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Kartesia

Katha­rina-von-Bora-Straße 3, 80333 München
Phone: +49 89 380 368 19 | Cont­act: Thomas Pöhler (Head of Germany) · Thomas.Poehler@kartesia.com
www.kartesia.com

Profile

Karte­sia is a pan-Euro­­pean, indus­­try-agno­­stic lower mid-market investor
specia­li­sing in cash-flow based lending with local teams in each core
market. The firm mana­ges four fund-stra­­te­­gies: struc­tu­red credit, senior direct lending, a highly flexi­ble, hybrid lending mandate as well as an impact fund.

Services

Liqui­dity solu­ti­ons to (1) support growth or expan­sion, (2) resolve succes­sion issues or replace lenders or share­hol­ders and (3) finance acqui­si­ti­ons, LBOs, MBOs, restruc­tu­rings, turn­arounds – tail­o­red to the speci­fic needs of small- & mid-sized compa­nies (priva­tely owned or spon­sor-backed) and/or its stake­hol­ders. Active support of port­fo­lio compa­nies as spar­ring part­ner to manage­ment and share­hol­ders in stra­te­gic or ESG conside­ra­ti­ons and through our Europe-wide ‘lower mid-market’ network.

Participation

Type of participation
(Un)secured senior debt (term loans, capex/ acquisition facility, unitranche), subordinated debt (PIK, mezz) & equity (minority, preferred)
Funding Stages
Growth, expansion, M&A, LBO, MBO, replacement of lenders or shareholders, refinancing, recapitalisation, restructuring, turnaround
Minimum investment
€ 10 m to € 100 m
Investments
80+ portfolio companies with geographies spanning from Latvia to Spain and from the UK to Romania, of which 9 are currently located in Germany – amongst them FormMed, inopla and planethome
Capital Managed
Ca. € 6 bn as of June 2023

Company

Management
Laurent Bouvier · Matthieu Delamaire · Damien Scaillierez
Foundation
2013
Team size
80+, nine of which are located in Munich
Subsidiaries

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