Kartesia

Kartesia is an independent European firm specializing in financing small and middle-market companies. Established in 2013 and headquartered in London, they offer long-term liquidity and credit solutions through fundamental credit analysis. With a focus on investments ranging from €10m to €50m, Kartesia can fund up to €100m with the support of limited partners. They aim to provide stable and superior risk-adjusted returns by building a diversified portfolio with strong downside protection. Industry agnostic, Kartesia prefers investments in general manufacturing, business services, and consumer goods, targeting companies in the European Union or Central Europe with an EBITDA greater than €10 million. Kartesia does not invest in the real estate sector and exclusively participates in sponsored transactions.

Cristina Amil

Associate, Investor Relations

Guillermo Ferré

Investment Manager

Olivia Lopetegui

Associate Director, Investor Relations

Laura Martinez

Operating Director

Corentin Miralles

Analyst, Investor Relations

Tomas Neuhaus

Partner & Head of Value Enhancement

Frantz Paulus

Head of Investor Relations

Thomas Pöhler

Head of DACH & Best Practices

Julien Rigon

Partner & Head of France

Damien Scaillierez

Founding Partner & Managing Partner

Gaëtan Valcke

Assistant Director

45 past transactions

ADL Biopharma

Acquisition in 2021
Antibióticos de León is a clinical stage-biopharmaceutical company developing and producing biological products for the pharmaceutical and veterinarian sectors. It specializes in the prevention and treatment of niche diseases, such as orphan disease, antigens for new generation vaccines, feed additives and probiotics. Adl Bionatur offers a portfolio of non-therapeutic and therapeutic products to tier 1 and tier 2 animal health companies. The company's pipeline products include BNT006, BNT007, BNT010, and others.

Babcock Wanson

Acquisition in 2021
Babcock Wanson offers a complete range of products and services for your industrial boiler room. From smoke tube boilers, rapid steam boilers, thermal fluid boilers and superheated water boilers to VOC treatment facilities and thermal oxidation odors, water treatment and process heating solutions and industrial premises, BABCOCK WANSON helps you optimize your energy production with products of proven quality and efficient services.

GT Motive

Debt Financing in 2017
GT Motive, a Mitchell Partner Company, is a European company dedicated to the development of software for valuation and management of claims, maintenance and breakdowns for the automotive sector. Its assessment tools provide the technology that allows to obtain the best results and to restore normality in the day to day after an accident or a breakdown in the vehicle.

Café & Té

Debt Financing in 2014
Founded in 1973 by Mr. Gustavo Ron, Café & Té is a leading Spanish coffee shop chain. Café & Té operates a network of 147 coffee shops, 101 owned and 46 franchises. The company's owned and franchised coffee shops sell coffee, tea, ice cream, tropical juices, paninis, baguettinis, toast, pancakes, natural shakes, pastries, hamburgers, salads, chocolate, smoothies, milkshakes and frappes, cake, pasta, pizza, sandwiches, and fresh baked goods. Café & Té is top of mind with Spanish consumers and it ranks second compared with the rest of coffee shop franchises in Spain. http://www.cafeandte.com/

MAIN Energie

Debt Financing in 2017
MAIN Energie B.V. offers utility trading and energy management services to the Dutch commercial real estate sector. The company, through its customer relationship management system, offers energy brokerage, energy portfolio management reporting, energy supply and demand forecasting, contract management, and energy supply and broker billing services. MAIN Energie B.V. is based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. As of March 29, 2017, MAIN Energie B.V. operates as a subsidiary of Audax Energía S.A..

Desmet Ballestra

Merger/Acquisition in 2016
The Desmet Ballestra Group is the world leader in the fields of engineering and supply of plants and equipment for: - the Oils and Fats and Animal Feed industries, - the Detergents, Surfactants, Soap and Chemical industries, - the Oleochemical and Biodiesel industries. Desmet Ballestra benefits from a great worldwide reputation, thanks to over 70 years of unequalled experience, a strong R&D capacity and the most extensive customer base in the industry.

Groglass

Debt Financing in 2018
SIA Groglass develops and manufactures anti-reflective and high-performance coatings on glass and acrylic for various high-end electronic and static displays, picture framing, museum showcases, cold storage, lighting, and architecture. The company’s products include artglass AR protect, artglass AR, artglass UV 99, artglass WW Protect 99, Artglass W UV 90, artglass WW, preservation clear UV 99, sapphire AR beamsplitter, sapphire AR clear, sapphire AR etched, sapphire AR low-E, sapphire AR UV, sapphire AR, and sapphire semi-transparent mirror. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Riga, Latvia.
Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia is an educational institution that offers undergraduate, graduate, professional, and research programs in the fields of arts, science, medicine, business, design, and public health. It also offers language courses in Spanish and English. Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia was founded in 1996 and is based in Murcia, Spain. The institution operates as a subsidiary of Fundación Universitaria San Antonio.

Atenoil

Debt Financing in 2017
ATENOIL is a company that owns and operates multi-brand Service Stations throughout Spain, whose objective is to become the leader in the sector, betting on further enhancing all complementary services for the current consumer, through agreements with the best partners in the market. retail, convenience stores and restaurants. ATENOIL offer different services to our clients, including the supply of fuels (Oil), the sale of products in our stores (Shop), all kinds of Restoration services and other complementary services for the care of your vehicle (Other Services). For this we have, in each case, the leading partners in their segment, with the aim of continuing to advance and innovating every day in the offer to our customers of the best service.

Babcock Wanson

Debt Financing in 2016
Babcock Wanson offers a complete range of products and services for your industrial boiler room. From smoke tube boilers, rapid steam boilers, thermal fluid boilers and superheated water boilers to VOC treatment facilities and thermal oxidation odors, water treatment and process heating solutions and industrial premises, BABCOCK WANSON helps you optimize your energy production with products of proven quality and efficient services.

ADL Biopharma

Merger/Acquisition in 2020
Antibióticos de León is a clinical stage-biopharmaceutical company developing and producing biological products for the pharmaceutical and veterinarian sectors. It specializes in the prevention and treatment of niche diseases, such as orphan disease, antigens for new generation vaccines, feed additives and probiotics. Adl Bionatur offers a portfolio of non-therapeutic and therapeutic products to tier 1 and tier 2 animal health companies. The company's pipeline products include BNT006, BNT007, BNT010, and others.

McIntosh Group

Debt Financing in 2017
McIntosh Group engages in the design, manufacture, marketing, and distribution of high-end audio equipment.

Portsur Castellon

Acquisition in 2016
Portsur Castellon is a privately held company that owns and operates a bulk terminal in the Port of Castellón.

Unitronics Comunicaciones

Private Placement in 2020
Unitronics Comunicaciones, S.A. provides information and communications technology services for business organizations, public institutions, and telecommunications operators. The company provides infrastructure network services for IP multiservice networks; LAN, WAN, and MAN networks; broadband networks; optical networks; wireless networks; corporate remote access systems; and virtual private networks. Its Information Systems services include email, messaging, and directory services; server consolidation; storage; data protection; business continuity; infrastructure and services management; and thin client architectures. Unitronic's Unified Communications solutions include IP telephony and IP contact centers; individual and group videoconferencing; entertainment networks; video-surveillance networks; conference infrastructures; video-telephony; audio conferencing; conference recording and broadcast; presence, messaging, and collaboration systems; and projects for halls and auditoriums. The company's security solutions include perimeter and internal segments protection; unified threat management; secure remote access; security on the Intranet; optimization of infrastructures; content delivery networks; detection and treatment of vulnerabilities; and security event management. Its customers include universities, hospitals, governments, public administration, banking and insurances, utilities, and media.

Comfica

Private Placement in 2019
COMFICA Soluciones Integrales, S.L. provides engineering, development, construction, installation, maintenance, and launching of facilities of telecommunications, energy, signaling, and security. The company was founded in 1991 and is based in Fuenlabrada, Spain.

Antalis

Debt Financing in 2017
Antalis is the European leader of paper products distribution, addressing the whole range of products from professional printing, stationary office products, visual communication products and packaging system and consumables for logistics and shipments.

Eolane

Debt Financing in 2017
éolane providse professional industrial electronic services and connected solutions.éolane offers a full range of services related to electronics.

HeadFirst Group

Private Equity Round in 2020
HeadFirst Group is the market leader in mediation in hiring external personnel, contract management and matchmaking. Every day more than 4,000 professionals work at more than 100 clients in the BeNeLux, with which we realize an annual turnover of around 450 million euros. Part of HeadFirst Source Group is HeadFirst, Source and Proud.

Petit Palace Hotels

Private Equity Round in 2017
Petit Palace Hotels provides best guaranteed price for our luxurious hotels that are located in the historic centre of major cities.

Groglass

Merger/Acquisition in 2018
SIA Groglass develops and manufactures anti-reflective and high-performance coatings on glass and acrylic for various high-end electronic and static displays, picture framing, museum showcases, cold storage, lighting, and architecture. The company’s products include artglass AR protect, artglass AR, artglass UV 99, artglass WW Protect 99, Artglass W UV 90, artglass WW, preservation clear UV 99, sapphire AR beamsplitter, sapphire AR clear, sapphire AR etched, sapphire AR low-E, sapphire AR UV, sapphire AR, and sapphire semi-transparent mirror. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Riga, Latvia.

Uniquex

Secondary Market in 2024
Uniquex Expert of Cinema Advertising Sales Management and Scheduling Software. Used By The World's Largest Cinema Advertising software Companies. Innovative & Flexible Cinema Software Solutions For The Theatrical Film Industry.

Omnetic

Private Equity Round in 2024
Omnetic is a pioneer in the design and delivery of innovative, web-based services. The Omnetic team led the first large enterprise implementation of Google Apps at Salesforce.com and are a trusted partner of Google, Salesforce.com, Backupify, Box.net and Revevol.

Scutum Group

Private Equity Round in 2023
Provider of turnkey safety and security services intended to handle, protect, analyze and enhance its customer's critical data with predictive security solutions. The company offers a wide variety of services including electronic security, fire protection, remote monitoring, safety-defense support and integration of electronic and CCTV security services, thereby offering future-proof and dependable solutions to its customers.

Sausalitos

Debt Financing in 2014
Sausalitos is one of the leisure restaurant chains in Germany.

Darwin Group

Private Equity Round in 2022
Darwin Group specializes in off-site construction projects for the health, education and wider public sector.

BRICO PRIVE SAS

Merger/Acquisition in 2018
BRICO PRIVE SAS operates as an online retailer of garden products, household products, car audio and video products, consumables, and do-it-yourself equipment. The company was incorporated in 2012 and is based in L'Union, France. As of September 18, 2020, BRICO PRIVE SAS operates as a subsidiary of Les Mousquetaires SA.

Grupo Veta 2017, SL

Merger/Acquisition in 2017
Grupo Veta 2017, SL is based in Madrid, Spain.

Ecore B.V.

Private Equity Round in 2017
Ecore B.V. manages recycling process for companies and local collectivities. It recycles ferrous and nonferrous metals, plastic, non-ferrous (copper/brass/aluminum/zinc), paper, and batteries. The company controls activities in the recycling chain ranging from end-of-life material collection to the marketing of new secondary raw materials. Ecore B.V. was founded in 1978 and is based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. It has a network of sites in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Hungary, and Romania.

NU-MED Group

Private Placement in 2020
NU-MED GRUPA S. A. operates medical and radiotherapy centers. The company offers medical and diagnostic services, such as radiotherapy, rehabilitation, oncology, chemotherapy, brachytherapy, magnetic resonance, computed tomography, magnetic resonance, and X-ray. The company was founded in 2002 and is based in Elblag, Poland with additional offices in Katowice and Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland.

Clearway Group

Secondary Market in 2021
Clearway Group is a vacant property services business.

Foraco

Debt Financing in 2017
Foraco International is a global mineral drilling services company that provides a comprehensive and reliable service offering in mining and water projects.

Sewan

Series B in 2019
Sewan specializes in providing automated networking, cloud, and telecommunications services. It offers fixed and mobile telephony, messaging, data, collaborative work, hosting and cloud services. The company has a national network of more than 500 distribution partners including operators, computer integrators, telephone installers, and internet service providers. Also, it has more than 45000 companies including 1000 ETI use its services today. Sewan was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

Bricoprivé.com

Private Equity Round in 2018
Bricoprive.com runs a dozen daily flash sales offering a wide range of professional-quality products to its six million members. On the back of a strong value proposition, unrivalled expertise in sourcing quality products in partnership with suppliers and solid digital experience, the company has evolved to become one of the leaders in the sector.

HeadFirst

Private Placement in 2020
HeadFirst Source Holding B.V. provides staffing and placement services in the flexible labor market. The company allows freelancers and other workers to register on its platform and supplies businesses with the relevant workforce. The company also provides related consultancy services, manages the hiring process, and offers a vendor management platform. Headfirst Source Holding B.V. was founded in 2008 and is based in Hoofddorp, the Netherlands.

International Cookware

Acquisition in 2020
International Cookware designs, manufactures and distributes cookware and kitchen products, including glass and ceramic ovenware, metal bakeware, top-of-stove cookware, prepware, utensils and storage products, among others. The Company primarily sells its manufactured tempered borosilicate glass ovenware products under the PYREX brand name within Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). The Company also sells products under its proprietary Ôcuisine brands within EMEA, North and South America and Asia. International Cookware operates the world’s largest borosilicate furnace.

International Cookware SAS

Merger/Acquisition in 2020
International Cookware SAS designs, manufactures, and distributes multi-material cookware products. The company offers products, such as glass and ceramic ovenware, metal non-stick and silicone bake ware, top stove cookware, prep ware, utensils, saucepans and frying pans, casseroles, storage items, and more in various materials and designs to cover various cookware requirements. It serves customers through sales outlets in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. International Cookware SAS was formerly known as Arc International Cookware SAS and changed its name to International Cookware SAS in February 2014. The company was founded in 1998 and is based in Chateauroux, France. International Cookware SAS is a former subsidiary of ARC International SA.

Vet+ a

Debt Financing in 2017
Vet+a is an insurance software group specialised in the provision of appraisal and claim management software and solutions to insurers in the home and properties sector.

ProFagus

Debt Financing in 2016
proFagus GmbH manufactures beech wood charcoal, briquettes, and associated barbecue products. It also manufactures natural additives. proFagus GmbH was formerly known as Holzverkohlungsindustrie AG and changed its name to proFagus GmbH in January 2006. The company was founded in 1895 and is based in Bodenfelde, Germany.

Sales Performance International

Debt Financing in 2017
Sales Performance International is a global sales performance training company focused on creating lasting behavior change in sales teams using our world-class Solution Selling® process. Through Sales Performance Training, our instructor-led learning, and a Performance Development Platform, our technology-driven enablement, SPI drives results for our clients.

Desmet Ballestra

Debt Financing in 2017
The Desmet Ballestra Group is the world leader in the fields of engineering and supply of plants and equipment for: - the Oils and Fats and Animal Feed industries, - the Detergents, Surfactants, Soap and Chemical industries, - the Oleochemical and Biodiesel industries. Desmet Ballestra benefits from a great worldwide reputation, thanks to over 70 years of unequalled experience, a strong R&D capacity and the most extensive customer base in the industry.

Sewan

Private Placement in 2019
Sewan specializes in providing automated networking, cloud, and telecommunications services. It offers fixed and mobile telephony, messaging, data, collaborative work, hosting and cloud services. The company has a national network of more than 500 distribution partners including operators, computer integrators, telephone installers, and internet service providers. Also, it has more than 45000 companies including 1000 ETI use its services today. Sewan was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

McIntosh Group

Debt Financing in 2017
McIntosh Group engages in the design, manufacture, marketing, and distribution of high-end audio equipment.

Unitronics Comunicaciones

Venture Round in 2020
Unitronics Comunicaciones, S.A. provides information and communications technology services for business organizations, public institutions, and telecommunications operators. The company provides infrastructure network services for IP multiservice networks; LAN, WAN, and MAN networks; broadband networks; optical networks; wireless networks; corporate remote access systems; and virtual private networks. Its Information Systems services include email, messaging, and directory services; server consolidation; storage; data protection; business continuity; infrastructure and services management; and thin client architectures. Unitronic's Unified Communications solutions include IP telephony and IP contact centers; individual and group videoconferencing; entertainment networks; video-surveillance networks; conference infrastructures; video-telephony; audio conferencing; conference recording and broadcast; presence, messaging, and collaboration systems; and projects for halls and auditoriums. The company's security solutions include perimeter and internal segments protection; unified threat management; secure remote access; security on the Intranet; optimization of infrastructures; content delivery networks; detection and treatment of vulnerabilities; and security event management. Its customers include universities, hospitals, governments, public administration, banking and insurances, utilities, and media.

Rafaut

Debt Financing in 2018
Rafaut is a supplier of specialist aeronautic equipment to both the military and commercial aviation sectors. It has been involved in aeronautics for over 50 years, both as an equipment supplier to the French MoD (providing weapons and aircraft interface devices) and as a subcontractor to some of the best-known aircraft manufacturers.

Fertiberia

Debt Financing in 2018
Fertiberia, S.A. manufactures and markets fertilizers and agricultural chemicals. The company manufactures ammonia, ammonium nitrate, ammonium phosphates, calcium ammonium nitrate, nitric acid, NPK, phosphoric acid, superphosphates, single, superphosphates, triple, and urea. The company was incorporated in 1966 and is based in Madrid, Spain.