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Tikehau Capital

Tikehau Capital operates across Credit, Real Assets, Private Equity and Capital Markets Strategies. Its public materials describe direct lending and other credit solutions, private-equity investments focused on growth and sustainability themes, and activity across 17 countries.

Key takeaway

What stands out about Tikehau Capital

Tikehau Capital presents multiple investment routes, including Credit financing generally ranging from €3 million to €300 million, Private Equity strategies with published ranges of €40m-200m and €30m-100m, and minority or majority private-equity capital. The appropriate route depends on the relevant strategy, structure and investment criteria.[1][2][3][4][7]

What does Tikehau Capital invest in?

Tikehau Capital was founded in 2004 and operates as a diversified alternative asset manager with four core business lines: Credit, Real Assets, Private Equity and Capital Markets Strategies.

The group reported €53.5bn in total assets under management, €3.2bn of group shareholders’ equity and 709 employees as of 30 June 2026. It reported operations in 17 countries as of 31 December 2025.

Tikehau Capital has been listed on Euronext Paris since 2017 and publishes regulated information within the meaning of Article 221-1 of the AMF General Regulation.[1][8]

Tikehau Capital invests its own capital across private and public market strategies alongside investor-clients, including institutional and retail investors and pension funds.

Its Credit platform offers direct lending, corporate lending, private debt secondaries, CLOs, real estate credit, special opportunities and multi-asset solutions across the capital structure. Tikehau Capital states that Credit financing solutions generally range from €3 million to €300 million.

Its Private Equity strategy focuses on digitalisation, build-ups, domestic and international expansion and organic growth, with themes including growth and sustainability, energy transition, regenerative agriculture, cybersecurity, aerospace and defence. The private-debt investment approach has an average investment horizon of 5 years.[1][2][3]

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Public size / criteria information
Published parameters include €3 million to €300 million for Credit financing solutions, €40m-200m for the Decarbonisation private-equity strategy and €30m-100m for the Regenerative Agriculture strategy.[1][2][3][4][7]

What should a business owner evaluate before taking capital from Tikehau Capital?

Owners evaluating Tikehau Capital may need to distinguish among Credit, Private Equity and other platform offerings because the group publicly describes different financing and investment routes, including direct lending, other credit instruments, and minority or majority private-equity capital.

The published strategy ranges and stated themes provide parameters for an initial discussion. Owners should separately clarify the proposed security, control rights, leverage, governance terms, ownership duration, exit expectations and the applicable strategy. The cited official portfolio page does not provide a universal group-wide ownership-duration schedule, so duration should be addressed with the relevant team.[2][3][4]

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Which Tikehau Capital legal entity and strategy would sponsor the proposed transaction

Tikehau Capital operates through four core business lines and describes distinct Credit and Private Equity strategies, so the sponsoring platform should be identified.[1][2][3]
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Would the investment be structured as debt, preferred equity, minority equity, majority equity or a combination

The group describes Credit solutions across the capital structure and Private Equity investments that may involve minority or majority capital.[2][3]
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What are the proposed ticket size, leverage, covenants, governance rights, rollover expectations and exit provisions

Tikehau Capital publishes different financing ranges and investment routes, while the cited official portfolio page does not disclose financing terms for the Eysa entry.[2][4]

What investment criteria does Tikehau Capital publicly describe?

Tikehau Capital’s portfolio companies come from a wide range of countries and sectors and are described as meeting financial and non-financial criteria consistent with its responsible-investment policy.

The group’s publicly stated investment themes include clean energy production, energy efficiency of buildings, low-carbon mobility, circular economy, regenerative agriculture, cybersecurity, aerospace and defence, digitalisation, build-ups and expansion.[3][4]

Published strategy parameters include €40m-200m for the Decarbonisation private-equity strategy and €30m-100m for the Regenerative Agriculture strategy. Credit financing solutions generally range from €3 million to €300 million and cover the entire capital structure.

Tikehau Capital states that portfolio companies are assessed against financial and non-financial criteria consistent with its responsible-investment policy.[2][3][4]

Tikehau Capital states that it has a local presence in 17 countries across Europe, the Middle East, North America and Asia. Its portfolio includes investments listed in countries such as France, Germany, Spain, Belgium, Portugal, the Netherlands and the United States.[1][4]

The official portfolio page lists Eysa as a Private Equity investment dated 08/2025 in Spain under the Decarbonisation strategy; FTAPI as a Private Equity investment dated 03/2025 in Germany under the Cybersecurity strategy; and Juan Navarro García as a Private Equity investment dated 03/2025 in Spain under the Regenerative Agriculture strategy.

Tikehau Capital’s H1 2025 results state that it finalized the acquisition of a controlling stake in Juan Navarro García in March 2025 for approximately €45m and invested €65m in FTAPI alongside Armira Growth in February 2025.[4][5]

Tikehau Capital’s Q1 2026 announcement states that the group exited its investment in Schroders, generating €369m of returns of capital, with a 64% gross IRR and 1.65x gross MOIC over the holding period.

The group also reported €4.0bn of realizations in 2025, including five Private Equity exits with an average gross MOIC of 2.6x.[6][7]

What is not clear from Tikehau Capital's public materials?

For the Eysa entry, the cited official portfolio page identifies the investment date, expertise, country, strategy and business description but does not disclose transaction consideration, ownership percentage or financing terms.

The cited official portfolio page does not publish a universal group-wide ownership-duration schedule for the listed portfolio companies.[4]

Questions to ask before taking capital from Tikehau Capital

Which Tikehau Capital legal entity and strategy would sponsor the proposed transaction?
Tikehau Capital operates through four core business lines and describes distinct Credit and Private Equity strategies, so the sponsoring platform should be identified.[1][2][3]
Would the investment be structured as debt, preferred equity, minority equity, majority equity or a combination?
The group describes Credit solutions across the capital structure and Private Equity investments that may involve minority or majority capital.[2][3]
What are the proposed ticket size, leverage, covenants, governance rights, rollover expectations and exit provisions?
Tikehau Capital publishes different financing ranges and investment routes, while the cited official portfolio page does not disclose financing terms for the Eysa entry.[2][4]
What ownership duration or investment horizon does the relevant team currently target?
Tikehau Capital states an average investment horizon of 5 years for its private-debt approach, while its official portfolio page does not publish a universal group-wide ownership-duration schedule.[2][4]
Which portfolio-company operating resources and international partners would be available?
The group describes activity across 17 countries and strategies focused on expansion, build-ups and organic growth; the specific resources available for a proposed transaction should be clarified.[1][3]
What ESG or sustainability-linked reporting obligations would apply?
Tikehau Capital states that portfolio companies meet financial and non-financial criteria consistent with its responsible-investment policy, and its Private Equity strategy includes growth and sustainability themes.[3][4]
What fees, carry, monitoring arrangements and co-investment rights would apply?
Tikehau Capital invests its own capital alongside investor-clients and uses multiple investment strategies; the commercial terms for a proposed transaction should therefore be confirmed directly.[1][2][3]

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