Private Equity

Uncovering untapped opportunities to deliver transformational value across the private equity lifecycle.

Our Private Equity platform

Data as per 30 June 2025

$25.5bn

assets under management

~280

direct/co-investments

70+

dedicated private equity investment professionals

Our expert edge in private equity

Our global platform unites strong local teams that source, transform and manage investments across the private equity market spectrum. We leverage our investment, portfolio management and sustainability expertise to deliver consistently high risk-adjusted returns through diligence and skill.  With a successful track record earned over more than 25 years, our private equity strategies focus on small and mid-market buyouts, growth companies and global venture capital, focusing on opportunities and businesses that we believe have greatest potential for transformative and sustainable growth and value creation. 

Our key investment themes

  • Backing local champions through small/mid buyouts

  • Capturing transformative growth, including through continuation investments in the lower mid-market

  • Harnessing the power of multi-polar innovation through global early-stage venture

Our specialist areas of expertise

Buyouts
Venture Capital and Growth
Secondaries

Case studies

Gain a deeper understanding of how we navigate the opportunities across our private market strategies through our investment case studies.

Latest insights

Our leadership team

Rainer Ender

Global Head of Private Equity

Nils Rode

Chief Investment Officer, Private Markets

Benjamin Alt

Head of Global Private Equity Portfolios, Head of Private Equity Consumer Investments

    BlueOrchard

    We are impact investment pioneers with a 20+ year track record and a global reach of over 280 million people. Our goal? Combining social and environmental impact with a positive financial return. We have invested long-term in more than 100 emerging and frontier markets through a network of over 750 financial institutions. Learn about the opportunity for impact and return.

    Risks

    Investments involve risks including the risk of possible loss of capital/principal. Investments in private assets involve a higher degree of risk than more traditional investments.