Five Arrows Managers

About Five Arrows Managers

Five Arrows is the alternative assets arm of Rothschild & Co, founded in 2008 and headquartered in Paris with €31 billion of assets under management across corporate and secondary private equity, multi-manager funds, co-investments and credit strategies. The platform leverages the multi-century Rothschild banking heritage to provide diversified alternative asset management across multiple distinct strategy categories.

Investment thesis

Five Arrows deploys capital across complementary alternative strategies including corporate private equity (mid-market buyout and growth), secondary private equity (LP-led and GP-led secondary transactions), multi-manager funds (fund-of-funds positions), co-investments alongside lead sponsors, and credit strategies (private debt and credit secondaries). The multi-strategy mandate enables Five Arrows to provide institutional limited partners with diversified European alternative asset exposure.

Recent activity

Recent realised exits include Softway Medical (healthcare, 2025), Harvest (financials, 2024) and Menix Group (healthcare, 2024), reflecting strong distribution across the multi-strategy alternative platform. The platform tracks 3 funds tracked on GP Intel, 32 active portfolio companies and 21 realised exits across the broader Five Arrows alternative asset programme.

Frequently asked questions

What investment strategy does Five Arrows Managers focus on?

Five Arrows Managers focuses on Buyout, Growth strategies in the private equity space.

How many portfolio companies does Five Arrows Managers have?

Five Arrows Managers has 38 active portfolio companies and 21 completed exits and 5 funds tracked on GP Intel.

Where is Five Arrows Managers headquartered?

Five Arrows Managers is headquartered in Paris, France.

What is Five Arrows Managers's assets under management?

Five Arrows Managers manages approximately €31M in assets under management.

When was Five Arrows Managers founded?

Five Arrows Managers was founded in 2008.

What sectors does Five Arrows Managers invest in?

Five Arrows Managers invests across Healthcare, Business Services, Software.

What are Five Arrows Managers's recent exits?

Recent realized exits by Five Arrows Managers include: Kpler (2026) to Sixth Street; Softway Medical (2025) to Bain Capital Europe; Harvest (2024) to TA Associates and Montagu Private Equity; CBA (2023) to Vivalto Partners and Amundi; The Binding Site (2023) to Thermo Fisher Scientific; Hygie31 (2022) to Latour Capital; eDreams ODIGEO (2021) to Institutional investors (public market); The Stepping Stones Group (2021) to Leonard Green & Partners.