Izurium Capital was a UK-based investment firm focused on

private equity In the field of finance, the term private equity (PE) refers to investment funds, usually limited partnerships (LP), which buy and restructure financially weak companies that produce goods and provide services. A private-equity fund is both a typ ...

and

special situation A special situation in finance is an atypical event which has the high potential to alter the future course of a business, materially impacting the company's value. The connotation of the event may be both positive (for example, merger or acquisitio ...

s investment strategies. Izurium Capital was founded in December 2009 and is headquartered in London, United Kingdom. Since the inception, the firm has raised over €300 million in committed capital. The firm seeks to invest in a variety of businesses with operations in Europe, the Americas, and Asia. The firm prefers businesses with a sizeable international presence outside their home market. The firm prefers to invest in companies with

enterprise values Enterprise value (EV), total enterprise value (TEV), or firm value (FV) is an economic measure reflecting the market value of a business (i.e. as distinct from market price). It is a sum of claims by all claimants: creditors (secured and unsecured) ...

ranging from €50 million to €500 million. The firm specializes in control investments, co-investments, leveraged buyouts,

growth equity Growth capital (also called expansion capital and growth equity) is a type of private equity investment, usually a minority investment, in relatively mature companies that are looking for capital to expand or restructure operations, enter new mark ...

investments and sponsored mergers and acquisitions. The firm also provides

mezzanine capital In finance, mezzanine capital is any subordinated debt or preferred equity instrument that represents a claim on a company's assets which is senior only to that of the common shares. Mezzanine financings can be structured either as debt (typic ...

as part of its special situations strategy.

History

Izurium Capital was founded in 2009. The founders of the firm came from

private equity firms A private equity firm is an investment management company that provides financial backing and makes investments in the private equity of startup or operating companies through a variety of loosely affiliated investment strategies including lev ...

and

hedge funds A hedge fund is a pooled investment fund that trades in relatively liquid assets and is able to make extensive use of more complex trading, portfolio-construction, and risk management techniques in an attempt to improve performance, such as ...

including

Francisco Partners Francisco Partners is an American private equity firm focused exclusively on investments in technology and technology-enabled services businesses. Founded in August 1999 and based in San Francisco with offices in London and New York City, Franci ...

and Sisu Capital.

Investments

Izurium Capital invested in or purchased companies such as Dynacast, CapitalSpring, Emailvision, Fab.com,

South American Silver Corp. Gold Springs Resource Corp is a Canadian company that is pursuing the development of the Gold Springs gold-silver mine on the border of Utah and Nevada in the United States. Headquartered in Vancouver, the company is listed on the Toronto Stock E ...

References

External links

Official websiteProfile on Bloomberg Businessweek
{{Private equity firms Private equity firms of the United Kingdom Defunct companies based in London