Access Capital Partners
Also known as Access Capital Partners S.A., Access
Paris private-markets manager founded 1998: European small-cap buyout and infrastructure primary fund commitments, secondaries and co-investments for institutional and private clients; €15.8bn raised.
- HEADQUARTERS
- Paris, France
- FOUNDED
- 1998
- AUM
- —
- OUTSIDE CAPITAL
- Yes
- TEAM LISTED
- 8 people
FOCUS
- STAGES
- Buyout
- ASSET MIX
- Funds (as LP)Private equity
- GEOGRAPHY
- Europe
WHAT IT IS
Private Equity Fund. A fund manager investing limited-partner capital into mature private companies.
ABOUT
Access Capital Partners, founded in December 1998, manages multi-manager funds, co-investment funds and segregated accounts for institutional investors and private clients in two areas: European small-cap buyouts and infrastructure. In small-cap buyouts it commits to funds typically under €500M, buys LP stakes and GP-led secondaries, and co-invests alongside fund managers, reporting €11.8bn deployed in small-cap buyouts and investments in over 3,400 companies (336 shown as a key figure on the same page). In infrastructure it has invested since 2013 through co-investments, primary commitments and secondaries, with €3.6bn deployed. It reports €15.8bn raised since inception, 350+ investors and 100+ staff in Paris, Brussels, London, Helsinki, Luxembourg and Munich.
INVESTMENT THESIS
European small-cap buyouts offer lower entry multiples, more conservative leverage and proprietary deal flow; infrastructure targets operational assets with high barriers to entry, low demand elasticity and direct or indirect inflation indexation, generating recurrent yield with moderate leverage.
PORTFOLIO (5)
- FMP GlobalExited
- Plexus (law firm)since 2019
- Daytona (data centre portfolio)Industrial & Manufacturing · since 2019
- LNG vessels portfolio (with NYK, Geogas Maritime and DIF Capital Partners)Mobility & Logistics · since 2019
- Faccin GroupIndustrial & Manufacturing · since 2016
TEAM
- Agnès NahumManaging Partner (Founding Partner; Co-Executive Chairwoman per the 27 March 2026 release) · source
- Philippe PoggioliManaging Partner (Founding Partner; Executive Chairman of the Board per the 27 March 2026 release) · source
- Pierre AbrialPartner, Buy-out fund selection – Primary & Secondary (Managing Partner from 1 January 2027) · source
- Alexandre DelosPartner, Head of Buy-out fund selection (Managing Partner from 1 January 2027) · source
- Aymeric PaulPartner, Head of Infrastructure (Managing Partner from 1 January 2027) · source
- Manish PandeyPartner, Co-Head of Infrastructure (Managing Partner from 1 January 2027) · source
- Benjamin AllerCOO and General Counsel · source
- Clothilde BoucherPartner, Group CFO · source
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FAQ
Access Capital Partners is a private equity fund based in Paris, France, founded in 1998.
Yes. Access Capital Partners invests directly in private companies. It also commits capital to third-party funds as an LP.
Access Capital Partners invests at Buyout stage in Software & SaaS, HealthTech, Industrial & Manufacturing, Climate & Energy and Mobility & Logistics.
Key people at Access Capital Partners include Agnès Nahum (Managing Partner (Founding Partner; Co-Executive Chairwoman per the 27 March 2026 release)), Philippe Poggioli (Managing Partner (Founding Partner; Executive Chairman of the Board per the 27 March 2026 release)), Pierre Abrial (Partner, Buy-out fund selection – Primary & Secondary (Managing Partner from 1 January 2027)) and Alexandre Delos (Partner, Head of Buy-out fund selection (Managing Partner from 1 January 2027)).
Access Capital Partners's investments include FMP Global, Plexus (law firm), Daytona (data centre portfolio), LNG vessels portfolio (with NYK, Geogas Maritime and DIF Capital Partners) and Faccin Group.
Yes. Access Capital Partners manages capital from outside investors.