Kinnerton Hill Capital

Name

Kinnerton Hill Capital

Legal name

Kinnerton Hill Capital LLP

Website

https://kinnertonhill.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private Credit

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), Other Financial Vehicles (525990)

SIC

Short-Term Business Credit Institutions (6153), Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Mezzanine / Subordinated Debt (FSANADAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Corporate Finance & Capital Advisory (BPAHADAB)

Keywords

• Private credit solutions
• Mezzanine debt financing
• Unitranche lending
• Minority equity investments
• Mid-market capital solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Capital Solutions: Provides senior secured and unitranche debt, mezzanine and preferred equity, and structured minority equity to European mid-market companies. Revenue generated through interest income, arrangement fees, and equity returns on investments.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Kinnerton Hill Capital provides tailored capital solutions to European mid-market companies in the form of senior debt (senior secured and unitranche), junior debt (mezzanine and preferred), and equity (structured and minority). The firm underwrites transactions with ticket sizes of €25–100m+ across Western Europe (UK, France, Germany, Nordics, Benelux, Spain, Italy), targeting well-established businesses with strong cash flows and high ROIC in defensible industries.

Product overview

Kinnerton Hill Capital is a European capital solutions provider founded in 2024, offering a unified suite of debt and equity financing products to mid-market companies. The firm operates three core products: Senior Debt (senior secured and unitranche), Junior Debt (mezzanine and preferred), and Equity (structured and minority equity). These products are offered as tailored capital solutions with ticket sizes of €25–100m+, targeting Western European companies in Industrials, Business Services, Financial Services, and Healthcare sectors. The products function as complementary components of a complete capital structure, with the firm providing high-conviction financing to well-established businesses with strong cash flows.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Senior Debt Senior secured and unitranche debt financing solutions for well-established mid-market companies in Western Europe, providing tailored capital to support business growth and scaling, with ticket sizes of €25–100m+.
• Junior Debt Mezzanine and preferred debt financing solutions that provide flexible capital structures alongside senior debt, designed for businesses with strong cash flows seeking additional funding capacity within European mid-market transactions.
• Equity Structured and minority equity investments for high-quality European mid-market companies, typically offered as a complement to debt financing solutions to support complete capital structures within transactions of €25–100m+.

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• MontagunotableStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 January 2026Kinnerton Hill invested in EXALTA Group as preferred equity alongside Montagu, a private equity firm. This co-investment represents a strategic partnership in deal sourcing and execution.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Alcentra: European-focused mid-market direct lender and CLO manager (owned by BNY Mellon); competes head-to-head with Kinnerton Hill for senior/unitranche and mezzanine transactions across Western Europe.
• Park Square Capital: Direct European mid-market direct lending firm where Kinnerton Hill's founders (Jacob Ucar, Piers Dennison) previously built their careers; virtually identical strategy, ticket size, and sector focus, making it the closest comparable.
• Pemberton Asset Management: European mid-market direct lending and credit opportunities manager with similar ticket sizes and a comparable focus on sponsor-backed and non-sponsored mid-market borrowers.
• Permira Debt Managers: European-focused direct lending platform managed alongside Permira's private equity franchise; competes with Kinnerton Hill in providing unitranche and mezzanine to sponsor-backed mid-market companies.
• Hayfin Capital Management: London-based alternative credit manager specializing in direct lending, special situations, and capital solutions across Europe; close strategic and product overlap with Kinnerton Hill.
• Bridgepoint Credit: European mid-market direct lending platform offering unitranche, mezzanine, and minority equity; similar Western European geographic focus and ticket-size range to Kinnerton Hill.

Broad incumbents

• Tikehau Capital: European alternative asset manager with sizeable private debt and capital solutions franchises; broader product range but overlapping in mid-market European credit.
• Intermediate Capital Group (ICG): Large publicly-listed alternative asset manager with a substantial European mid-market direct lending franchise; competes with Kinnerton Hill but at materially greater scale and across multiple strategies.
• Muzinich & Co: Global credit specialist with significant European private debt and direct lending presence; competes in the same mid-market segment but at greater scale and with a wider product suite.

Others

• BlueCrest Capital / BlueCrest Credit: Multi-strategy credit and discretionary macro manager with European footprint; Cyrus Imregun, Kinnerton Hill's Partner, was a Founding Partner at Blue Crescent Capital, evidencing prior peer overlap in European credit.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 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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