Investment Strategies

Based in Valencia, Spain, Citri&Co is the European leader in the production and distribution of fresh organic and non-organic citrus fruits. It includes Martinavarro, European leader in the production and distribution of non-organic citrus fruits, mainly oranges and mandarins; Rio Tinto (acquired in 2017), Europe's leading producer of organic citrus fruits; Perales & Ferrer (acquired in 2018), 2nd largest producer of fresh lemons in Europe and Frutas Esther (acquired in 2019), Spanish leader in stone fruit production.

Funecap is the #2 player in the funeral market in France and operates three businesses: the organisation of funerals, the management of a portfolio of crematoria, and the brokerage of contracts subscribed by seniors planning for their funeral financing and organisation.

Hamburg Commercial Bank (« HCOB ») is one of northern Germany’s largest bank, focused on mid-sized corporate clients. HCOB is highly recognised in the renewable energy, commercial real estate and shipping industries.

Based in Germany, Minimax Viking Group is one of the world’s leading global suppliers of fire protection systems and services. The Group offers a fully integrated business model ranging from R&D, manufacturing, distribution, integration to maintenance services.

The Group’s customers operate in diverse end-user industries such as energy, automotive, logistics, IT, marine and in the commercial sector.

Founded in 1919, Caillau is a leading designer and manufacturer of high performance metal exhaust and hose clamps mainly to the automotive industry.

Worldwide leader

Founded in 1980 by Franky Mulliez, Kiloutou offers equipment rental services to professionals and individuals. It is the #2 player in the French and the #4 in the European rental market, with a wide and dense network of 432 agencies in France and 52 agencies across Poland, Germany, Spain and Italy.

Founded in 1921 and headquartered in Valence (France), Crouzet designs, manufactures and supplies components for automated systems to serve a wide range of applications including the access control, railway, nuclear and industrial valves markets. Crouzet’s products lines include automation and control devices, motors, switches and position sensors, cockpit controls and electrical protection solutions. The Company operates in niche markets such as aerospace, nuclear, transportation and other industrial segments in which reliability and quality are a must to serve mission-critical applications.

Business leader in the USA.

Founded in 1986 in Boston, Staples is today the leading office supply retailing company in North America. It sells office products which include office supplies, copy & print services, furniture, cleaning products, and IT equipment, to consumers and companies, both in stores and online.

Investment alongside a blue-chip sponsor fund in a business leader

Founded in 2012, GetBack is a Polish company active in the debt recovery industry. GetBack acquires on its own balance sheet and on behalf of third parties, portfolios of Non-Performing Loans (“NPL”) mainly from banks, but also from telecoms and utilities. GetBack's strategy is to recover debts by combining amicable and legal approaches to encourage settlements with debtors.

Established in 1932, Duff & Phelps is a leading provider of independent financial advisory, consulting and investment banking services.

Founded in 1946 and located in the region of Valencia (Spain), Martinavarro is the leading European distributor of fresh citrus (oranges, mandarins and lemons). The group distributes fresh citrus to grocery retailers across Europe, and produces close to half of volumes through owned orchards in Spain and associated growers. Martinavarro has the ability to deliver large volumes of fruits with outstanding service quality. After its acquisition in july 2017 of Rio Tinto, the European leader of bio citrus, the new entity changed its name for Citri&Co.

The Brunel Group is the leading French independent manufacturer and marketer of premium home care and cleaning products distributed through specialized channels. The Group has achieved strong brand recognition from both retailers and consumers on three segments: household cleaners (Starwax brand), Do-It-Yourself repair products (Sinto brand) and insecticides (Kapo brand).

The Reefer Group is the European leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of tailor-made refrigerated trucks and semi-trailers. The Reefer Group is the combination of Chereau, the leader in the French market and SOR Ibérica, one of the leaders in the Spanish market. The Group offers top quality products with the highest degree of customization in the market, covering both the premium and mainstream segments.