Izurium Capital was a UK-based

investment firm An investment company is a financial institution principally engaged in holding, managing and investing securities. These companies in the United States are regulated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and must be registered under th ...

focused on

private equity Private equity (PE) is stock in a private company that does not offer stock to the general public; instead it is offered to specialized investment funds and limited partnerships that take an active role in the management and structuring of the co ...

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 acquisiti ...

s investment strategies. Izurium Capital was founded in December 2009 and stopped operating and was dissolved around 2017. Prior to its demise it was headquartered in London, United Kingdom. Since its inception, the firm had raised over €300 million in committed capital. The firm sought to invest in a variety of businesses with operations in Europe, the Americas, and Asia. The firm preferred businesses with a sizeable international presence outside their home market and 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 specialized 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 interest, in relatively mature companies that are looking for capital to expand or restructure operations, enter new markets ...

investments and sponsored

mergers and acquisitions Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are business transactions in which the ownership of a company, business organization, or one of their operating units is transferred to or consolidated with another entity. They may happen through direct absorpt ...

. The firm also provided

mezzanine capital Mezzanine capital is a type of financing that sits between senior debt and equity in a company's capital structure. It is typically used to fund growth, acquisitions, or buyouts. Technically, mezzanine capital can be either a debt or equity ins ...

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 or private equity company (often described as a financial sponsor) is an investment management company that provides financial backing and makes investments in the private equity of a startup or of an existing operating com ...

and

hedge funds A hedge fund is a pooled investment fund that holds liquid assets and that makes use of complex trading and risk management techniques to aim to improve investment performance and insulate returns from market risk. Among these portfolio techniq ...

including

Francisco Partners Francisco Partners Management, L.P., doing business as Francisco Partners, is an American private equity firm focused exclusively on investments in technology and technology-enabled services businesses. It was founded in August 1999 and based in ...

and Sisu Capital. Izurium Capital invested in or purchased companies such as Dynacast, CapitalSpring, Emailvision, Fab.com, South American Silver Corp.

References

External links

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