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LP profile
Castle Private Equity
Private equity · Founded 1997 · Freienbach, Switzerland
38
VC firms backed
$1.6B
AUM
01 · Background
Who Castle Private Equity is.
- Historical Background
- Established in 1997, Castle Private Equity is a Swiss investment company with shares publicly quoted on the SIX Swiss Exchange. The company's investment manager is LGT Private Equity Advisers AG, and its investment adviser is LGT Capital Partners.
- Source of Capital
- As a publicly traded entity on the SIX Swiss Exchange, the company's capital is derived from its shareholders.
- Allocation Strategy
- The firm operates as an evergreen fund, specializing in both fund of fund investments and direct investments into companies. Investment focus includes a range of private equity strategies such as large buyout funds, mid-market buyouts, growth capital, distressed debt, and mezzanine financing. The company also allocates a smaller portion of its portfolio to direct investments in early-stage venture and late-stage private companies.
02 · Fund commitments
The funds Castle Private Equity backs.
Castle Private Equity is a limited partner in 38 funds. 15 of them place in the Power Law Investor Ranking; those lead, best-ranked first.
Accel
#4 Power Law
New Enterprise Associates
#8 Power Law
Index Ventures
#11 Power Law
Benchmark
#47 Power Law
Atlas Venture
#53 Power Law
Battery Ventures
#54 Power Law
Balderton Capital
#59 Power Law
TCV
#67 Power Law
RRE Ventures
#93 Power Law
Mangrove Capital Partners
#121 Power Law
SAIF Partners
#159 Power Law
Warburg Pincus
#233 Power Law
Bain Capital
#239 Power Law
Sierra Ventures
#254 Power Law
Amadeus Capital Partners
#466 Power Law
3i Group
Abingworth
Advent International
Columbia Capital
Doughty Hanson Technology Ventures
Galileo Partners
Global Life Science Ventures
Invesco
LGT Capital Partners
Orchid Asia Group Management
Sofinnova Partners
TVG Capital Partners
03 · Allocation
How Castle Private Equity’s fund book is spread.
The 38 funds Castle Private Equity backs, by where the manager is headquartered and how many funds that manager has raised.
Where those managers are based
By fund headquarters.
- North America 2361%
- Europe 1232%
- Rest of world 38%
United States 23 · United Kingdom 7 · Hong Kong 3 · France 2
How established those managers are
Managers grouped by how many funds they have raised — across the 24 of 38 with a fund history on record.
Emerging funds · 3
Established funds · 21
3
1
2
3
1
4
4
5-6
2
7-9
7
10-14
7
15+
Funds raised by the manager
04 · Other LPs
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