Strategies
Private EquityBuyout
STAR looks for businesses or assets protected by a strong strategic position, located in Western Europe with enterprise value between €50 million and €1 billion. Mid-market private equity firm specialising in building businesses in Western Europe with a focus on businesses that utilise strategic assets to provide essential services to end users. STAR invests in businesses with strategic qualities that have attractive risk/reward dynamics. These businesses often have one or more of the following characteristics: a strong market position, provide an essential service to end users, defensible characteristics / high barriers to entry, stable customer relationships, a valuable asset base, medium to long-term contracts.
Other managers
Genstar Captial
San Francisco, United StatesGenstar Capital is a leading middle-market private equity firm, investing in high quality companies for over 30 years. Genstar currently has approximately $35 billion in assets under management and is focused on investing in financial services, software, industrials, and healthcare. Genstar partners with its management teams and network of strategic advisors to grow and transform its portfolio companies into industry-leading businesses. We operate as one team with a single office in the heart of San Francisco. Our vision is to help build lasting, impactful businesses that will continue to succeed well beyond our ownership.
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Star Mountain Capital
New York, United States"Bringing large market expertise to smaller companies, Star Mountain’s philosophies include a data-driven and systematic approach to investing. Its long-term focus includes substantial investments in team, technology, brand and culture. Star Mountain’s complementary investment verticals and Collaborative Ecosystem® provide insights, relationships and resources to assist companies in maximizing value:
1. Providing senior and/or junior debt to established, growing small and medium-sized companies.
2. Investing minority or control equity capital into established, growing small and medium-sized companies.
3. Purchasing investments and LP positions from other investors in lower middle-market funds and companies.
4. Providing strategic LP capital (including separate accounts) to lower middle-market funds.
Star Mountain’s specialty is helping grow companies that generally have at least $15 million of revenue or under $50 million of EBITDA through organic and strategic initiatives such as acquisitions.
Team includes former Head of Credit Suisse Alternatives ($100 bn AUM), Chief Risk Officer GSO / Blackstone, Head of Leveraged Loan Capital Markets at Merrill Lynch and BAML (underwrote ~$50 bn in event driven financings), Co-Heads of ~$6 bn Merrill Lynch and BAML Private Equity, ~$11 bn Citigroup Private Equity and Merchant Banking Division of BNP Paribas and Head of Media & Communications Merchant, Investment and Corporate Banking at BMO. Investment professionals have an average of 20+ years of experience."
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Capvest
London, United KingdomEstablished in 1999, CapVest is a leading mid-market private equity firm headquartered in London. The Firm’s investment strategy is focused on identifying and managing investments in companies supplying essential goods and services. A patient investor, CapVest has established a strong record of success in delivering attractive returns by transforming the size and scale of its portfolio companies through a combination of organic and acquisition led growth.
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ICONIQ Capital
San Francisco, United StatesICONIQ Capital is a global investment firm elevated by an extraordinary community. We seek to build resilient investment portfolios, partner with inspired entrepreneurs transforming industries, manage our clients’ lives and legacies, and create uncommon opportunities across sectors and society. Together, we channel ideas, energy, and capital to strive toward a better future.
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Sovereign Capital Partners
London, United KingdomSovereign is a specialist private equity house that partners with high-quality businesses and management teams in the UK and Europe to deliver truly transformational growth.
We have deep and historic expertise of investing in four sectors: business and technology services, healthcare and pharma services, financial services and insurance, and education and training.
With one of the largest investment and specialist research teams in our market, we have the expertise and resources to help each business deliver the growth strategy that's right for them.
Through our proven strategy of Buy & Build, we look beyond today to spot potential and create opportunities, and we go beyond what's expected to establish, build and nurture long-term relationships.
By seeing beyond and going beyond, we help great businesses become exceptional.
Sovereign Capital Partners LLP is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.
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Bowmark Capital
London, United KingdomBowmark Capital is a private equity firm that invests with intent.
We focus on investing in services and technology companies valued at up to £300 million. Established in 1997, we manage and advise funds of over £2 billion and have made more than 50 investments.
Bowmark backs management teams with vision. Whether it be a software business investing in new technology or a healthcare provider investing in human capital, our portfolio companies never stand still.
With our strategic support and capital, we work in partnership with management to develop strategies that boost revenues. We help them to accelerate growth through product and service development, buy-and-build strategies, roll-out plans and international expansion.
We believe in values-based investing. Through sustainable growth, we aim to create a proud legacy for our firm, our investors and the companies we back.
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Stirling Square Capital Partners
London, United KingdomStirling Square Capital Partners, established in 2002 as a pan-European private equity firm, invests in mid-market companies with enterprise value of €100m to €500m. The firm manages over €3bn on behalf of a global and diverse investor base.
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Cerberus Capital Management
New York, United StatesFounded in 1992, Cerberus is a global leader in alternative investing with approximately $60 billion in assets across complementary credit, private equity, and real estate strategies. We invest across the capital structure where our integrated investment platforms and proprietary operating capabilities create an edge to improve performance and drive long-term value. Our tenured teams have experience working collaboratively across asset classes, sectors, and geographies to seek strong risk-adjusted returns for our investors.
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Keyhaven Capital Partners
London, United KingdomKeyhaven is a specialist secondaries private equity firm investing in lower mid-market businesses across Europe.
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Charterhouse Capital Partners LLP
London, United KingdomCharterhouse is one of the longest established private equity firms operating in Europe. The firm connects expertise and capital, partnering with ambitious founders and management teams to drive transformational change. Charterhouse has a selective, conviction-led approach to investing in high-quality mid-market European companies across the Services, Healthcare, Specialised Industrials and Consumer sectors. It targets transactions with an enterprise value of between €200m and €1.5bn.
Charterhouse’s international team works in an integrated and flexible manner, allowing the firm to combine the skills, knowledge and experience of its entire team to help build successful businesses over the long term. The firm has completed more than 150 acquisitions over 35 years of activity in the European buyout market.
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