About YSE

YSE provides investors access to an attractive underpenetrated market in the profitable growth and lower mid-market segment.

Market Opportunity

  • Underpenetrated lower mid-market and growth private equity segment in Western Europe
  • Increasing importance of innovation, technology and digitalization
  • YSE partnership approach more flexible that traditional PE
  • Investors often lack value creation capabilities in our segment
  • Unmatched opportunity driven by a best-in-class transaction structure and governance model.

Capabilities

  • Partners with 20+ years of PE experience each from blue-chip firms. Track record of successfully investing together
  • Entrepreneurial experience
  • Applying PE mindset and value-driven approach to growth / lower mid-market segment
  • Unique access to opportunities via the Partners' vast network of advisors, business owners, and management teams in our focus markets and sectors
  • Active value creation approach and track record

Our Sectors

are propelled by long-term macro-themes

Investment Themes

Our Investment Strategy

  • Growing and profitable businesses in the Business Services & Software and Smart Industrials sectors
  • Focus on lower mid-market deals in Western Europe
  • B2B and B2B2C businesses operating in market niches with strong underlying market trends
  • Disruptive businesses with organic and inorganic growth potential
  • Partnership approach with management teams with a clearly identified need for value creation
  • Flexible capital leading to majority or minority investments