Beyond AI: Six startup opportunities in Europe
Six sectors where European expertise, needs and regulatory changes are opening up new markets.
Read on SubstackPrivate equity buy-out funds in Luxembourg
4 funds with a first or final close since 1 Jan 2025, €9.9bn in total, median €2.1bn.
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- 135.0
- Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania, Slovenia, Serbia, Türkiye
- Fund 3
- 10 Sept 2026
- EIF, EBRD
- 3,000.0
- Pan-European
- Fund 3
- 6 Jul 2026
- CVC Capital Partners
- 5,500.0
Acquires European mid-market businesses in industrial technology, business services and healthcare, supporting operational transformation and corporate carve-outs.
- Industrial Tech, Business Services, Health & Bio
- Europe
- Fund 6
- 16 Mar 2026
- Triton Partners
- 1,300.0
Makes majority buyouts of lower mid-market companies in Core Europe, partnering with families, founders and entrepreneurs across healthcare, services, consumer and niche industrials.
- Health & Bio, Consumer, Industrials
- Benelux; France; Germany; Italy; Spain
- Fund 6
- 12 Jan 2026
- Apheon Management S.A.
