Charterhouse Capital Partners LLP

What Charterhouse Capital Partners LLP does

Charterhouse Capital Partners LLP is a privately held UK private equity manager founded in 1934. It raises and manages funds that invest in high-quality mid-market European companies, generally partnering with incumbent management teams on buy-and-build growth, international expansion, and operational change, with typical stated hold periods of four to six years. The firm describes its current platform as its 12th generation fund and reports more than €17 billion raised and more than 150 investments completed over its history.

Charterhouse sources institutional capital primarily through direct relationships with pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, and family offices using limited partnership fund structures. Its stated revenue streams are recurring management fees on fund capital, performance-based carried interest, and investment realization proceeds. Current fee rates, assets or funds under management, firm revenue, and transaction values are not publicly disclosed, so current revenue scale and realized economics cannot be observed directly.

The firm focuses on healthcare and other industries, with current and historical holdings across connected technology, pharmaceuticals, medtech, animal health, food ingredients, and business services. Charterhouse is an investment manager rather than a technology-product company: the input reports no public API, proprietary technology platform, or product architecture. It has headquarters in London, coverage through Paris, and a representative China/Asia team, and it is authorised and regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority; Watling Street Capital Partners LLP is identified as the ultimate controlling entity.

Name

Charterhouse Capital Partners LLP

Legal name

Charterhouse Capital Partners LLP

Website

https://charterhouse.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1934

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Charterhouse Capital Partners LLP is a private equity firm that manages funds investing in high-quality mid-market European companies alongside management teams. It has raised over €17 billion and completed more than 150 investments across 12 fund generations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 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: Private equity fund management through limited partnership structures. The firm manages multiple investment vehicles (currently in 12th generation fund) and generates management fees based on committed capital under management.
2. Carried Interest: Performance-based carried interest from successful portfolio company exits and value creation, representing a significant portion of private equity returns.
3. Investment Returns: Realisation of investments through strategic sales, IPOs, and secondary transactions of portfolio companies.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Charterhouse Capital Partners LLP manages private equity funds that invest in mid-market European companies, deploying capital through buy-and-build, growth, and transformational investment strategies. The firm is currently operating its 12th generation fund, has raised over €17bn in total across all fund generations, and has completed more than 150 investments. It generates revenue through management fees, carried interest, and investment returns realised via portfolio exits.

Product overview

Charterhouse Capital Partners LLP is a private equity investment firm that operates as a fund management company with its 12th generation fund and approximately €17bn+ in total funds raised. The firm does not offer products or services in the traditional SaaS sense; instead, it manages private equity funds that invest in portfolio companies. Key portfolio companies include Sagemcom (connected terminals and software), Cooper (OTC drug manufacturing), Casa Optima (artisanal gelato ingredients), Animalcare Group (animal healthcare), Winback (medtech), and Batibig (building maintenance services).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Charterhouse Capital Partners Fund Management (Private Equity Fund Programme) Private equity fund management programme investing in mid-market European companies through limited partnership fund structures with a selective, conviction-led approach and typical four-to-six-year hold periods. Manages €17bn+ across 12 fund generations, with 150+ investments completed.
• CCP X (Tenth Generation Fund) Charterhouse's tenth generation private equity fund, which closed at €2.3 billion in November 2016. Used for investments in European mid-market companies.

Quantifiable outcome

• European mid-market focus with 90+ years of investing history
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

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App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2013Charterhouse became a signatory to the UN PRI initiative in November 2013. The firm is fully committed to integrating the PRI principles in operations and investment processes, incorporating sustainability issues into investment analysis and decision-making, taking active ownership roles, and reporting on sustainability progress.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Cinven: London-based European mid-market buyout firm with a comparable focus on mid-market transformational investments across the continent and similar institutional LP base.
• Permira: London-based global PE firm with strong European mid-market heritage, competing head-to-head with Charterhouse for European buy-and-build platforms.
• BC Partners: London-headquartered European mid-market private equity firm investing across the same general mid-to-large European buyout space as Charterhouse, with comparable fund sizes and a long-tenured multinational partner team.
• PAI Partners: Paris-based European mid-market buyout firm with similar mid-market orientation and a multinational European team structure that closely mirrors Charterhouse's positioning.
• CVC Capital Partners: One of the largest European-headquartered PE firms; directly comparable as a pan-European buyout investor, including specific overlap as buyer of Charterhouse portfolio companies (e.g., Cooper sale to CVC in 2021).
• Apax Partners: European-headquartered mid-market private equity firm operating in the same mid-market segment with a multi-sector mandate that includes direct parallels to Charterhouse's Healthcare and business-services investments.
• Bridgepoint: London-based European mid-market PE firm investing across similar size brackets and sectors, including business services and healthcare-adjacent investments.

Broad incumbents

• TPG Capital: Global private equity firm with growing European mid-market activity; broader in scale and sector breadth than Charterhouse but competes for the same European buyout opportunities and LPs.
• Carlyle Group: Global alternative asset manager with a deep European mid-market franchise and prior involvement with Charterhouse deals (e.g., Charterhouse acquired Sagemcom from Carlyle in 2016), making it a directly relevant incumbent peer.
• EQT Partners: Stockholm-headquartered large-cap PE investor with significant European mid-market activity; broader geographic and strategy footprint than Charterhouse but directly competes for similar assets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInuk.linkedin.com/company/charterhouse-capital-partners-llp

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles29 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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