A Private European Network
Connecting senior private equity professionals with Europe's most promising independent sponsor transactions. Deal-by-deal. Curated. Off the record.
The Opportunity
The lower mid-market is one of the most dynamic segments in European private equity. Independent sponsors are finding, structuring, and executing deals in businesses with £1–3M EBITDA — where entry multiples are reasonable, value creation is real, and competition from institutional capital is limited.
The problem is capital. Institutional LPs either won't look at this segment, or when they do, they arrive with minimum ticket sizes of £15–25M. That's not aligned with what independent sponsors actually need.
What does work: senior PE professionals deploying £100K–£1M of personal capital, deal by deal, in sectors and geographies they genuinely understand. That's the gap this network exists to fill.
For PE Partners
Senior professionals at established private equity firms are increasingly looking to deploy personal capital alongside their institutional work — investing in businesses they understand, without the constraints of a blind pool fund. This network gives you that access.
You choose which transactions to back, based on your own investment thesis and market view. No commitment until you see the deal. No track record required.
Invest in sectors and geographies where you have genuine knowledge and network. Better diligence. Faster decisions. Returns grounded in real insight rather than index exposure.
The lower mid-market is where the next generation of scalable platforms is forming. Maintain an active view on deal flow, valuations, and emerging operators before they become visible at your fund's end of the market.
For Independent Sponsors
You've found the business. You've built the relationship. What you need is capital that moves at your speed, from partners who understand what you're actually building — not LPs who arrive with institutional checklists and institutional timelines.
Access investors whose ticket size is aligned to the actual scale of your transaction. No more negotiating down from an institutional minimum that doesn't fit your deal.
Sector expertise, operating networks, and deal flow intelligence from senior PE professionals who have genuine skin in the game. The kind of LP that adds as much as they invest.
Members refer deal flow, provide introductions, and share market intelligence with one another. The network becomes a genuine competitive advantage in sourcing and execution.
The network comes together in person throughout the year — small-format dinners, breakfast meetings, and sector-focused gatherings in London and across Europe. Candid conversations, off the record, with people operating at the same level of the market.
Not conferences. Not panels. Not networking events. Something closer to a working group among people with shared interests and real skin in the game.
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