Main Capital Partners
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About
Main Capital Partners is a Netherlands‑headquartered, software‑only private equity investor active across Benelux, DACH, the Nordics and France (with an affiliate presence in North America), focused on control buyouts and buy‑and‑builds; recent closes include Main Capital VIII (€1.9bn) and Foundation II (€500m) in April 2024 and a €520m continuation fund in May 2025.
Key facts
- Type
- Private Equity
- Stages
- Series B,Growth,Buyout
- Sectors
- Agnostic,B2B,Business management software,Marketplace,Software / SaaS,Vertical SaaS,Advertising / Media,Agritech,AI & Automation,Beauty / Fashion,Blockchain / Crypto,Data & Infrastructure,Cyber & Security,Defense,Education,Energy,Fintech & Insurtech,Foodtech,Gaming,Hospitality / Tourism / Travel,Future of work / HR,Industry & Manufacturing,Legaltech / Regtech,Logistics / Supply chain,Martech,Mobility & Transportation,Proptech / Construction,Retail / Future of Commerce,Digital health,Business Services,Climate / Cleantech / Greentech,Life sciences,Deeptech
- Headquarters
- Netherlands
- Offices
- The Hague,Antwerp,Dusseldorf,Stockholm,Paris,Boston
- Geographic focus
- France,Europe,USA
- Lead / Follow
- Lead / co-lead
- Ticket size
- 5M€ – 150M€
- Assets under management
- 6000M€
- Founded
- 2003
Track record
- Portfolio companies: 88
- Exits: 32
Notable investments in France
Shippingbo, Prim'X, Trace One
Key differentiators
Global Investment platform