We particularly favor cross-border investments that benefit from European integration or provide opportunity for global distribution. We seek to maximize value through the divestiture of assets of large companies, and from enhancing the strategic and operational expertise of family-owned businesses.

Our private equity strategies focus on a broad range of regions and market sectors, and they combine traditional private equity and distress-for-control activities. Using a flexible and opportunistic approach, we invest in companies we believe to be undervalued. We seek to enhance value through key strategic and tactical initiatives, including rightsizing capital structures, streamlining operations, improving core businesses, and creating new platforms for growth. Our teams leverage deep sector knowledge and extensive proprietary networks to gain superior access to deal flow, and they reflect our Group emphasis on risk control and downside protection.