Access Capital Partners

Founded in 1998, Access Capital Partners is an independent European private-assets manager serving institutional investors through multi-manager funds, co-investment funds and segregated accounts. Its platform operates across six European locations, with local coverage spanning France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Benelux and the Nordic countries.

The firm’s two main investment areas are European small-cap buy-outs and infrastructure. In buy-outs, it selects primary and secondary funds and invests alongside managers in companies typically below €100 million of enterprise value, with particular attention to B2B software, IT and digital services, essential business services and healthcare. Its infrastructure strategy covers primary funds, secondaries and co-investments in areas including energy, digital infrastructure, transport, environmental services and social infrastructure.

Access is especially relevant for students interested in fund selection, secondaries and multi-manager investing rather than only direct company acquisitions. The firm reports having invested in 336 funds and supported 3,400 SMEs across Europe through its small-cap buy-out platform, alongside 46 co-investments.