Meeschaert Capital Partners

What is Meeschaert Capital Partners?

Meeschaert Capital Partners is a private equity firm that operates as a subsidiary of Financiere Meeschaert. The firm has a focus on buyout and growth capital investments, primarily targeting companies located in France.

Meeschaert Capital Partners is part of a larger group that has broad interests across various sectors under the umbrella of LFPI. They invest in direct investments, private debt, real estate (through funds of funds and direct investments), asset management, and more.

They have been historically active since 2003, investing over 3 billion euros through nearly 10 generalist and thematic funds raised from longstanding intentional investors. The firm examines over 150 files annually and has conducted over 100 operations. The group's funds of funds activities, established in 2006, specialize in principal European countries (outside of France) and North America.

They associate with leading management companies in these regions and their investment strategy includes primary and secondary investments, as well as co-investments alongside certain funds in which LFPI has made investments. The private debt activity was introduced in 2007, and has since completed more than 300 transactions with over two billion euros invested.

Their in-depth knowledge of private equity actors and banking relations in Europe provides exclusive access to many market operations. LFPI manages over 500 million euros of assets in a highly diversified portfolio, engaging in both primary and secondary debt market emissions, including senior debt, and junior debt (mezzanine, high-yield, etc.).

FLE, their real estate branch, was founded in 2005 and invests across Europe and the United States. This entity prides itself on having localized, experienced teams with a strong track record of generating returns.

The real estate investments managed by FLE include 234 assets across 7 European countries, with 2.79 billion euros under management, over 1,480 tenants, and more than 60 assets in the United States with approximately 485 million euros under management.