European Equity Partners

European Equity Partners is a private equity and venture capital firm based in London, with additional offices in Stockholm and Paris, that specializes in investing in seed, startup, and early to mid-market growth companies. Founded in 1999, the firm primarily targets sectors such as healthcare, life sciences, telecommunications, and information technology. In telecommunications and IT, it focuses on IP-based wireless and broadband networks, multimedia services, and business applications. In healthcare, its investments center on omic technologies, bioinformatics, pharmaceuticals, and biotechnology. European Equity Partners typically invests between €500,000 and €3 million initially, with the potential to increase investments up to €10 million. The firm emphasizes a selective approach, preferring to concentrate on a limited number of companies to provide dedicated support and leverage its experience to foster growth and optimize performance.

Martin Aagaard

Investment Manager

Neil Boughton

Partner, CFO and COO

David Kauffmann

Founder Partner

10 past transactions

Azanta

Venture Round in 2015
Azanta A/S, a biopharmaceutical company, develops and sells treatments for orphan oncology and women’s health indications. It also offers obstetrics and addiction medicines. The company was formerly known as IPC International A/S and changed its name to Azanta A/S in February 2010. Azanta A/S was founded in 1994 and is based in Copenhagen, Denmark. As of March 24, 2020, Azanta A/S operates as a subsidiary of Norgine B.V.

PacketFront Software

Venture Round in 2008
PacketFront Software is a young software company with a well-proven solution. PacketFront Software offering for automated multi-vendor networks was created as part of the world’s first public fiber optical network build-out in Sweden in 2001. PacketFront Software products were built to deliver true end-to-end automation in high-volume scenarios, a core characteristic that we have carried with us all the way since then. PacketFront Software products are now a few generations more mature and as solid, scalable, robust and effective as ever. They enhance the agility, competitiveness and profitability of our customers by providing strong automated solutions for complex multi-vendor networks.

Transmode Systems

Private Equity Round in 2004
Transmode is a provider of optical networking solutions for transport of data, voice and video traffic, based on CWDM and DWDM technology (Coarse/Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing). Transmode's unique Intelligent WDM (iWDMâ„¢) approach has lead to widespread deployment of over 10000 systems in a customer base consisting of more than 250 fixed and mobile network operators, service providers, large enterprises and public institutions across Europe, the Americas and Asia.

PacketFront Software

Series C in 2004
PacketFront Software is a young software company with a well-proven solution. PacketFront Software offering for automated multi-vendor networks was created as part of the world’s first public fiber optical network build-out in Sweden in 2001. PacketFront Software products were built to deliver true end-to-end automation in high-volume scenarios, a core characteristic that we have carried with us all the way since then. PacketFront Software products are now a few generations more mature and as solid, scalable, robust and effective as ever. They enhance the agility, competitiveness and profitability of our customers by providing strong automated solutions for complex multi-vendor networks.

Transmode Systems

Series C in 2003
Transmode is a provider of optical networking solutions for transport of data, voice and video traffic, based on CWDM and DWDM technology (Coarse/Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing). Transmode's unique Intelligent WDM (iWDMâ„¢) approach has lead to widespread deployment of over 10000 systems in a customer base consisting of more than 250 fixed and mobile network operators, service providers, large enterprises and public institutions across Europe, the Americas and Asia.

Transmode Systems

Series C in 2002
Transmode is a provider of optical networking solutions for transport of data, voice and video traffic, based on CWDM and DWDM technology (Coarse/Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing). Transmode's unique Intelligent WDM (iWDMâ„¢) approach has lead to widespread deployment of over 10000 systems in a customer base consisting of more than 250 fixed and mobile network operators, service providers, large enterprises and public institutions across Europe, the Americas and Asia.

CMC Biologics

Venture Round in 2002
CMC Biologics A/S is a Copenhagen-based company that specializes in contract process development and biopharmaceutical manufacturing services globally. Founded in 2001, the company focuses on the scale-up and cGMP manufacture of protein-based therapeutics for pre-clinical, clinical trials, and market supply. Its offerings encompass a range of services including cell line development, bioprocess development, formulation, and analytical testing, utilizing processes based on mammalian cells, bacteria, and yeast. CMC Biologics also provides consultancy in facility design, quality control, and regulatory compliance while supporting various scales of production through its manufacturing facilities in the United States and Europe. The company operates as a subsidiary of Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. and has established a strategic collaboration with IDT Biologika GmbH to enhance its service offerings in the biopharmaceutical sector.

PacketFront Software

Series A in 2001
PacketFront Software is a young software company with a well-proven solution. PacketFront Software offering for automated multi-vendor networks was created as part of the world’s first public fiber optical network build-out in Sweden in 2001. PacketFront Software products were built to deliver true end-to-end automation in high-volume scenarios, a core characteristic that we have carried with us all the way since then. PacketFront Software products are now a few generations more mature and as solid, scalable, robust and effective as ever. They enhance the agility, competitiveness and profitability of our customers by providing strong automated solutions for complex multi-vendor networks.

Whatsonwhen

Series B in 2001
Whatsonwhen Limited provides travel and entertainment content solutions. It offers events guide services covering interests, including clubbing, music, arts, gay and lesbian and sport; and video content used on the Web, interactive television, inflight, 3G, and for promotional/advertising purposes, as well as produces bespoke video guides for tourist offices. The company also provides navigation and functionality, design and interface, profiling and personalization, content management and aggregation, increasing online conversions, and customer acquisition and retention services; supplies business events information across industry sectors; content across Web, mobile, and digital television platforms; and creates tailor-made content for clients, as well as content management solutions. Its customers include airlines, banks and corporates, GDS and booking engines, hotels, portals and Internet service providers, mobile operators, tourist office and public sectors, and travel agents and tour operators. The company was founded in 1999 and is based in London, the United Kingdom. As of October 2006, Whatsonwhen Limited was sold to and operated as a subsidiary of John Wiley & Sons, Inc until it was sold to Google.

Transmode Systems

Series A in 2001
Transmode is a provider of optical networking solutions for transport of data, voice and video traffic, based on CWDM and DWDM technology (Coarse/Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing). Transmode's unique Intelligent WDM (iWDMâ„¢) approach has lead to widespread deployment of over 10000 systems in a customer base consisting of more than 250 fixed and mobile network operators, service providers, large enterprises and public institutions across Europe, the Americas and Asia.