Silverfleet Capital

Silverfleet Capital is a European mid-market private equity firm, previously known as PPM Capital Limited and acquired by its partners from The Prudential in 2007. It has offices in London, Munich, Paris and Chicago.

Over a 25-year history the firm has been associated with several notable buyouts including:

• Gala Group – sold to Candover and Cinven
• Moliflor Loisirs
• The Barracuda Group – sold to Charterhouse Capital Partners
• Phadia – sold to Cinven
• Sterigenics – sold to GTCR
• M+W Dental – acquired from Permira
• TJ Hughes - Sold to Endless
• TMF Group - sold to Doughty Hanson for EUR750 million^[1]
• Jost World - sold to Cinven^[2]
• Histoire d'Or - sold to Bridgepoint Capital
• Kalle acquired from Montagu for £183 million. ^[3]
• Schneider Group - Acquired from Barclays Private Equity^[4]
• Office - Acquired from West Coast Capital. ^[5]

Investment Strategy

Silverfleet was an early adopter in the European market of buy & build (or industry consolidation) as an investment strategy for its portfolio companies. Silverfleet reports annually on the level of buy & build activity undertaken in Europe by private equity backed companies.^{[6] [7]}.

References

External links

• Silverfleet Capital (company website)