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Essling Capital
Domnin de Kerdaniel's Essling Capital runs parallel Lead and Co-Investment strategies from Paris, managing over €650M in private equity.
Essling Capital
Essling Capital est une société de gestion indépendante spécialisée dans les actifs non cotés qui gère et conseille plus de 650 millions d’euros en France, en Europe et à l’international. Pour mieux répondre à l’évolution du marché des actifs non cotés, Essling Capital propose à ses investisseurs des solutions d’investissements innovantes. Essling Capital est agréée par l’AMF.
General information
Firm type
Private Equity
Year founded
2016
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
Europe
Country
France
City
Paris
Corporate office
8, avenue Percier, 75008 Paris, France
Principals
Domnin de Kerdaniel
President & CEO
Filippo Monteleone
Chairman of the Supervisory Board & Senior Advisor
Bertrand Fesneau
Partner, Head of Lead Investment
Rémi Matuchansky
Partner, Co-Head of Lead Investment
Arnaud Lipkowicz
Partner, Head of Co-Investment
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions at Essling Capital?
The firm splits investment leadership across two distinct pillars. Bertrand Fesneau and Rémi Matuchansky co-head the Lead Investment practice, which makes direct buyout and growth equity commitments. Arnaud Lipkowicz heads the Co-Investment practice, sourcing and underwriting deals alongside external general partners. President and CEO Domnin de Kerdaniel oversees the platform, while Chairman Filippo Monteleone provides strategic and sector guidance, particularly in healthcare.
How does Essling Capital source proprietary deal flow?
The senior team's collective decades at KKR, CVC, 3i, and GCM Grosvenor create a network of general partner relationships that feeds the co-investment pipeline. For direct Lead deals, the partners lean on their own origination histories in French and European mid-market and large-cap buyouts. De Kerdaniel's tenure as President of CVC France gives the firm a direct line into French sponsor-led processes.
Does Essling Capital run a single-family office, a fund manager, or a hybrid?
Essling Capital is an independent asset manager authorized and regulated by the Autorité des marchés financiers in France. It is not a family office. The firm manages institutional third-party capital through its Lead Investment and Co-Investment programs. Its two named founders also control CAREIT, a separate healthcare real estate services and investment platform, but Essling Capital itself operates as a traditional private equity manager.
What investment stages does Essling Capital target?
Through its Lead Investment strategy, Essling targets growth equity and buyout transactions, often involving expansion capital, later-stage development, or control acquisitions. The Co-Investment practice writes checks alongside GPs in buyouts, growth rounds, and special situations. The firm's stated investment activities also include secondaries and fund-of-funds commitments, indicating flexibility to deploy across the capital structure.
Is Essling Capital's deal flow concentrated in France, or does it invest across Europe?
The firm states it deploys capital in France, across Europe, and internationally. The investment team's prior experience spans French mid-market buyouts and pan-European large-cap deals, while the Co-Investment head ran a London-based EMEA mandate at GCM Grosvenor. Healthcare, a core sector, follows Monteleone's pan-European experience at Ramsay Générale de Santé.
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