Alantra Asset Management Joins AlterForum to Shape the Discourse on Alternative Investments in Europe
Date 21 February 2025
- Alantra Asset Management joins an exclusive think tank alongside leading global asset managers to drive discussions on private market investment trends in Europe
- With over €16bn in assets under management across its strategic and consolidated businesses, Alantra has built a unique platform focused on value creation within the European mid-market segment, leveraging a wide range of strategies
- Alantra will contribute its perspectives on different topics shaping private markets – not only from its direct investments experience, but also in secondaries, Funds of Funds, structuring and distribution, through its strategic partners, Access Capital Partners and AMCHOR IS
Madrid, 21 February 2025 – Alantra, the independent global mid-market financial services firm, has joined AlterForum, a think tank dedicated to alternative investments that fosters reflection and dialogue on private market trends. Launched in 2023, AlterForum brings together a select group of entities committed to private market asset management in Spain, including Altamar, BlackRock, M&G Investments, Morgan Stanley IM, Natixis, Pimco, Schroders, Tikehau, UBS, and now Alantra. The think tank also serves as the editorial committee and conceptual partner for FundsPeople, a Spanish trade media outlet specializing in alternative assets.
Jacobo Llanza, Executive Chairman of Alantra Asset Management, said: “The alternative investment landscape is transforming, driven by an evolving macroeconomic landscape, strong industry consolidation, and market disruptions.”
Patricia Pascual-Ramsay, CEO of Alantra Asset Management, added: “Alternative assets continue to expand their presence in the economy – a trend expected to accelerate. One of the most significant developments is the growing interest in flexible vehicles and tailor-made solutions to meet clients’ needs. We are pleased to join AlterForum to contribute to this discussion in Europe.”
With €16.8bn in AuM on a combined basis, Alantra Asset Management has built a unique multiproduct platform designed to create lasting value across its portfolio companies. Focused on the European mid-market segment, it specializes in a diverse range of direct investment strategies:
- Private Equity focuses on family-owned companies with growth potential in the food and nutrition, healthcare, and industrial technology sectors. The latest fund in its 30-year strategy, Alantra PEF IV, has capital commitments of up to €340mn[1] and has already invested in three companies.
- Private Debt is among the most active players in the Southern European mid-market, having deployed more than €2bn across five countries. It currently manages over €1bn in assets through four strategies: Corporate Direct Lending, Real Estate Debt, Flexible Capital Solutions (through Indigo Capital) and Credit Opportunities.
- Active funds, EQMC and QMC apply a Private Equity approach to listed European small- and mid-cap companies, using a friendly, hands-on, active management style. With €1.2bn in fee-earning AuM, these funds attract major institutional investors worldwide.
- Energy-focused strategies: Alantra Asset Management manages two highly specialized funds: Klima, a €210mn pan-European energy transition fund, and Alantra Solar, focused on solar and battery hybridization opportunities across Europe.
- Life Sciences & Cybersecurity: Asabys Partners, a pan-European VC firm focused on investments in the life sciences and healthcare sectors, closed its second fund at €180mn in 2024. 33N Ventures invests in cybersecurity and infrastructure software companies across Europe and the U.S.
Additionally, through strategic partnerships, Alantra Asset Management provides clients access to funds of funds, co-investments, and secondaries across private equity, infrastructure, and private debt via Access Capital Partners, and to best-in-class international asset management firms covering both liquid and alternative strategies through AMCHOR IS.
[1] Includes the amount corresponding to the second close of Alantra Private Equity Fund IV as well as additional contingent commitments not yet realized