We are investor-operators who partner with outstanding owners and managers to scale businesses into market-leading platforms.

Investing across 4 core sectors:
Healthcare
Business Services
Financial Services
Industrial Services
About

FourWinds Capital Partners is a private equity firm investing in healthcare, business services, financial services and industrial services across Europe and Israel.

Our partners have built and run companies themselves. We know what operating a business demands, and we invest accordingly, we back ambitious teams with capital and leverage our deep sector network and our resources and experience to support them scaling up their business.

15+
Years working together
€120m+
Capital invested to date
3+
Platform investments made
€20–75m
Target equity ticket size per investment
Focus

Investment Focus

€20–75m of equity in companies with an enterprise value of €30–200m across 4 core sectors: Healthcare, Business Services, Financial Services, and Industrial Services.

We deploy a flexible investment approach regarding deal size and the type of situation. What matters most is the quality of the opportunity.
Geography

We invest across a broad range of European markets, including: UK & Ireland, DACH, Nordics, Benelux, Iberia, CEE and Israel. We consider other markets on a highly selective basis and if we have a specific angle.

Deal size

Core focus on equity investments of €20–75m. Alongside our investors and partner GPs, we have the capacity to partner on materially larger transactions.

Ownership approach

We seek control investments in order to actively drive value creation alongside management. We consider significant minority stakes, with strong governance protections.

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Types
We invest in leading businesses and support them through their next inflection point and phase of accelerated growth. We back strong entrepreneurs and management teams. We are hands-on investors with extensive operator experience.

Transaction Types

Primary and off-market secondary buyouts

Businesses with proven positions in their markets, acquired at the point where growth ambition exceeds existing capital and infrastructure, sourced bilaterally or off-market.

Buy-and-build platforms

Platform incubations and scale-ups with strong organic growth profile and a clear path to M&A-driven growth acceleration with deployment of further capital during the buy-and-build phase.

Carve-outs

Acquisitions of non-core divisions and subsidiaries from corporate groups, including situations requiring operational separation capabilities.

FAQs

A Few Questions You Might Have

Which sectors do you invest in?

We have 4 core sectors: Healthcare, Business Services, Financial Services, and Industrial Services.

Where do you invest?

Core: UK & Ireland, DACH, the Nordics, and Benelux. Selectively: CEE, Southern Europe, Israel, US.

What is your typical ticket size?

€20–75m of equity capital in companies with an enterprise value of €30–200m. Selectively, €10–15m for platform incubations with a clear path to deploy more capital later.

Do you take minority positions?

We primarily do control investing across the capital structure. However, we like to stay flexible and selectively we work on minority transactions with strong governance rights.

How long do you hold investments?

Typically 4–6 years but we have been invested for both shorter and longer.