Helen Walsh

Candover's private equity investment strategy brings together a top-down and bottom-up appreciation of markets and companies. The key investment attributes they seek are high quality management, strong market position and true growth potential. They seek investments that can achieve significant capital growth on exit. Their exit strategies include IPO and trade sale. The firm focuses on investment deals ranging from EUR 500 million to EUR 5 billion. They typically commit from EUR 150-500 million on each transaction. They are active investment partners and seek motivated management teams which are incentivized through equity stakes. Candover targets transactions in individual European countries as well as identifying cross-border opportunities. The firm has particular experience in France, Germany, Italy, Scandinavia, Spain, Switzerland, the UK, and Benelux countries. They invest across diverse sectors such as media, financial services, support services, leisure, healthcare, technology, industrial and other sectors that fit with their mission of value creation.

Functions as a College/University

Hermes GPE invests in small and mid-sized companies located across the globe with an enterprise value of less than USD 500 million. The firm targets companies across a broad range of sectors and industries. It focuses on fund investments and co-investments. The firm provides financing for buyouts, turnarounds, special situations and growth capital requirements.