BLANTYRE CAPITAL
BLANTYRE CAPITAL is a Series C+, debt and other fund in the US, Europe and UAE writing $25M–$75M checks into special-situations, restructuring and debt.
- Stages
- Series C+, debt, other
- Sectors
- special-situations, restructuring, debt
- Check size
- $25M–$75M
- Invests in
- US-wide, Europe, UAE
- Actively investing
- Yes
- Founded
- 2016
- Assets under management
- $3B
- Website
- blantyrecapital.com
Thesis
Blantyre Capital is a London-based investment firm founded in 2016, specializing in middle-market special situations and providing capital solutions for companies in financial distress or undergoing transitions. Their investment strategy is broad and flexible, unconstrained by sector, asset class, or geography, focusing on European SMEs. Strategies include rescue financing, loan-to-own, DIP financing, restructurings, liquidations, post-reorganization equity, litigation, and performing value investments. They employ a 'three-lever framework' for value creation: Margin of Safety, Creative Balance Sheet Solutions, and Operational Improvement. Deal sizes range from €25 million to €75 million, with a primary focus on Europe but experience in over 20 countries. The firm's AUM is approximately $3 billion across 10 funds.
Common questions
Does BLANTYRE CAPITAL invest at the Series C+ stage?
Yes. BLANTYRE CAPITAL lists Series C+, debt and other among the stages it invests in.
What check size does BLANTYRE CAPITAL write?
BLANTYRE CAPITAL writes $25M–$75M checks.
Where does BLANTYRE CAPITAL invest?
BLANTYRE CAPITAL invests in the US, Europe and UAE.