Investment Strategy.
Leon Capital is a tech-enabled services-focused European mid-market private equity firm.
As growth investors, we bring capital, deep sector expertise, and a vast network of relationships to help create truly great companies. Replace text.
We make majority and significant minority equity investments of €15-100 million into tech-enabled services companies in the healthcare services, business services, software and energy transition sectors, primarily in Western Europe.
Geographic Focus.
We focus on Western Europe, where our team has a distinctive origination network of families, entrepreneurs, investors, and advisors.
Sector Focus.
We focus on executing specific strategies within our sectors.
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We want to consolidate sub-verticals of patient services in the markets that remain highly fragmented across Europe.
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We want to transform SME business services through technology adoption, operational excellence, and buy-and-build.
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We want to transform niche vertical software through SaaS transition, professionalization, and buy-and-build.
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We want to invest in cost-leading, mission-critical decarbonisation technologies & services that help turn asset-owner Capex into Opex.
Investment Criteria.
Through our investment strategy and operations, we have built a firm with a positive impact at its core.
Deal Size.
Equity cheques: between €15m and €100m
Enterprise value: between €30m and €300m
Financial.
EBITDA: between €3m to €30m
Over 2 years of revenue & EBITDA growth; over 10% EBITDA margin
Cashflow positive
Situation.
Structure: majority control buy-out and large minority growth investments
Ownership: founder / family-owned; carve-outs
Sourcing: proprietary sourcing / bilateral deals / seek to avoid competitive processes
Deal Size.
Equity cheques: between €15m and €100m
Enterprise value: between €30m and €300m
Financial.
EBITDA: between €3m to €30m
Over 2 years of revenue & EBITDA growth; over 10% EBITDA margin
Cashflow positive
Situation.
Structure: majority control buy-out and large minority growth investments
Ownership: founder / family-owned; carve-outs
Sourcing: proprietary sourcing / bilateral deals / seek to avoid competitive processes