Special report - Inflexion

How the private equity firm Inflexion is implementing its private equity investment model in the European mid-market. Given the volatility of public markets for mid-cap companies, private equity fosters strategic alignment between shareholders and management to support operational growth.  

The document details the investment strategy ofInflexion, which manages 11 billion pounds and has achieved an internal rate of return (IRR) of 35% with a multiple of 3.4 times the capital invested. Notably, the firm has sold one company every 45 days over the past two years.  

In particular, the document presents:

• The three targeted strategies: buyout, Partnership Capital for minority investments, and Enterprise Fund;  
• An analysis by John Hartz, co-founder ofInflexion, on support for entrepreneurs, with 75% of transactions representing the company’s first partnership with a private equity firm;  
• Case studies of companies such as GlobalData (strategic healthcare data) and EasyFairs (event planning);  
• The drivers of value creation are based on digital transformation, mergers and acquisitions, international expansion, and non-financial criteria.  

This report is intended for investors, wealth management advisors, and finance professionals who wish to understand the mechanisms of a European mid- Fund manager . This study provides a fact-based analysis of the drivers of operational transformation applicable to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and mid-market companies.

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