Samena Capital

Name

Samena Capital

Legal name

Samena Capital

Website

https://samenacapital.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private Equity & Investment Management

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles (525), Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities (523)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Investment Management Advisory (RIA) (FSAEAAAB)

Keywords

• Private equity funds
• Emerging markets investing
• Co-investment opportunities
• Special situations funds
• Principal investments

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Fund Management Fees: Management fees charged on Assets Under Management (AUM) across the Samena Special Situations Funds. The private equity business manages approximately US$220 million in AUM across closed-ended funds.
2. Carried Interest: Performance-based carried interest from successful fund exits. Fund I achieved 128.5% repayment of committed capital with 1.53x gross ROI. Fund II has returned 68.4% of committed capital. The firm has completed over 50 full and partial exits since 2008.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Samena Capital is a principal investment group managing closed-ended private equity funds and co-investment vehicles focused on the SAMENA region (Subcontinent, Asia, Middle East and North Africa). The firm operates a hybrid investment mandate spanning private equity, growth capital, PIPEs, co-investments and buyouts across both public and private markets. Its three flagship Samena Special Situations Funds and a co-investment platform offer investors access to deals sourced through a regional network of shareholder-investors.

Product overview

Samena Capital is a principal investment group offering two primary business lines: private equity funds and co-investments. The private equity platform consists of three flagship Samena Special Situations Funds (I, II, and III) that operate a hybrid investment strategy integrating private equity rigor with the ability to invest in both public and private markets. The co-investment platform complements the fund business, providing exclusive investment opportunities with total funds raised exceeding US$250m. The firm also undertakes direct equity stakes from its principal balance sheet.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Samena Special Situations Funds: Hybrid investment funds that integrate private equity investing with the ability to invest in both public and private markets across the SAMENA region.
• Samena Co-Investment
• The Samena Foundation

Products and services

• Samena Special Situations Fund I
• Samena Special Situations Fund II
• Samena Special Situations Fund III
• Co-Investment Platform

Quantifiable outcome

• US$1.3bn+ capital raised and US$1bn+ returned to investors since 2008
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Lila Poonawalla FoundationminorOthers · 1 January 2016Partnership with Indian educational charity and ASHA Educational Centre in the UK to support underprivileged young women from India. Samena Foundation ran the Peace Ambassadors leadership programme, a scholarship program supporting academically outstanding young women.
• Magic BusminorOthersPartnership with Magic Bus for the Childhood to Livelihood programme, an education initiative helping children living in poverty in Bangalore, India. Samena Foundation assisting 2,000 young people to ensure children complete their schooling.
• SOS Children's Villages InternationalminorOthersPartnership with SOS Children's Villages International for youth mentorship programme providing life coaching and business training to young people in Lebanon and Sri Lanka. Samena staff supported young people in scholastic and professional pursuits.
• AyatiminorOthersPartnership with Ayati charity in Sri Lanka to provide mobility equipment such as wheelchairs and leg braces for those with physical disabilities, and learning/communication devices for those with autism, down syndrome, and cerebral palsy.

Scale indicators18 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Affirma Capital: Affirma Capital (formerly Standard Chartered Private Equity) is an emerging-markets-focused PE firm investing across South and Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Africa with similar mandate flexibility across growth, buyouts, and PIPEs.
• Navis Capital Partners: Navis is a Southeast Asia-focused private equity firm with a buyout and growth mandate serving institutional investors — comparable to Samena in regional specialization, fund structure, and investor base.
• ChrysCapital: ChrysCapital is one of India's largest independent PE firms with multiple funds, comparable to Samena in deploying capital across South Asia, hybrid public-private strategies, and a focused institutional LP base.
• Actis: Actis is a global emerging-markets PE and infrastructure investor with strong presence in Asia, Africa, and Latin America — directly comparable in emerging-market focus, fund scale, and institutional LP relationships.
• Everstone Capital: Everstone is a South and Southeast Asia-focused PE firm investing across consumer, healthcare, financial services, and infrastructure — overlapping with Samena's sector and geographic footprint.
• Quadria Capital: Quadria is a healthcare-focused PE firm in South and Southeast Asia. Comparable in regional mandate and institutional LP base; Samena's healthcare exposure (Virtus Medical) overlaps with Quadria's vertical focus.
• FountainVest Partners: FountainVest is a China and Greater Asia-focused PE firm with hybrid public-private strategies and large institutional LPs — comparable in deal structure flexibility and regional focus.
• TR Capital: TR Capital is an Asia-focused private investment and co-investment platform, directly comparable to Samena's co-investment business line and hybrid Asia exposure.
• Creador: Creador is a Southeast Asia-focused PE firm with a growth and buyout mandate. Comparable in regional specialization, mid-market focus, and institutional LP base across the SAMENA region.

Broad incumbents

• PAG: PAG is one of Asia's largest alternative asset managers across PE, real estate, and credit — a broader incumbent competitor overlapping with Samena in Asia PE and hybrid strategies, but at materially greater scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/samena-capital

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments15 records

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