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Access Capital Partners
Fund of fund · Founded 1998 · Paris, France
Who Access Capital Partners is.
- Historical Background
- Access Capital Partners was established in December 1998 as an independent private assets manager. From its inception, the firm has been majority-owned by its management, with a focus on providing clients with enhanced returns and reduced volatility in their private asset portfolios.
- Source of Capital
- The firm manages capital on behalf of institutional investors and other clients through a variety of funds and customized solutions.
- Major Events
- In a significant development, the financial services firm Alantra acquired a strategic stake in Access Capital Partners, aiming to enhance both firms' asset management capabilities.
- Allocation Strategy
- The firm concentrates on private assets, with integrated expertise across three main verticals: smaller buy-outs, infrastructure, and private debt. Geographically, the investment focus is exclusively on the key economies of Western Europe, targeting companies with an enterprise value below €250 million. The allocation approach is diversified, utilizing funds of funds, direct and co-investment funds, and customized mandates to build portfolios exposed to long-term trends such as digitalization, decarbonization, and demographic shifts.
The funds Access Capital Partners backs.
Access Capital Partners is a limited partner in 83 funds. 2 of them place in the Power Law Investor Ranking; those lead, best-ranked first.
How Access Capital Partners’ fund book is spread.
The 83 funds Access Capital Partners backs, by where the manager is headquartered and how many funds that manager has raised.
Where those managers are based
By fund headquarters.
- Europe 7489%
- North America 810%
- Rest of world 11%
United Kingdom 34 · France 13 · United States 8 · Germany 6
How established those managers are
Managers grouped by how many funds they have raised — across the 47 of 83 with a fund history on record.
The companies Access Capital Partners backs directly.
Access Capital Partners holds 25 companies directly, separate from the funds it commits to as a limited partner. Broken down by headquarters country, sector, entry stage and current growth stage. "Stage entered" is the first priced round the investor joined, derived from the investor’s transaction history.
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France8
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UK7
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Finland2
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Portugal2
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Spain2
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Denmark1
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Germany1
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Ireland1
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Italy1
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Sweden1
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USA1
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Energy4
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Engineering and Manufacturing Equipment2
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Fintech2
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Legal2
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Marketing2
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Transportation2
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Education1
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Fashion1
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Food1
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Health1
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Media1
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Sports1
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Series A3
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Series B+3
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Breakout Stage10
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Early Growth8
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Mature8
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Late Growth2
Inside Access Capital Partners’ portfolio.
The 25 highest-funded portfolio companies, of 8 tracked.
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GlOther LPs.
Other funds of funds in the Power Law LP ranking, closest to Access Capital Partners by combined power-law score — Europe first, then the nearest worldwide.
Key people at Access Capital Partners.
