Mindful Capital Partners
Mindful Capital Partners (MCP), formerly Mandarin Capital Partners until an April 2022 rebrand, is an independent private equity firm founded in 2007 with offices in Milan and Luxembourg (historically also Frankfurt and Shanghai). It runs mid-market buyout and growth funds investing EUR 10-30 million of equity in Italian and German-speaking SMEs with revenues of roughly EUR 40-300 million, historically with a Euro-Chinese cross-border angle led by co-founders Alberto Forchielli and Zhen Gao. The firm favours management buy-outs, buy-and-build platforms and internationalization, having deployed four fund generations (MCP I-IV). Firm-wide AUM is around EUR 770 million per Mergr.
Key facts
Recent exits
Coverage notes
4 funds tracked, 24 portfolio companies (9 active · 15 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Funds & portfolio
Every fund Mindful Capital Partners has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
Mindful Capital Partners IVBuyout2023 · 3yr1 active
Unrealized
1 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fiorini Industries | Industrials | Italy | 2023 |
Mindful Capital Partners IIIBuyout2019 · 7yr€227M7 active · 1 realized
Mandarin Capital Partners IIBuyout2013 · 13yr€195M1 active · 6 realized
Unrealized
1 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italian Frozen Food Holding | Consumer | Italy | 2018 |
Realized
6 exits| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hydro Holding | Industrials | Italy | 2015 | 2018 | Secondary | – | |
| Industrie Chimiche Forestali | Industrials | Italy | 2014 | 2018 | IPO | – | – |
| Italcer | Industrials | Italy | 2017 | 2026 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Ladurner Ambiente | Industrials | Italy | 2016 | 2018 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Marval | Industrials | Italy | 2016 | 2018 | Secondary | – | |
| Mipharm | Pharma | Italy | 2016 | 2022 | Secondary | – |
Mandarin Capital Partners IBuyout2007 · 19yr€328M0 active · 8 realized
Realized
8 exits| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cifa | Industrials | Italy | 2008 | 2013 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Dedalus | HealthTech | Italy | 2010 | 2016 | Secondary | – | |
| Euticals | Pharma | Italy | 2008 | 2012 | Secondary | – | |
| Gasket International | Industrials | Italy | 2008 | 2013 | Trade Sale | – | |
| GVS | Industrials | Italy | 2011 | 2014 | MBO | – | – |
| IMA | Industrials | Italy | 2009 | 2013 | – | – | – |
| Italmatch Chemicals | Industrials | Italy | 2010 | 2014 | Secondary | – | |
| Tianma Tianji | Pharma | China | 2010 | 2015 | – | – | – |
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