Europe and the Americas

Primevest's European and Americas private equity strategy is focused on control or co-control investments in market-leading businesses across these regions. Typical enterprise values are between €500 million and €5 billion+.


Primevest maintains the most geographically diverse and long-established pan-regional office network of any private equity firm in Europe. 15 of Primevest's 24 offices are located in Europe and the Americas, providing a deep and local knowledge of the markets in which it operates. Using this platform, Primevest has sourced, acquired and divested companies in each of the major European geographies through multiple economic, industrial and market cycles.



Primevest Europe and the Americas

Fundamentally Sound, Well-Managed and Cash-Generative Businesses

Primevest seeks businesses operating in stable, non-cyclical markets with


  • Defendable market positions

  • Predictable cash flows

  • Products and services that customers require in good and bad times

  • Competitive leadership in terms of products, innovations, know-how and cost structures

  • Well-diversified customer bases, diverse products and broad geographic footprints


Year Raised: 2020

Amount raised (Euros millions): 21,250 excluding GP commitment

Year Raised: 2017

Amount raised (Euros millions): 16,400

Year Raised: 2014

Amount raised (Euros millions): 10,907

Year Raised: 2008

Amount raised (Euros millions): 10,749

Year Raised: 2007

Amount raised (Euros millions): 4,123

Year Raised: 2005

Amount raised (Euros millions): 6000

Year Raised: 2000

Amount raised (Euros millions): 4,318

Year Raised: 1998

Amount raised (Euros millions): 2,273

Year Raised: 1996

Amount raised (Euros millions): 500