategies, deploying capital into European businesses across industrials, TMT, financials 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 France and selectively across Europe.
Recent activity
Recent realised exits include Participation Wb Crouzet (industrials, 2022). The platform tracks 1 dedicated investment vehicle, 16 active portfolio companies and 3 realised exits across the strategy's history. Detailed buyer names and multiple data available on Pro at €29/month.
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