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Private equity firms.
1,000+ tracked across Europe.
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Total AUM
€7T+
across our 1,300+ GPs
Portfolio cos
31,478
active investments
Exits tracked
11,403
hand-checked
Countries covered
26
from every market
1,247 firms · Page 3 of 25
| GP | Country | Strategy | Sector Focus | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Parquest Capital Paris · 2014 |  France | Buyout | Business ServicesConsumer +5 | €850M | 3 | 13 | 24 | |
Apheon Paris · 2010 |  Belgium | Buyout | Business ServicesConsumer +7 | €4.5B | 9 | 30 | 24 | |
NiXEN Paris · 2000 | France | Buyout | Business ServicesConsumer +7 | €600M | 2 | 13 | 23 | |
Keensight Capital Paris | France | Buyout | HealthcareIT Services +3 | €8.0B | 2 | 38 | 23 | |
Eurefi Longwy · 1991 | France | Growth | Business ServicesConstruction +10 | €50M | 2 | 24 | 23 | |
Palatine Private Equity Manchester · 2005 |  United Kingdom | BuyoutImpact +1 | Business ServicesConstruction +16 | €1.4B | 8 | 25 | 23 | |
Clessidra Private Equity SGR Milan · 2003 |  Italy | BuyoutMid-Large Buyout +1 | Business ServicesConsumer +8 | €3.0B | 5 | 12 | 23 | |
BayBG Bayerische Beteiligungsgesellschaft Munich · 1972 |  Germany | GrowthVC | AdTechAerospace & Defence +27 | €315M | 2 | 60 | 23 | |
VIA equity Copenhagen · 2006 |  Denmark | Small-Mid BuyoutVC | AdTechBusiness Services +15 | €500M | 5 | 19 | 23 | |
EQT Ventures Stockholm · 2016 |  Sweden | VC | AdTechAerospace & Defence +24 | €2.3B | 3 | 93 | 23 | |
Alcedo SGR Treviso · 2000 | Italy | GrowthSmall-Mid Buyout | Business ServicesConsumer +7 | €800M | 5 | 15 | 22 | |
Acton Capital Munich · 1999 | Germany | Growth | AI/MLBusiness Services +13 | €780M | 4 | 32 | 22 | |
iXO Private Equity Toulouse · 2002 | France | BuyoutEvergreen +1 | Aerospace & DefenceAgriculture +10 | €1.0B | 17 | 53 | 22 | |
Socadif Paris · 1990 | France | Growth | Aerospace & DefenceBusiness Services +20 | €140M | 1 | 48 | 22 | |
P101 SGR Milan · 2013 | Italy | VC | AdTechAI/ML +15 | €500M | 3 | 35 | 22 | |
eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERS Muenster · 1999 | Germany | CybersecurityVC | AI/MLClimateTech +11 | €400M | 6 | 34 | 22 | |
Argos Wityu Paris | France | Buyout | Business ServicesConsumer +9 | €2.3B | 5 | 33 | 22 | |
Exponent Private Equity London · 2004 | United Kingdom | Buyout | Aerospace & DefenceBusiness Services +9 | €4.4B | 5 | 21 | 22 | |
Merieux Equity Partners Lyon · 2018 | France | BuyoutVC | BiotechHealthcare +3 | €1.6B | 7 | 34 | 22 | |
Wellington Partners Munich · 1998 | Germany | VC | BiotechCybersecurity +12 | – | 2 | 29 | 22 | |
NorthEdge Capital Manchester · 2009 | United Kingdom | BuyoutGrowth | AgricultureBusiness Services +16 | €1.2B | 4 | 26 | 22 | |
ECI Partners London · 1976 | United Kingdom | BuyoutGrowth | AdTechBusiness Services +14 | €2.8B | 6 | 18 | 21 | |
Capnamic Ventures Cologne · 2013 | Germany | VC | AdTechAerospace & Defence +23 | €350M | 3 | 45 | 21 | |
Indaco Venture Partners SGR Milan · 2016 | Italy | Life Sciences VCVC | AdTechAerospace & Defence +21 | €363M | 6 | 37 | 21 | |
Sunstone Life Science Ventures Copenhagen · 2007 | Denmark | VC | BiotechMedTech +1 | – | 3 | 13 | 20 | |
Haspa Beteiligungsgesellschaft Hamburg · 1998 | Germany | Buyout | AdTechAerospace & Defence +9 | €200M | 1 | 19 | 20 | |
Rutland Partners London · 2000 | United Kingdom | Buyout | Business ServicesConsumer +5 | €931M | 3 | 7 | 20 | |
Zest Rome · 2013 | Italy | VC | AdTechAgTech +28 | €57M | 1 | 192 | 20 | |
Ambienta Paris | Italy | BuyoutPrivate Debt +1 | AgTechConsumer +1 | €4.0B | 7 | 24 | 20 | |
Molten Ventures London · 2006 | United Kingdom | Balance Sheet | AdTechAerospace & Defence +19 | €1.6B | 1 | 38 | 19 | |
Qualium Investissement Paris | France | Buyout | Business ServicesConsumer +7 | €1.5B | 5 | 18 | 19 | |
Nalka Invest Stockholm · 2009 | Sweden | Evergreen | AdTechBusiness Services +10 | – | 1 | 12 | 19 | |
Blue Equity Vejle · 2013 | Denmark | Small-Mid Buyout | Business ServicesConstruction +6 | €280M | 4 | 12 | 19 | |
Lazard Elaia Capital Paris · 2024 | France | GrowthVC | AdTechAgTech +18 | €420M | 3 | 39 | 19 | |
Antin Infrastructure Partners Paris | France | Buyout | EducationEnergy +5 | €33.8B | 7 | 41 | 19 | |
50 Partners Paris · 2008 | France | VC | AI/MLCybersecurity +5 | €46M | 4 | 144 | 19 | |
Arkea Capital Le Relecq-Kerhuon · 1998 | France | BuyoutGrowth +2 | AgTechBiotech +19 | €1.3B | 9 | 118 | 19 | |
Amethis Dijon · 2013 | France | BuyoutGrowth | AgricultureAgTech +12 | €1.4B | 6 | 31 | 19 | |
Notion Capital London · 2009 | United Kingdom | GrowthVC | AdTechAerospace & Defence +15 | €921M | 6 | 43 | 19 | |
Five Arrows Managers Paris · 2008 | France | GrowthPrivate Debt +1 | Business ServicesConsumer +11 | €31M | 5 | 37 | 19 | |
Synergo Capital SGR Milan · 2004 | Italy | BuyoutGrowth | Business ServicesConsumer +6 | €1.3B | 3 | 5 | 19 | |
Progressio SGR Milan · 2005 | Italy | Small-Mid Buyout | Business ServicesConsumer +4 | €890M | 4 | 5 | 19 | |
Valedo Partners Stockholm · 2006 | Sweden | Buyout | Business ServicesConsumer +10 | €737M | 4 | 11 | 19 | |
NRW.BANK Duesseldorf · 2002 | Germany | VC | AI/MLBiotech +13 | – | 1 | 24 | 18 | |
Motion Equity Partners Paris · 1993 | France | Buyout | Business ServicesConsumer +5 | €2.8B | 6 | 13 | 18 | |
Wise Equity SGR Milan · 2000 | Italy | Small-Mid Buyout | Business ServicesConsumer +7 | €1.3B | 6 | 14 | 18 | |
BACKED VC London · 2016 | United Kingdom | VC | AdTechAgTech +20 | €286M | 3 | 70 | 18 | |
Magnum Capital Madrid · 2006 |  Spain | Buyout | AdTechAerospace & Defence +12 | €1.0B | 4 | 10 | 18 | |
BPE Institutional Partners Hamburg · 1998 | Germany | Small-Mid Buyout | Business ServicesConsumer +5 | €411M | 4 | 20 | 18 | |
Karista Paris · 2001 | France | VC | Aerospace & DefenceBiotech +16 | €134M | 5 | 48 | 17 |
Parquest Capital
Paris
FranceStrategy
Buyout
Sectors
Business ServicesConsumer
+5FundParquest Capital 3 · 2024
AUM
€850M
Funds
3
Portfolio
13
Exits
24
Apheon
Paris
BelgiumStrategy
Buyout
Sectors
Business ServicesConsumer
+7FundAMB VI · 2025
AUM
€4.5B
Funds
9
Portfolio
30
Exits
24
NiXEN
Paris
FranceStrategy
Buyout
Sectors
Business ServicesConsumer
+7FundNiXEN II · 2012
AUM
€600M
Funds
2
Portfolio
13
Exits
23
Keensight Capital
Paris
FranceStrategy
Buyout
Sectors
HealthcareIT Services
+3FundKeensight Nova VI · 2023
AUM
€8.0B
Funds
2
Portfolio
38
Exits
23
Eurefi
Longwy
FranceStrategy
Growth
Sectors
Business ServicesConstruction
+10FundEurope et Croissance · 2022
AUM
€50M
Funds
2
Portfolio
24
Exits
23
Palatine Private Equity
Manchester
United KingdomStrategy
BuyoutImpact
+1Sectors
Business ServicesConstruction
+16FundPalatine Buyout Fund V · 2025
AUM
€1.4B
Funds
8
Portfolio
25
Exits
23
Clessidra Private Equity SGR
Milan
ItalyStrategy
BuyoutMid-Large Buyout
+1Sectors
Business ServicesConsumer
+8FundClessidra Capital Partners Green Harvest · 2025
AUM
€3.0B
Funds
5
Portfolio
12
Exits
23
BayBG Bayerische Beteiligungsgesellschaft
Munich
GermanyStrategy
GrowthVC
Sectors
AdTechAerospace & Defence
+27FundBayBG Venture Capital · 2003
AUM
€315M
Funds
2
Portfolio
60
Exits
23
VIA equity
Copenhagen
DenmarkStrategy
Small-Mid BuyoutVC
Sectors
AdTechBusiness Services
+15FundVIA equity Fund V · 2023
AUM
€500M
Funds
5
Portfolio
19
Exits
23
EQT Ventures
Stockholm
SwedenStrategy
VC
Sectors
AdTechAerospace & Defence
+24FundEQT Ventures III · 2023
AUM
€2.3B
Funds
3
Portfolio
93
Exits
23
Alcedo SGR
Treviso
ItalyStrategy
GrowthSmall-Mid Buyout
Sectors
Business ServicesConsumer
+7FundAlcedo V · 2021
AUM
€800M
Funds
5
Portfolio
15
Exits
22
Acton Capital
Munich
GermanyStrategy
Growth
Sectors
AI/MLBusiness Services
+13FundActon VI · 2023
AUM
€780M
Funds
4
Portfolio
32
Exits
22
iXO Private Equity
Toulouse
FranceStrategy
BuyoutEvergreen
+1Sectors
Aerospace & DefenceAgriculture
+10FundIXO 5 · 2025
AUM
€1.0B
Funds
17
Portfolio
53
Exits
22
Socadif
Paris
FranceStrategy
Growth
Sectors
Aerospace & DefenceBusiness Services
+20FundSOCADIF · 1991
AUM
€140M
Funds
1
Portfolio
48
Exits
22
P101 SGR
Milan
ItalyStrategy
VC
Sectors
AdTechAI/ML
+15FundProgramma 103 · 2022
AUM
€500M
Funds
3
Portfolio
35
Exits
22
eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERS
Muenster
GermanyStrategy
CybersecurityVC
Sectors
AI/MLClimateTech
+11FundeCAPITAL V · 2022
AUM
€400M
Funds
6
Portfolio
34
Exits
22
Argos Wityu
Paris
FranceStrategy
Buyout
Sectors
Business ServicesConsumer
+9FundArgos Climate Action · 2023
AUM
€2.3B
Funds
5
Portfolio
33
Exits
22
Exponent Private Equity
London
United KingdomStrategy
Buyout
Sectors
Aerospace & DefenceBusiness Services
+9FundExponent Private Equity Partners V · 2025
AUM
€4.4B
Funds
5
Portfolio
21
Exits
22
Merieux Equity Partners
Lyon
FranceStrategy
BuyoutVC
Sectors
BiotechHealthcare
+3FundMérieux Participations 5 · 2026
AUM
€1.6B
Funds
7
Portfolio
34
Exits
22
Wellington Partners
Munich
GermanyStrategy
VC
Sectors
BiotechCybersecurity
+12FundWellington Partners Technology (legacy) · 2000
AUM
–
Funds
2
Portfolio
29
Exits
22
NorthEdge Capital
Manchester
United KingdomStrategy
BuyoutGrowth
Sectors
AgricultureBusiness Services
+16FundNorthEdge Fund III · 2020
AUM
€1.2B
Funds
4
Portfolio
26
Exits
22
ECI Partners
London
United KingdomStrategy
BuyoutGrowth
Sectors
AdTechBusiness Services
+14FundECI 12 · 2023
AUM
€2.8B
Funds
6
Portfolio
18
Exits
21
Capnamic Ventures
Cologne
GermanyStrategy
VC
Sectors
AdTechAerospace & Defence
+23FundCapnamic Fund III · 2022
AUM
€350M
Funds
3
Portfolio
45
Exits
21
Indaco Venture Partners SGR
Milan
ItalyStrategy
Life Sciences VCVC
Sectors
AdTechAerospace & Defence
+21FundIndaco BIO · 2022
AUM
€363M
Funds
6
Portfolio
37
Exits
21
Sunstone Life Science Ventures
Copenhagen
DenmarkStrategy
VC
Sectors
BiotechMedTech
+1FundSunstone Life Science Ventures V · 2021
AUM
–
Funds
3
Portfolio
13
Exits
20
Haspa Beteiligungsgesellschaft
Hamburg
GermanyStrategy
Buyout
Sectors
AdTechAerospace & Defence
+9FundHaspa BGM Evergreen · 1998
AUM
€200M
Funds
1
Portfolio
19
Exits
20
Rutland Partners
London
United KingdomStrategy
Buyout
Sectors
Business ServicesConsumer
+5FundRutland Fund III · 2015
AUM
€931M
Funds
3
Portfolio
7
Exits
20
Zest
Rome
ItalyStrategy
VC
Sectors
AdTechAgTech
+28FundZest · 2011
AUM
€57M
Funds
1
Portfolio
192
Exits
20
Ambienta
Paris
ItalyStrategy
BuyoutPrivate Debt
+1Sectors
AgTechConsumer
+1FundAmbienta Sustainable Credit Opportunities · 2026
AUM
€4.0B
Funds
7
Portfolio
24
Exits
20
Molten Ventures
London
United KingdomStrategy
Balance Sheet
Sectors
AdTechAerospace & Defence
+19FundMolten Ventures Balance Sheet · 2016
AUM
€1.6B
Funds
1
Portfolio
38
Exits
19
Qualium Investissement
Paris
FranceStrategy
Buyout
Sectors
Business ServicesConsumer
+7FundQualium Continuation Fund I · 2025
AUM
€1.5B
Funds
5
Portfolio
18
Exits
19
Nalka Invest
Stockholm
SwedenStrategy
Evergreen
Sectors
AdTechBusiness Services
+10FundNalka Invest · 2009
AUM
–
Funds
1
Portfolio
12
Exits
19
Blue Equity
Vejle
DenmarkStrategy
Small-Mid Buyout
Sectors
Business ServicesConstruction
+6FundBlue Equity IV K/S · 2026
AUM
€280M
Funds
4
Portfolio
12
Exits
19
Lazard Elaia Capital
Paris
FranceStrategy
GrowthVC
Sectors
AdTechAgTech
+18FundLazard Elaia Capital Fund I · 2025
AUM
€420M
Funds
3
Portfolio
39
Exits
19
Antin Infrastructure Partners
Paris
FranceStrategy
Buyout
Sectors
EducationEnergy
+5FundAntin Infrastructure Partners NextGen Fund I · 2023
AUM
€33.8B
Funds
7
Portfolio
41
Exits
19
50 Partners
Paris
FranceStrategy
VC
Sectors
AI/MLCybersecurity
+5Fund50 Partners Capital Health · 2022
AUM
€46M
Funds
4
Portfolio
144
Exits
19
Arkea Capital
Le Relecq-Kerhuon
FranceStrategy
BuyoutGrowth
+2Sectors
AgTechBiotech
+19FundArkéa Capital RESALT · 2026
AUM
€1.3B
Funds
9
Portfolio
118
Exits
19
Amethis
Dijon
FranceStrategy
BuyoutGrowth
Sectors
AgricultureAgTech
+12FundAmethis Fund III · 2026
AUM
€1.4B
Funds
6
Portfolio
31
Exits
19
Notion Capital
London
United KingdomStrategy
GrowthVC
Sectors
AdTechAerospace & Defence
+15FundNotion Capital Opportunities III · 2025
AUM
€921M
Funds
6
Portfolio
43
Exits
19
Five Arrows Managers
Paris
FranceStrategy
GrowthPrivate Debt
+1Sectors
Business ServicesConsumer
+11FundFive Arrows Debt Partners IV · 2025
AUM
€31M
Funds
5
Portfolio
37
Exits
19
Synergo Capital SGR
Milan
ItalyStrategy
BuyoutGrowth
Sectors
Business ServicesConsumer
+6FundSinergia II · 2013
AUM
€1.3B
Funds
3
Portfolio
5
Exits
19
Progressio SGR
Milan
ItalyStrategy
Small-Mid Buyout
Sectors
Business ServicesConsumer
+4FundProgressio Investimenti IV · 2024
AUM
€890M
Funds
4
Portfolio
5
Exits
19
Valedo Partners
Stockholm
SwedenStrategy
Buyout
Sectors
Business ServicesConsumer
+10FundValedo Partners IV · 2021
AUM
€737M
Funds
4
Portfolio
11
Exits
19
NRW.BANK
Duesseldorf
GermanyStrategy
VC
Sectors
AI/MLBiotech
+13FundNRW.Venture · 2006
AUM
–
Funds
1
Portfolio
24
Exits
18
Motion Equity Partners
Paris
FranceStrategy
Buyout
Sectors
Business ServicesConsumer
+5FundMotion Equity Partners Fund · 2024
AUM
€2.8B
Funds
6
Portfolio
13
Exits
18
Wise Equity SGR
Milan
ItalyStrategy
Small-Mid Buyout
Sectors
Business ServicesConsumer
+7FundWisequity VI · 2023
AUM
€1.3B
Funds
6
Portfolio
14
Exits
18
BACKED VC
London
United KingdomStrategy
VC
Sectors
AdTechAgTech
+20FundBacked Fund III · 2025
AUM
€286M
Funds
3
Portfolio
70
Exits
18
Magnum Capital
Madrid
SpainStrategy
Buyout
Sectors
AdTechAerospace & Defence
+12FundMagnum Capital IV · 2023
AUM
€1.0B
Funds
4
Portfolio
10
Exits
18
BPE Institutional Partners
Hamburg
GermanyStrategy
Small-Mid Buyout
Sectors
Business ServicesConsumer
+5FundBPE 4 Unternehmensbeteiligungen · 2020
AUM
€411M
Funds
4
Portfolio
20
Exits
18
Karista
Paris
FranceStrategy
VC
Sectors
Aerospace & DefenceBiotech
+16FundCosmiCapital · 2021
AUM
€134M
Funds
5
Portfolio
48
Exits
17