What investment strategy does Essling Capital focus on?

Essling Capital focuses on Buyout, Growth strategies in the private equity space.

How many portfolio companies does Essling Capital have?

Essling Capital has 15 active portfolio companies and 4 completed exits and 6 funds tracked on GP Intel.

Where is Essling Capital headquartered?

Essling Capital is headquartered in Paris, France.

What is Essling Capital's assets under management?

Essling Capital manages approximately €650M in assets under management.

When was Essling Capital founded?

Essling Capital was founded in 2017.

What sectors does Essling Capital invest in?

Essling Capital invests across Industrials, TMT, Financials, Healthcare, Consumer.

What are Essling Capital's recent exits?

Recent realized exits by Essling Capital include: Caillau (2025) to Montyon Capital; Evolucare (2023) to GPI Group; Crouzet (2022) to Tikehau Ace Capital and Bpifrance; Duff & Phelps (2018) to Permira.

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Essling Capital

Paris, France·Founded 2017·

Buyout Growth Equity

·esslingcapital.com

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).

AUM

€650M

Funds

vintages 2017–2024

Portfolio

Exits

Essling Capital is a Paris buyout firm with €650M AUM, 15 active companies and 4 exits.

SectorsIndustrials TMT Financials Healthcare Consumer

Key takeaways

·3 exits in the last 5 years · consistent DPI cadence.
·Average hold across 4 realized deals: 4 years.
·Fund cadence: ~1Y between vintages · last raise 2024.

Sector breakdown

19 companies

Consumer

3 · 16%

Financials

3 · 16%

Construction

2 · 11%

Agriculture

1 · 5%

Business Services

1 · 5%

SaaS

1 · 5%

HealthTech

1 · 5%

InsurTech

1 · 5%

Geography breakdown

5 geographies

France

13 · 68%

Germany

2 · 11%

Spain

1 · 5%

Poland

1 · 5%

Key facts

HQParis, France

Founded2017

Websiteesslingcapital.com

Recent exits

Essling Capital sold Caillau to Montyon Capital in 2025 after 7 years.

Essling Capital sold Evolucare to GPI Group in 2023 after 4 years.

Essling Capital sold Crouzet to Tikehau Ace Capital and Bpifrance in 2022 after 4 years.

Essling Capital sold Duff & Phelps to Permira in 2018 after 2 years.

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.

6 funds

Fund

Strategy

Vintage

Size

Assets

Exits

Essling Co-Invest 4

Buyout2024€120M0 assets

Buyout

2024 · 2yr

€120M

–

No portfolio companies tracked yet.

Essling Co-Invest HealthcareActive

Growth2022€100M0 assets

Growth

2022 · 4yr

€100M

–

No portfolio companies tracked yet.

Essling Co-Invest 3Realized

Buyout2019€120M4 assets

Buyout

2019 · 7yr

€120M

–

Unrealized

4 held

Company	Entry
Chabe Consumer · France	2019
Citri&Co Agriculture · Spain	2019
Funecap Business Services · France	2019
Matawan SaaS · France	2019

Essling Expansion

Growth2019€200M4 assets1 exits

Growth

2019 · 7yr

€200M

Unrealized

4 held

Company	Entry
SPVIE Assurances InsurTech · France	2020
Teknimed MedTech · France	2021
TrustBuilder Cybersecurity · France	2021
X-Ray Phocea Healthcare · France	2023

Realized

1 exit

Company	Entry	Exit	Type	Buyer	MOIC
Evolucare HealthTech · France	2019	2023	Trade Sale	GPI Group	–

Essling Co-Invest 2Realized

Buyout2018€100M3 assets2 exits

Buyout

2018 · 8yr

€100M

Unrealized

3 held

Company	Entry
Hamburg Commercial Bank Financials · Germany	2018
Kiloutou Construction · France	2018
Minimax Viking Group Construction · Germany	2018

Realized

2 exits

Company	Entry	Exit	Type	Buyer	MOIC
Caillau Industrials · France	2018	2025	Secondary	Montyon Capital	–
Crouzet Aerospace & Defence · France	2018	2022	Secondary	Tikehau Ace Capital and Bpifrance	–

Essling Co-Invest 1Realized

Buyout2017€100M4 assets1 exits

Buyout

2017 · 9yr

€100M

Unrealized

4 held

Company	Entry
Brunel Group Consumer · France	2016
GetBack Financials · Poland	2017
Staples Consumer · US	2017
The Reefer Group Logistics · France	2016

Realized

1 exit

Company	Entry	Exit	Type	Buyer	MOIC
Duff & Phelps Financials · US	2016	2018	Secondary	Permira	–

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.

Frequently asked questions

What investment strategy does Essling Capital focus on?: Essling Capital focuses on Buyout, Growth strategies in the private equity space.
How many portfolio companies does Essling Capital have?: Essling Capital has 15 active portfolio companies and 4 completed exits and 6 funds tracked on GP Intel.
Where is Essling Capital headquartered?: Essling Capital is headquartered in Paris, France.
What is Essling Capital's assets under management?: Essling Capital manages approximately €650M in assets under management.
When was Essling Capital founded?: Essling Capital was founded in 2017.
What sectors does Essling Capital invest in?: Essling Capital invests across Industrials, TMT, Financials, Healthcare, Consumer.
What are Essling Capital's recent exits?: Recent realized exits by Essling Capital include: Caillau (2025) to Montyon Capital; Evolucare (2023) to GPI Group; Crouzet (2022) to Tikehau Ace Capital and Bpifrance; Duff & Phelps (2018) to Permira.