Impact Partners

About Impact Partners

Impact Partners is the first European platform dedicated to impact investing, with over €500 million of assets under management, founded in 2007 and headquartered in Paris. The firm operates across Paris, Frankfurt and Copenhagen offices, supporting social impact entrepreneurs across European markets with dedicated impact-aligned capital deployment.

Investment thesis

Impact Partners targets European social impact entrepreneurs and mission-driven businesses, deploying growth equity and buyout capital with equity tickets typically ranging from €5 million to €25 million per transaction. The impact investing mandate requires demonstrable social or environmental outcomes alongside commercial financial return, with the platform's pan-European footprint enabling deal sourcing across multiple impact-aligned market segments.

Recent activity

The platform tracks a single dedicated fund vehicle and 4 active portfolio companies across the European impact investing programme. The long-duration impact mandate supports patient capital deployment aligned with social impact entrepreneur business cycles.

Frequently asked questions

What investment strategy does Impact Partners focus on?

Impact Partners focuses on Growth, Buyout strategies in the private equity space.

How many portfolio companies does Impact Partners have?

Impact Partners has 28 active portfolio companies and 6 completed exits and 1 fund tracked on GP Intel.

Where is Impact Partners headquartered?

Impact Partners is headquartered in Paris, France.

What is Impact Partners's assets under management?

Impact Partners manages approximately €500M in assets under management.

When was Impact Partners founded?

Impact Partners was founded in 2008.

What sectors does Impact Partners invest in?

Impact Partners invests across Healthcare, Consumer.

What are Impact Partners's recent exits?

Recent realized exits by Impact Partners include: NeuroNation (2026) to Schwabe Group; Urbilog (2023) to BNP Paribas Asset Management; L'Atelier des Chefs (2022) to ADC Holding / Amaury Investissements; L'Atelier des Chefs (2022) to Amaury Investissements; WebForce3 (2021) to Weinberg Capital Partners; Comerso (2018) to SOPA.