Control-oriented investments in established European businesses, particularly where ownership transition or corporate change creates a differentiated transaction environment.
Control with a reason.
Control is valuable when it enables a coherent operating and strategic agenda. We are most interested in businesses where ownership can be paired with practical value creation rather than relying predominantly on financial engineering or market multiple expansion.
Situations of particular interest
- Family and founder succession
- Corporate carve-outs
- Non-core divestitures
- Operationally underperforming businesses
- Strategic repositioning
- Buy-and-build strategies
- Complex shareholder situations
- Time-sensitive corporate transactions
What matters in underwriting
We look for understandable businesses, durable customer relevance, credible cash economics, defensible competitive positions and value-creation initiatives that can be articulated before a transaction closes. The precise size, sector and structure may vary where the situation warrants it.