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Spain, France, Italy, and Germany are European markets where investors have consistently received new PPMs each month over the past semester. The UK, typically known for having more self-funded SFs compared to other European countries, is now witnessing a wave of new traditional SFs. In recent weeks, 3 new players have successfully raised capital to launch their SFs.
Daniel Langley has recently convinced numerous institutional investors in Spain, including Aurica SF, Istria Capital, JB46, Moonbase Capital, ONEtoONE Asset Management, Turtle Capital, and Vonzeo Capital, to back the launch of his SF, Continuation Partners. He recently co-founded FlowPay, a software and payments business for UK SMBs, which he exited in 2023. Prior to that, he spent 7 years as an investor in public and private markets, working closely with talented management teams and boards to create long-term value at Portland Hill Capital and Temasek. He began his career in M&A at Goldman Sachs in London. Langley will focus his search on B2B software and service markets, such as TICC, Training and Education.
Private equity and investment banker Cecilia Lopez, who has over a decade of experience investing in technology companies across Europe and worldwide with firms such as KKR, Permira, and JP Morgan, has launched Gaman Succession. She has attracted an impressive team of entrepreneurs, executives, and investors to support her journey, including Miramar Search Partners, Istria Capital, TTCER Partners, Cerralvo Capital, Alza Capital Partners, Ambit Partners, Ethos Partners, Will Thorndike, Mahesh Rajasekharan, Marc Bartomeus, Andrew Saltoun, Clayton Sachs, Tom Jackson, and Lorenzo Zavala Carvajal, among others. Lopez is focusing her search on high-quality software and tech-enabled managed services companies, conducting cross-border research in Western Europe, where she will move post-acquisition.
Originally from Finland and following a 20-year investment career in London, Johannes Huttunen has established Venn, a SF aimed at transforming the market for built environment engineering services through the acquisition of high-quality businesses in this fragmented sector. This is a fast-growing sector driven by significant external factors, from climate change and energy efficiency to technology and regulation. Before founding Venn, Huttunen was a partner at private equity firm H.I.G. Capital. His extensive experience also includes positions at Silverfleet Capital, European Capital, and Deutsche Bank.
