PE/VC investors

Private Equity (PE) and Venture Capital (VC) investors are the catalysts of innovation and growth in the business world. PE firms primarily target established companies, seeking to optimize operations and unlock value through strategic investments and management expertise. They focus on long-term growth and profitability, often preparing businesses for a future sale or IPO. VC investors, by contrast, are the adventurers of finance, injecting capital into high-potential startups and early-stage companies. They embrace risk for the possibility of outsized returns, often becoming invaluable advisors. Both investor types not only bring capital but also strategic guidance, industry connections, and market insights, propelling their portfolio companies towards success.

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Action Group Holdings Action Group Holdings
Action Group Holdings (K.S.C.C.), through its subsidiaries, operates as a holding company in real estate; infrastructure, construction, and logistics; hospitality, tourism, and retail; and consulting, training, and education sectors. The company owns and develops commercial, retail, residential, leisure, and mixed-use properties in Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, North America, Europe, and Australia. It also provides real estate advisory, project management, and letting services. The company offers construction, civil contracting, project management, logistics support, and heavy equipment maintenance services. Additionally, it develops and invests in hotels and operates a tourism and travel agency in Kuwait. The company also offers permanent recruitment, outsourcing, and contract staffing solutions. Action Group Holdings (K.S.C.C.) was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Safat, Kuwait.
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Action Hero Ventures Action Hero Ventures
Action Hero Ventures is a private investment holding company that makes early stage investments into real businesses run by strong entrepreneurs. The company was founded in 2013 by Ernst Hertzog (M.Eng, MBA), an industrial engineer with professional experience in telecommunications, healthcare and financial services.
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Actis Capital Actis Capital
Actis is a leading growth markets investor. With a growing portfolio of investments across Asia, Africa and Latin America it has raised US$15bn since inception. <br /> <br /> A 70 year heritage, a proven track record and experience built through specialisation and pattern recognition makes Actis the partner of choice for investors, management teams, entrepreneurs and governments alike. <br /> <br /> Applying developed market disciplines to emerging markets, an established team of c. 120 investment professionals in ten countries identify investment opportunities in private equity, energy, infrastructure, and real estate. <br /> <br /> Actis targets consistent superior returns across asset classes over the long-term, bringing financial and social benefits to investors, consumers and communities. We believe values drive value.
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Activa Capital Activa Capital
Activa Capital is an independent private equity firm that supports projects with strong entrepreneurial content. Its purpose is to invest in potential French SMEs with an enterprise value of between $ 20 million and $ 100 million. The company has achieved more than 65 external growth in 15 years for the companies in its portfolio. Activa Capital currently has more than $ 500 million under management.
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Activate Venture Partners Activate Venture Partners
We seek leaders who understand their customers' needs, possess a capital-efficient mindset, and have the ability to close early reference customers. We primarily act as lead or co-lead investor, setting the terms, joining the board of directors, and working hard on behalf of the management team and shareholders.
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Active Capital Active Capital
Active Capital is the culmination of our life's work. As founders, we've built companies and cultures worth millions and billions. As investors, we've helped dozens of founders build great businesses with amazing potential. And as friends, we've had a lot of fun along the way.<br /> <br /> We've designed Active Capital to lead seed rounds for B2B SaaS companies outside of Silicon Valley. We are based in Texas but will invest all over. We prefer companies that can get to market with very little capital and we believe we can best help founders once they start to grow.
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Active Capital Company B.V. Active Capital Company B.V.
Active Capital Company invests in small- and medium sized companies headquartered in the Netherlands with revenues between €10M - €100M, which are active in industrial goods & services and (technical) wholesale. Besides new capital, we bring in operational and financial expertise. We always take temporary positions in management for maximum value creation. We deliver superior returns for our investors and all the stakeholders in our portfolio companies by creating sustainable value through a combination of strategic focus and tangible performance improvements. This approach contributes to the sustainability and growth of the companies we invest in. We understand that swiftness can be of great importance, therefore a closing only 8 weeks after the first introduction is not an exception.
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Active Partners Active Partners
Active Partners is a growth investor with the mission to help entrepreneurs of fast-growing consumer businesses develop and build exciting, innovative brands that have profound and lasting impact. We aim to invest $2m-$10m+ over the life of an investment and take both minority or majority positions.
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Active Venture Partners Active Venture Partners
We are a European venture capital company focused on positively disrupting its traditional sector. Spearheaded by a diverse, passionate and multinational team, we are building a reputation for providing support that goes beyond capital for high growth businesses. With a presence in Spain, Germany and Scandinavia, we target entrepreneurial teams driving digital start-ups and seeking holistic partnerships based on shared values and pro-active support. Start-up founders connect to the unique ACTIVE community to engage with sector specialists, growth experts and senior advisors. Since 2004 we have invested in 25 companies in two funds totaling €74m. In 2007, we created the Venturepreneurs’ Organisation, which promotes relationships between successful serial entrepreneurs investing in early stage companies.
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ActoMezz ActoMezz
ActoMezz is a mezzanine fund with €187 million in committed capital. The fund is sponsored by Groupama (40% of the total commitment), with the remainder subscribed by leading French institutional investors, including CDC and CNP, and by private investors.
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