These three core pillars underpin our investment approach.
EMK was founded to pursue the Managing Partners’ shared vision, investment philosophy and approach to investing in mid-market companies. This philosophy and approach have delivered the Managing Partners’ exceptional 20-year performance track record and have also enabled our portfolio companies across that entire track record to grow their EBITDA on average >25% compound per annum.
EMK has over €7 billion of assets under management (“AUM”). EMK is currently investing EMK Fund III, which closed in 2023 at its €3 billion hard cap.
Our guiding investment philosophy and approach remain consistent but we innovate constantly in how we implement them, so that over time we continuously improve and learn to execute them ever more effectively. This enables us to support the management teams we back, and the entrepreneurs and founders we partner with, to achieve the transformational growth they aspire to.
EMK has over €7 billion of assets under management (“AUM”). EMK is currently investing EMK Fund III, which closed in 2023 at its €3 billion hard cap.
Our guiding investment philosophy and approach remain consistent but we innovate constantly in how we implement them, so that over time we continuously improve and learn to execute them ever more effectively. This enables us to support the management teams we back, and the entrepreneurs and founders we partner with, to achieve the transformational growth they aspire to.
Enterprise
We will relentlessly seek out new thinking, new opportunities and wider, deeper networks of relationships. We will act with conviction, decisively.
It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things.
Men make history and not the other way around. Progress occurs when courageous, skilful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better.
Management
We will not rest until we have the most effective managers in every leadership position in our portfolio. We will give each of our leaders the best possible resources to develop even greater capability.
Knowledge
We will earn the right to own our portfolio businesses by creating a deeper understanding of the markets, customers, competitors and operations than any other potential owner.
An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.
Investing in a more sustainable future
The future economy is decarbonised, circular, more nature-based and with less inequality.
At EMK we look to both catalyse this future through the companies we choose to invest in as well as continuously exploring systematic ways of creating value and positive impact, future-proofing the companies we invest in and integrating environmental and social considerations throughout their operations.
At EMK we look to both catalyse this future through the companies we choose to invest in as well as continuously exploring systematic ways of creating value and positive impact, future-proofing the companies we invest in and integrating environmental and social considerations throughout their operations.
