Charme Capital Partners is a European mid-market private equity fund, supporting management teams and shareholders to achieve transformational change, growth and internationalisation
From our offices in Milan, London and Madrid we invest in businesses across Europe with an enterprise value in excess of €100m
Continuous interaction with our unique investor base is key in sourcing new opportunities, testing investment theses and growing portfolio companies
With offices in Milan, London and Madrid, Charme Capital Partners invests across Europe, with a particular focus on Italy, the UK and Spain. The team has a long history of working together in private equity across Europe
Leadership Team
Francisco Churtichaga
London and Madrid
Valero Domingo
Madrid
José Megía
Madrid
Luigi Sala
Milan
Matteo di Montezemolo
London
Tommaso Beolchini
Milan
Matteo Facoetti
Milan
Julian Huxtable
London
Bruno Piroso
Milan
Roberto Selvetti
Milan
Alessandra Giacomelli
Milan
Rachele Giacobbo
Milan
Hugo Tanner
London
Martyn Evans
London
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What we do
We provide consistent returns for our global long-term investor base through proprietary access to off-market deals, and portfolio growth through responsible, entrepreneurial ownership
Our Funds
The Charme Funds were founded in 2003 by a group of European entrepreneurs led by Luca di Montezemolo and are backed by a unique mixture of institutional LPs and prominent global industrialists
Since inception the Charme Funds have raised capital of approximately €1bn and invested in companies with strong growth and internationalisation prospects
Charme I
Charme I was raised in 2003 with total commitments of €186m and now fully realised, and was focused on majority investments in leading brands in the consumer and luxury sector in Italy
Prominent investments include the Poltrona Frau Group, with a build-up strategy executed through the acquisitions of Poltrona Frau in 2003, Cappellini in 2004, Cassina in 2005 to create the global leader in high-end designer furniture
Charme II
Charme II was raised in 2009 with total commitments of €340m and now fully realised, and was focused on majority investments in leading italian companies with strong market leadership and growth potential
Prominent investments include Octo Telematics, world leader in the supply of telematics services for the insurance sector, and Bellco active in the business of blood filtration for chronic, acute and newborn patients
Charme III
Charme III was launched in 2015 with total commitments of €650m and a broader pan-European investment strategy focused on mid-market investments across a range of business sectors in Europe, with a particular focus on UK, Spain and Italy
Targeting fast growing mid-market companies with an enterprise value in excess of €100m, where it can partner with shareholders and management teams to unlock potential and deliver transformational growth, both organically and through M&A. This allows companies to further reinforce their market positioning and expand internationally
Global Investor Platform
Our strategic long-term investor base of prominent global families and industrialists alongside institutional LP’s is at the centre of everything we do; from enhancing our deal pipeline to validating our investment theses and providing avenues for growth for our portfolio companies globally
Long-term Relationships
In fifteen years of activity and through three Funds, we have built an unparalleled network of investors, management teams and intermediaries through our reputation for consistency, pragmatism and integrity
Proprietary Deal Sourcing
We are deeply embedded in our core geographies, enabling us to develop unique angles for new deals as well as add-on acquisitions
Growth
We target fast-growing companies and our collective track record demonstrates our ability to accelerate growth alongside management teams by providing operational support, capital and strategic vision
Responsible Owners
Consistent respect for the heritage of our investee companies and their management teams before, during and after ownership, is fundamental to each of our investments
Entrepreneurial Culture
Our strong entrepreneurial culture has helped numerous portfolio companies to expand internationally throughout economic cycles
Consistent Returns
Our investment approach and use of appropriate leverage has enabled our portfolio companies to grow in all economic conditions and delivered strong returns for our investors
Our investors
Our investor base is at the centre of everything we do. Each of the three Charme Funds is backed by a unique and longstanding group of institutional LPs, prominent global families and industrialists
We highly value the input that our investors provide, given their reach in terms of geographies, sectors and experience. This unique investor base enhances the investment team’s exceptional deal pipeline, providing proprietary angles and avenues for growth for portfolio companies in numerous geographies.
Our investor base is global with the majority of our investors European and one third based in the Middle and Far East.
Distinguished family offices are a highly valued component of our investor base, with an additional third deriving from institutional LP’s.
Our investors come from a diverse range of business sectors.
We are proud of the loyalty our investors have shown in our first three funds, with Charme III welcoming a select number of esteemed new LP’s.