Privea Partners Launches Private Capital Advisory Practice for European Companies Seeking €2 Million to €25 Million
Dublin-based advisory firm focuses on connecting mid-market companies with single and multi-family offices as traditional institutional funding increasingly targets larger transactions
DUBLIN, Ireland — September 8, 2026 — Privea Partners has launched a private capital advisory practice focused on companies seeking between €2 million and €25 million in capital, with the firm working exclusively with single and multi-family offices across selected international markets.
The firm says the launch addresses a funding gap facing companies that may have established businesses, growth opportunities and viable financing needs, but fall below the transaction sizes increasingly targeted by larger institutional investors and traditional financial providers.
According to Privea Partners, the availability of capital is not necessarily the primary challenge for companies seeking financing in this range. Instead, access to the appropriate investors can be difficult because many private capital sources, including family offices, operate through relationship-driven networks and do not publicly advertise their investment mandates.
“There is no front door,” said James Marsden, Managing Partner of Privea Partners. “A company can be profitable, growing and entirely fundable, and still have nowhere to go, because the capital that fits it does not advertise and does not respond to volume.”
A Different Capital Market
Privea Partners says changes in the institutional financing landscape have contributed to the challenge.
As venture and private investment funds have grown, many larger funds have increasingly focused on transactions where they can deploy larger amounts of capital. At the same time, banks face capital, monitoring and underwriting considerations when evaluating unrated mid-market lending, particularly at transaction sizes that may not fit their preferred lending models.
The result, according to the firm, is that companies seeking several million euros may find themselves between traditional banking and larger institutional investment markets.
Family offices can provide an alternative source of capital because their investment structures and mandates can differ from those of traditional funds.
Unlike funds operating under defined investment periods and minimum deployment requirements, individual family offices may be able to evaluate smaller transactions based on their own investment objectives, risk considerations and return expectations.
“Family-office capital is frequently more demanding than institutional capital, not less, because the person across the table owns it personally,” Marsden said. “There is no committee to spread the decision across.”
Advisory Coverage Across Multiple Markets
Privea Partners operates with a team of approximately 50 people across Dublin, New York, Dubai and Barcelona. The firm says its coverage extends across North America, Europe, the Gulf Cooperation Council and selected African markets.
Its advisory work covers equity, debt and hybrid financing structures. The firm combines investor introductions, advisory support and execution assistance within a six-month mandate.
According to Privea Partners, its standard engagement structure includes a fixed advisory fee together with a success fee payable on capital raised.
The firm does not invest its own capital in client transactions and says it does not underwrite or commit capital on behalf of clients. It also does not operate as a fund manager or take custody of client funds.
Experience Behind the Firm
Privea Partners says members of its senior team and advisory board have, through previous institutional and advisory positions between 2010 and 2026, led, structured or approved 29 selected transactions with an aggregate value exceeding US$13 billion across 10 markets.
The firm’s advisory board includes Srikanth Balachandran, former Chief Financial Officer of Bharti Airtel and OneWeb. During his tenure at OneWeb, Balachandran led the company’s US$2.7 billion equity raise.
Privea Partners emphasizes that these historical transactions were not engagements of Privea Partners. The firm presents them as examples of the institutional and transaction experience of individuals associated with its senior team and advisory board.
Focusing on the €2 Million to €25 Million Market
The firm’s stated focus is companies seeking between €2 million and €25 million in equity, debt or hybrid capital.
Privea Partners says its model is designed around identifying appropriate private capital sources, establishing introductions and supporting companies through the financing process rather than acting as the capital provider itself.
The firm expects to work with businesses across multiple sectors where private capital may be suitable for expansion, refinancing, acquisitions, working capital or other corporate financing requirements.
“Our focus is on making a difficult market more navigable for companies that sit between the traditional funding categories,” Marsden said.
Privea Partners says its approach is based on matching companies with relevant private capital relationships while maintaining a clear distinction between advisory services and the provision of capital.
About Privea Partners
Privea Partners is a private capital advisory practice advising companies on equity and debt raises in the €2 million to €25 million range. The firm works exclusively with single and multi-family offices and provides advisory, investor introduction and execution support across selected international markets.
Privea Partners does not invest, underwrite or commit capital, does not act as a fund manager and does not take custody of client funds.
James Marsden, Managing Partner, Privea Partners.
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All quotations in this pack are attributable to James Marsden, Managing Partner, Privea Partners. The advisory board biography is attributable to Privea Partners.
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