Specialist growth
investors
Verdane is the preferred growth partner for European companies that will thrive in a more sustainable future. Our cycle-tested track record, thematic investment approach, and proven value-creation engine have helped Verdane cement European mid-market leadership.
Equity ticket size
โฌ20
M
โ โโ โฌ150
M
Investments since 2003
400
+
Assets under management
โฌ8
Bn+
Portfolio companies
80
+
Aligning impact with commercial success
At Verdane, we believe that our core value of respecting people and the planet creates the foundation for delivering superior financial returns. As investors and active owners, we are proud to champion this win-win approach, fulfilling our moral and fiduciary obligations to our stakeholders. We invest only in companies we believe will thrive in a more sustainable economy. Our consistent, strong returns validate this approach.
A thematic investment approach
We deploy behind two structural megatrends: digitalisation and decarbonisation. As thematic investors we partner with companies in sectors where we have specialist domain expertise, so we can support your growth as true partners.
Digitalisation
focus areas
- Software
- Cybersecurity
- Healthcare
- IT and infrastructure
- Consumer products
- Digital services
Decarbonisation
focus areas
- Energy transition
- Resource efficiency
Europeโs most flexible
investment mandate
Verdane can take majority or minority positions in either single companies or portfolios of companies, investing between โฌ20 โ โฌ150+ million in equity tickets. With one of Europeโs most flexible investment mandates, Verdane can leverage deep thematic expertise to invest in Europeโs most ambitious growth companies, with a genuine partnership mindset.
Equity tickets, with capacity
for much larger tickets
EUR 20
M – 150M
โ
Investments since 2003
โ
โ
400
+
Assets under management
โ
EUR 8Bn+
Investment professionals and
operational experts
โ
150
+
A proven value creation toolbox
We support our partners through Elevate, our team of in-house operational experts. To improve performance and growth, Elevate provides strategic and operational support within areas such as commercial, talent, data, tech and cybersecurity, finance, and sustainability. We harness operational expertise, data, and networks to drive key growth initiatives to take your business to the next level.
Rely on operational experts in our Elevate team to take your go-to-market functions and revenue growth, customer data capture and analytics, technology and product scalability, talent attraction and retention capabilities, and sustainable business drivers to the next level to unlock scale for your business.
An unparalleled ecosystem of support
In addition to our value creation toolkit and the Elevate team of operational experts, we power your growth through our unrivaled ecosystem, where you can connect with 600+ leaders for networking, peer-to-peer learning, and community.
We are one of Europeโs most active growth equity investors and can offer an unparalleled learning environment for your team. We harness portfolio-wide learnings through our operational expert team, enable direct knowledge and best practice transfer through our community collaboration platform, and offer an active calendar of CXO and subject matter events. We provide CXO co-mentoring programs, access to exclusive partnership agreements, and draw on proprietary data pools to benchmark your business and spark new growth initiatives.
Our Ecosystem
Proprietary data points for benchmarking and analysis
1
M+
CXOs in the ecosystem
600
+
Portfolio-only events
30
+
Portfolio companies
80
+
Meet our Elevate team
