KLAR PARTNERS
KLAR PARTNERS is a Series C+ and buyout fund in Nordic, Benelux and DACH writing $75M–$200M checks into business-services and industrial-technology.
- Stages
- Series C+, buyout
- Sectors
- business-services, industrial-technology
- Check size
- $75M–$200M
- Invests in
- Nordic, Benelux, DACH
- Round role
- Leads rounds
- Actively investing
- Yes
- Founded
- 2020
- Assets under management
- €1.5B
- Website
- klarpartners.com
Thesis
KLAR Partners is an independent, mid-market private equity firm founded in 2020 and headquartered in London. They specialize in the business services and industrial technology sectors, with a primary investment focus on the Nordic, Benelux, and DACH regions. The firm makes control investments in companies providing mission-critical products and services, targeting businesses with an annual turnover of EUR 50-500 million. Their strategy emphasizes growth, operational improvement, and buy-and-build approaches, driven by core values. KLAR Partners I closed at €600 million, and KLAR Partners II closed at €870 million in June 2024, bringing the total capital raised to €1.5 billion. KLAR Partners II intends to make control investments ranging from EUR 75 million to EUR 200 million-plus.
Common questions
Does KLAR PARTNERS invest at the Series C+ stage?
Yes. KLAR PARTNERS lists Series C+ and buyout among the stages it invests in.
What check size does KLAR PARTNERS write?
KLAR PARTNERS writes $75M–$200M checks.
Where does KLAR PARTNERS invest?
KLAR PARTNERS invests in Nordic, Benelux and DACH.