Private Equity Advisory in Europe | CGPH Banque d’Affaires
Capital That Builds Value: The Private Equity Approach of CGPH Banque d’Affaires
Private equity is more than capital. It is a strategic tool that defines ownership, governance, and long-term value creation.
At CGPH Banque d’affaires, we advise both professional investors and companies raising equity, ensuring every transaction is structured, risk-aligned, and strategically sound.
CGPH Banque d’affaires — the first European investment bank specializing in real estate investments — brings institutional discipline to private markets across multiple sectors.
Why Private Equity Matters Today — CGPH Banque d’Affaires Perspective
Private markets are expanding and professionalizing. Family offices, boutique funds, and entrepreneurs increasingly seek direct exposure to high-conviction opportunities, while SMEs and scale-ups use equity rounds to accelerate growth beyond traditional debt.
In this environment, structure determines outcomes. Without disciplined legal and financial architecture, deals risk mispricing, dilution, and fragile governance.
CGPH ensures that each round is engineered for success — from screening to post-deal monitoring.
For Investors — Private Equity Opportunities with CGPH Banque d’Affaires
CGPH Banque d’affaires provides professional investors with direct access to exclusive private equity deals in Europe — opportunities typically reserved for institutional investors and family offices.
Each investment is screened through a disciplined due-diligence process that ensures transparency, valuation integrity, and alignment between capital and management.
Our Private Equity Advisory platform combines institutional standards with the agility of a boutique investment bank, giving investors exposure to mid-market and growth-stage companies with strong fundamentals, scalable models, and clear exit visibility.
We focus on direct and co-investment opportunities that deliver long-term value and controlled governance across multiple sectors.
What Investors Gain from CGPH Banque d’Affaires Private Equity Advisory
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Deal Sourcing by Sector: Direct and co-investment opportunities in Technology, Infrastructure, Logistics, Real Estate, and Energy. Our team identifies companies with proven cash flows, competitive advantages, and sustainable growth potential.
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Investment Structures: Direct investments, co-investments, and club deals engineered for control, alignment, and downside protection.
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Investment Documentation: Institutional-grade materials — Teaser, Information Memorandum (IM), Term Sheet, and Shareholder Agreement — to support informed decision-making.
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Due Diligence & Valuation: Comprehensive financial, legal, and operational analysis to validate performance, pricing, and governance structures.
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Post-Deal Governance: Continuous monitoring and value-creation advisory to preserve capital, optimize returns, and prepare for exit.
By working with CGPH Banque d’affaires, investors gain access to private market investments, cross-border private equity opportunities, and co-investment deals in Europe and Asia — all backed by institutional discipline and transparent execution.
Turning Ambition into Aligned Capital
CGPH Banque d’affaires – Europe’s leading private equity advisory firm bridging institutional investors and scale-ups through structured capital solutions.
For Companies
Raise Equity with Confidence
For ambitious scale-ups and founder-led businesses, equity financing is often the most efficient and strategic path to growth — but only if it is structured correctly.
At CGPH Banque d’affaires, we help management teams raise capital while protecting control, optimizing valuation, and ensuring that new shareholders bring not just money, but also alignment, discipline, and long-term strategic value.
Our Private Equity Advisory for Companies bridges founders and professional investors through a process built on transparency, governance, and market credibility.
We design equity structures that are fair, investor-ready, and institutionally sound — so that each round contributes to value creation, not dilution.
CGPH acts as a trusted transaction advisor from preparation to closing: defining the right structure, preparing professional materials, introducing qualified investors, and supporting negotiations until successful execution.
What You Receive with CGPH
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Valuation Advisory & Equity Architecture:
We analyze financials, growth trajectory, and market positioning to determine a fair valuation range.
Our team then designs the equity structure — from cap table optimization and shareholder rights to governance frameworks — that preserves decision-making power while attracting professional capital. -
Investor Readiness:
We prepare investor-grade documentation including business plan, financial model, and information memorandum (IM) — ensuring your company communicates its story, economics, and scalability in a format that meets institutional expectations. -
Capital Access & Outreach:
Through our network of family offices, private equity funds, and strategic investors, we identify suitable partners and coordinate introductions.
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Term Negotiation & Deal Execution:
We guide founders through negotiation of valuation, preferences, liquidation rights, and board composition, ensuring a balanced outcome between growth financing and control.
Our legal and financial coordination ensures efficient execution through closing and capital deployment.
By partnering with CGPH Banque d’affaires, companies benefit from a structured, transparent, and investor-aligned process that maximizes both access to capital and governance integrity.
Whether you are raising your first institutional round or preparing for expansion capital, we help you approach investors with clarity, confidence, and control.
Our Approach to Private Equity
Screening & Selection
We identify robust opportunities and qualified issuers through financial screening, market validation, and governance assessment. Each deal is filtered for fundamentals, scalability, and strategic alignment before investor access.
Valuation & Structuring
We price each opportunity using institutional methodologies — comparable analysis, cash flow modelling, and risk-adjusted return frameworks — to ensure fair valuation and long-term governance sustainability.
Investor Readiness
We prepare all necessary documentation including the Information Memorandum (IM), data room, and financial model, ensuring full transparency and compliance with professional investor standards.
Execution & Syndication
We lead negotiations, coordinate legal and financial advisors, and syndicate capital among qualified investors. Our team ensures every transaction closes efficiently and within the agreed risk parameters.
Post-Deal Monitoring
After completion, CGPH continues to advise on governance, reporting, and strategic oversight — supporting value creation, operational follow-up, and eventual exit preparation.
Why Private Equity with CGPH Banque d’affaires?
Selective, Not Speculative —
We focus exclusively on fundamentals-driven transactions. Every investment opportunity is assessed for post-deal viability, governance quality, and long-term performance potential.
Legal & Financial Structuring —
Our expertise combines corporate finance and legal advisory. We build shareholder frameworks, equity rights, and cap table architectures that preserve both investor protection and founder control.
Private Access, Professional Diligence —
CGPH offers boutique access to private market deals with the same rigour and due-diligence standards of institutional investment banks. We ensure clarity, documentation, and accountability across every phase.
Cross-Border Execution —
Operating between Europe and Asia, CGPH manages cross-jurisdictional transactions, coordinating legal, fiscal, and governance aspects to align international investors with local market opportunities.
Who We Serve
CGPH Banque d’affaires supports both the investors deploying capital and the companies raising it — aligning interests, governance, and structure in every transaction.
Our advisory model serves clients who value professionalism, transparency, and long-term partnership within the European private equity ecosystem.
Investors — Structured Access to European Private Markets
Companies — Equity Advisory for Growth and Governance
CGPH Banque d’affaires advises founder-led businesses and scale-ups seeking to raise capital while preserving control and governance integrity.
Our clients include:
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Scale-ups with equity requirements between €1M and €20M, looking to accelerate expansion, acquisitions, or product development.
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Founder-led companies preparing for institutional investors and requiring professional structuring of valuation, shareholder rights, and cap table clarity.
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Corporate groups pursuing strategic reorganizations, consolidations, or spin-offs that involve complex equity realignment.
Through our Private Equity Advisory division, CGPH Banque d’affaires supports management teams in building investor-ready documentation, defining optimal valuation ranges, and negotiating terms that sustain long-term value creation.
Market Insight — The State of Private Equity
The European private equity market remains resilient and disciplined, supported by strong fundamentals, professional investors, and well-structured governance frameworks.
While macroeconomic volatility has reshaped valuations, mid-market transactions continue to drive activity, particularly in technology, infrastructure, logistics, and energy transition.
In 2025, CGPH Banque d’affaires observes a consolidation of capital around companies with proven profitability, cash-flow visibility, and governance maturity. Investors are prioritizing fundamentals over financial leverage, focusing on sustainable growth, valuation integrity, and operational excellence.
Outlook 2026 — The CGPH Vision:
Looking ahead, CGPH Banque d’affaires expects a renewed phase of capital deployment in Europe, driven by disciplined structuring and transparent valuation practices.
Our conviction is that private equity performance will increasingly depend on clarity of ownership, governance alignment, and value-oriented structuring, not speculative expansion.
We see opportunity in European mid-market companies that combine real economic contribution with strong internal governance and scalable business models.
Implication:
Disciplined structuring, transparent valuation, and aligned governance will remain the defining factors of success for both investors deploying capital and companies raising it.
Case Study — Structured Growth Capital Advisory
Overview
A European logistics scale-up engaged CGPH Banque d’affaires to raise growth capital for its international expansion. The company had strong operational performance but required a capital structure capable of attracting institutional investors while maintaining founder control and governance clarity.
Structuring the Transaction
CGPH Banque d’affaires designed a tailored equity architecture that balanced ownership retention with professional governance.
Our advisory team:
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Defined the optimal capital structure and valuation range using financial modelling and comparable market analysis.
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Prepared institutional-grade documentation — Information Memorandum (IM), financial model, and secure data room — ensuring transparency and investor readiness.
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Coordinated a targeted investor outreach across European family offices and private equity firms with sector-specific expertise in logistics and infrastructure.
Syndication and Execution
CGPH Banque d’affaires structured and managed a club deal composed of complementary family offices, ensuring both strategic alignment and diversified capital participation.
Through disciplined negotiation and legal coordination, the transaction closed efficiently, aligning all stakeholders under a clear shareholder framework.
Outcome
The company successfully secured the required capital, preserved governance integrity, and expanded operations across multiple European markets.
Post-transaction, CGPH Banque d’affaires continues to advise the board on governance, reporting, and capital optimization, ensuring sustainable growth and long-term investor confidence.
Glossary of Key Terms
Co-Investment —
When multiple investors participate in the same financing round, usually alongside a lead investor. Co-investments allow for shared due diligence, governance alignment, and risk diversification within a single private equity transaction.
Equity Architecture —
The structured design of a company’s capital and shareholder rights to ensure proper alignment between founders, investors, and management. A well-engineered equity architecture supports control, transparency, and long-term value creation.
IM (Information Memorandum) —
A comprehensive investment document detailing a company’s business model, financial performance, growth plan, and transaction terms. The IM serves as the foundation for investor evaluation and professional due diligence.
Club Deal —
A structure where a small group of investors or family offices jointly invest in a private equity opportunity. Club deals allow coordinated participation, shared expertise, and direct engagement with the underlying company.
Cap Table Integrity —
Maintaining a clean, transparent capitalization structure that reflects ownership accurately and protects all shareholder rights. Strong cap table integrity is fundamental to governance, valuation credibility and investor trust.
FAQ Private Equity with CGPH Banque d’affaires
Q: What is private equity advisory?
A: Private equity advisory is the structured guidance CGPH Banque d’affaires provides to investors and companies to ensure that every transaction is legally, financially, and strategically sound. It covers valuation, governance, documentation, and execution within private markets.
Q: How do investors access deals via CGPH Banque d’affaires?
A: Investors gain access to curated direct, co-investment, and club deal opportunities sourced and structured by CGPH Banque d’affaires. Each opportunity is screened for fundamentals, governance, and long-term alignment before presentation to investors.
Q: How do SMEs and scale-ups raise equity with CGPH Banque d’affaires?
A: CGPH Banque d’affaires manages the full process: valuation, investor readiness (including IM, financial model, and data room), targeted investor outreach, and term negotiation. Every equity raise is engineered to align growth capital with sustainable governance.
Q: How does CGPH Banque d’affaires protect founder control?
A: By designing shareholder rights and governance frameworks that preserve decision-making power while attracting professional investors. Our equity structures balance capital access with control integrity, ensuring founders remain strategically positioned.
Q: Which sectors does CGPH Banque d’affaires cover?
A: CGPH Banque d’affaires focuses on key European sectors — technology, infrastructure, logistics, real estate, and energy — where private equity capital supports long-term industrial growth and asset-backed value creation.
Private Equity
Brochure — Interactive
Dive deeper into the world of private equity advisory with CGPH Banque d’affaires.
Our interactive, mobile-first brochure presents the firm’s full methodology in a format designed for executives, investors, and founders who demand structure, governance, and clarity in every transaction.
The brochure offers a detailed overview of how CGPH Banque d’affaires structures private equity deals, from screening and valuation to execution and post-deal monitoring. Each section is built to deliver insight, transparency, and institutional precision.
Highlights:
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Structured Capital, Realized Control.
CGPH Banque d’affaires structures and supports private equity transactions across Europe, combining capital discipline with governance precision for long-term value creation. -
Serving Investors and Companies.
The firm acts as a strategic partner to private equity funds, family offices, strategic buyers, and mid-market entrepreneurs seeking growth or succession solutions. -
European Focus, Institutional Standards.
Operating across France, Italy, Spain, Germany, and Central Europe, CGPH Banque d’affaires delivers cross-border execution with the rigor of an investment bank and the independence of an advisory firm. -
Structured Growth Solutions (€5M–€100M).
Typical transactions range from €5 million to €100 million, covering acquisition capital, minority growth rounds, and generational handovers (succession buyouts). -
Transaction Expertise.
CGPH Banque d’affaires structures and manages:-
Buyouts: majority or full acquisitions for founder exits or consolidations
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Growth Equity: minority investments linked to performance KPIs
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Succession Planning: family business continuity via structured PE
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Carve-Outs / Spin-Offs: divestitures from parent entities
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Club Deals: co-investments led by family office syndicates
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Defined Process, Predictable Timelines.
The execution process—origination, structuring, negotiation, and closing—typically completes within 10 to 16 weeks, ensuring precision and speed from intent to completion. -
Governance and Risk Management Framework.
Every transaction includes board setup, voting and veto rights, liquidation preferences, tag-along and drag-along clauses, and waterfall simulations to balance investor protection and founder flexibility. -
ESG Integration and Strategic Alignment.
CGPH Banque d’affaires integrates ESG scoring, SDG mapping, and impact metrics into pre-investment materials, ensuring capital is aligned with governance and sustainability principles. -
Representative Case Studies.
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Succession-led carve-out (logistics) — €22M via family office syndicate
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Club deal in edtech — €9M minority investment with performance triggers
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Engineering firm buyout — €11.5M full acquisition, 24-month exit horizon
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Differentiators.
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Advisory-led co-investment structuring
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Proprietary frameworks for founder alignment
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Transaction speed (intent to close in under 120 days)
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Complete independence and discretion — “We are not brokers; we are strategic operators.
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Download — Private Equity Brochure
Keep a copy of the CGPH Banque d’affaires Private Equity Brochure for offline reading and internal distribution.
The downloadable version provides a concise summary of our advisory process, transaction methodology, and investor-readiness framework — an essential reference for executives and investors evaluating equity transactions in Europe.
Inside the PDF:
• Investor services: direct investments, co-investments, and club deals
• Issuer services: valuation, IM, governance, and capital structure design
Equity Is a Tool — Not a Commodity
At CGPH Banque d’affaires, private equity is not speculation — it is a disciplined process built to align governance, value creation, and long-term stability.
We structure equity as a strategic instrument that protects control, enforces transparency, and transforms capital into sustainable performance.
Through our private equity advisory in Europe, CGPH Banque d’affaires engineers each transaction with institutional precision and clarity — ensuring that capital serves both investors and founders in building enduring value.
Watch — Private Equity Advisory Explained
Private equity, when structured with discipline, becomes a powerful instrument for sustainable growth.
This video by CGPH Banque d’affaires explains how our Private Equity Advisory approach combines financial precision, governance alignment, and long-term value creation for investors and companies across Europe.
From origination to execution, CGPH Banque d’affaires structures equity transactions that protect control, ensure transparency, and connect strategic investors with ambitious businesses ready to scale.
Every deal follows a defined process — valuation, structuring, negotiation, and governance — designed to build clarity and confidence at every stage.
In this short presentation, you’ll learn how structured capital and disciplined governance turn ambition into aligned performance.
Because in private markets, value is not improvised — it is engineered.
CGPH Banque d’affaires — Private Equity Advisory. Structured capital. Realized control.
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Insights on Private Equity and Structured Capital
At CGPH Banque d’affaires, knowledge and execution are inseparable.
Through our Insights Hub, we share institutional perspectives on how private equity, structured capital, and governance shape sustainable value creation across European markets.
Each publication reflects our approach — disciplined, data-driven, and focused on long-term growth and alignment between investors and companies.
Explore recent analyses from our advisory team to understand the evolving dynamics of private markets, valuation, and strategic capital structuring.
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Private Equity and Structured Capital
At CGPH Banque d’affaires, clarity is fundamental.
Our Video Insights series presents short, data-driven briefings on how private equity, valuation, and structured capital shape long-term value creation across European markets.
Each video explores a key dimension of our advisory work — from governance and equity structuring to investor alignment and transaction execution — offering an institutional view of private markets in motion.
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Contact CGPH Banque d’affaires — Paris
CGPH Banque d’affaires is Europe’s first investment bank specialized in private equity and structured capital advisory.
From our Paris office, we support investors and companies in designing disciplined equity transactions that align growth, governance, and long-term value.
For inquiries or introductions, contact our advisory team directly at:
info@cgphbanquedaffaires.com