Kylla Capital Partners

What Kylla Capital Partners does

Kylla Capital Partners, legally Kylla Corporate Transactions, is a Netherlands-founded boutique corporate transactions firm established in 2002 by Dick van Druten that co-invests alongside growth-focused companies and matches them with a worldwide network of professional investors and business partners. The firm provides capital for expansion, acquisitions, recapitalisations, and management buyouts, organised around four integrated service lines: Corporate Transactions, Corporate Investments, Corporate Funding, and Corporate Structuring. Its "Business Beyond Borders" positioning emphasises cross-border transactions bridging Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, supported by physical offices in Amsterdam (headquarters), London Mayfair, Singapore, Bangkok, Hong Kong, and China, with local legal, tax, and investment connections in each jurisdiction.

The firm operates a lean partner and associate model with 11-50 employees, led by Managing Partners Dick van Druten and Anton van der Graaf, alongside a regional team of Investment Managers covering the GCC, UK, China/ASEAN, and broader Southeast Asia. Revenue is generated through two streams: transaction advisory fees for structuring corporate transactions and equity returns from co-investments in portfolio companies such as Elmed Agrobiotics (probiotics), EXO (Omani mining), SYNQA (Thai fintech), and other growth-stage ventures. Kylla also facilitates larger fund formations on behalf of clients, including a $140 million Southeast Asian renewable energy private equity fund and €50 million in high-yield convertible bond issuances for European real estate. Go-to-market relies on direct partner-led engagement, international conference presence (Forbes Middle East, Web Summit Qatar, GITEX Global, WHX Dubai), and thought leadership content rather than intermediaries, with target deal sizes typically in the €1M-€30M range.

Name

Kylla Capital Partners

Legal name

Kylla Corporate Transactions

Website

https://kylla.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kylla Capital Partners is a Netherlands-founded boutique corporate transactions firm, established in 2002, that co-invests in growth-focused companies and provides advisory services for cross-border expansions, acquisitions, recapitalisations, and management buyouts across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Amsterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Co-investment Returns: Kylla co-invests alongside growth-focused companies, taking equity stakes in return for capital provision and strategic support. Returns generated through equity appreciation and exit transactions.
2. Transaction Advisory Fees: The firm earns fees for structuring corporate transactions including capital raising, acquisitions, recapitalizations, and management buyouts. Services encompass corporate funding, corporate investments, and corporate structuring.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Kylla Capital Partners is a boutique corporate transactions firm that co-invests with growth-focused companies, entrepreneurs, and professional investors. It provides capital and advisory support for company expansions, acquisitions, recapitalisations, management buyouts, and other corporate transactions, with cross-border execution between Europe, North America, and Asia.

Product overview

Kylla is a corporate transactions firm offering four integrated service lines: Corporate Transactions, Corporate Investments, Corporate Funding, and Corporate Structuring. These services are unified under the firm's 'Business Beyond Borders' philosophy, which emphasizes cross-border transactions that bridge geographical, cultural, and financial boundaries. The firm connects growth-focused companies with worldwide networks of professional investors and business partners, providing comprehensive support for expansion, acquisitions, recapitalisations, and management buyouts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Corporate Transactions Advisory and execution service for corporate transactions including mergers, acquisitions, recapitalisations, and management buyouts, delivered to growth-focused companies, entrepreneurs, and investors across Europe, North America, and Asia.
• Corporate Investments Direct equity participation and co-investment alongside growth-focused companies, entrepreneurs, and professional investors as part of corporate transactions.
• Corporate Funding Capital raising and funding arrangement service for companies undertaking expansions, acquisitions, recapitalisations, or management buyouts.
• Corporate Structuring

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered supporting, core and minor.

• Wageningen University & Research (WUR)supportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 March 2026WUR provides academic research validation and scientific expertise to the Elmed Agrobiotics partnership. Kylla's portfolio company connection to WUR enhances the probiotics platform's research credentials and next-generation product development capabilities.
• Elmed AgrobioticscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKylla took an equity stake in Elmed Agrobiotics to build a science-led probiotics platform in Europe. The partnership combines industrial manufacturing and formulation capabilities with European structuring expertise and links to Wageningen University & Research (WUR). The parties aim to develop research, validation, and next-generation product development.
• INSEAD Immersive LearningsupportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerKylla team members participated in an intensive board-level training program featuring INSEAD's Boardroom Simulation Exercise using virtual reality to navigate complex M&A transactions, demonstrating commitment to boardroom expertise development.
• Operosa Montenegro Opera FestivalminorGTM or Marketing PartnerKylla co-sponsored the 2018 Operosa Montenegro Opera Festival, an annual classical music event with electronic music elements held in Herceg Novi, Montenegro. This cultural sponsorship aligns with the 'beyond borders' philosophy.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Drake Star Partners: European boutique M&A advisory firm with a strong cross-border focus on technology, media, and consumer sectors. Closely comparable in size, boutique partner-led model, and international reach to Kylla's mid-market corporate transactions practice.
• Clipperton: European tech-focused M&A advisory with co-investment capabilities, based in Paris and London. Comparable boutique model serving growth-stage companies, with both advisory and principal investing arms like Kylla.
• GP Bullhound: Global tech advisory and investment firm with offices across Europe, MENA, and Asia. Comparable cross-border growth-stage deal focus, combining advisory execution with principal investment activities.
• Hampleton Partners: European tech-focused M&A advisory with cross-border transaction expertise. Comparable boutique M&A model serving growth-stage and mid-market technology companies, with similar sector breadth and ticket size.
• Alantra: European mid-market investment banking and asset management firm with cross-border M&A advisory and direct investment capabilities. Comparable in size, integrated advisory-plus-investing model, and international footprint.
• Lincoln International: Global M&A advisory firm with strong mid-market focus and offices across Europe, the Americas, and Asia. Comparable cross-border transaction capability in the same mid-market segment that Kylla targets.
• Clearwater International: European mid-market M&A advisory with international sector coverage. Comparable boutique model focused on cross-border transactions for mid-market clients across multiple sectors, including cross-border deal-making.

Broad incumbents

• Park Hill: Global placement agent (part of Blackstone) focused on private capital raising and secondary advisory. Comparable in capital raising and investor intermediation capabilities, though operating at a meaningfully larger scale and with institutional backing.
• Houlihan Lokey: Global investment bank with M&A, capital markets, and financial restructuring practices. Operates in adjacent mid-market and larger transactions, providing capital raising and advisory services globally with a comparable cross-border execution model.
• Lazard: Global investment bank with M&A advisory, capital raising, and asset management. While much larger and more diversified, Lazard is comparable in serving cross-border corporate transactions across multiple sectors and regions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kylla-corporate-transactions

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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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