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.

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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

SectorsIndustrials TMT Financials Healthcare Consumer

Key facts

HQParis, France

Founded2017

Websiteesslingcapital.com

Recent exits

Caillau

Industrials2025 · 7yr hold

Evolucare

HealthTech2023 · 4yr hold

Crouzet

Aerospace & Defence2022 · 4yr hold

Duff & Phelps

Financials2018 · 2yr hold

Coverage notes

6 funds tracked, 19 portfolio companies (15 active · 4 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.

Sector breakdown

19 companies

Consumer

3 · 16%

Industrials

3 · 16%

Financials

3 · 16%

FoodTech

1 · 5%

Business Services

1 · 5%

Software

1 · 5%

HealthTech

1 · 5%

InsurTech

1 · 5%

Funds & portfolio

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

6 funds

Essling Co-Invest 4Buyout

2024 · 2yr€120M0 active

No portfolio companies tracked yet.

Essling Co-Invest HealthcareGrowthActive

2022 · 4yr€100M0 active

No portfolio companies tracked yet.

Essling Co-Invest 3BuyoutRealized

2019 · 7yr€120M4 active

Unrealized

4 held

Company	Sector	Geo	Entry
Chabe	Consumer	France	2019
Citri&Co	FoodTech	Spain	2019
Funecap	Business Services	France	2019
Matawan	Software	France	2019

ChabeActive

Consumer

France· Entry 2019

Citri&CoActive

FoodTech

Spain· Entry 2019

FunecapActive

Business Services

France· Entry 2019

MatawanActive

Software

France· Entry 2019

Essling ExpansionGrowth

2019 · 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

SPVIE AssurancesActive

InsurTech

France· Entry 2020

TeknimedActive

MedTech

France· Entry 2021

TrustBuilderActive

Cybersecurity

France· Entry 2021

X-Ray PhoceaActive

Healthcare

France· Entry 2023

Realized

1 exit

Company	Sector	Geo	Entry	Exit	Type	Buyer	MOIC
Evolucare	HealthTech	France	2019	2023	Trade Sale		–

EvolucareExited 2023

HealthTech

France· Entry 2019

Trade Saleto

Essling Co-Invest 2BuyoutRealized

2018 · 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

Hamburg Commercial BankActive

Financials

Germany· Entry 2018

KiloutouActive

Industrials

France· Entry 2018

Minimax Viking GroupActive

Industrials

Germany· Entry 2018

Realized

2 exits

Company	Sector	Geo	Entry	Exit	Type	Buyer	MOIC
Caillau	Industrials	France	2018	2025	Secondary		–
Crouzet	Aerospace & Defence	France	2018	2022	Secondary		–

CaillauExited 2025

Industrials

France· Entry 2018

Secondaryto

CrouzetExited 2022

Aerospace & Defence

France· Entry 2018

Secondaryto

Essling Co-Invest 1BuyoutRealized

2017 · 9yr€100M4 active · 1 realized

Unrealized

4 held

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

Brunel GroupActive

Consumer

France· Entry 2016

GetBackActive

FinancialsPoland· Entry 2017

StaplesActive

Consumer

US· Entry 2017

The Reefer GroupActive

Logistics

France· Entry 2016

Realized

1 exit

Company	Sector	Geo	Entry	Exit	Type	Buyer	MOIC
Duff & Phelps	Financials	US	2016	2018	Secondary		–

Duff & PhelpsExited 2018

Financials

US· Entry 2016

Secondaryto

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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.