Independent Private Equity Managing Partner (DACH

Are you an accomplished private equity investor with more than 10 years of direct investment experience and a proven track record of originating, executing, and creating value in private equity transactions?

OVE Capital is seeking experienced investment professionals to join our platform as Independent Managing Partners. This is a full-time entrepreneurial opportunity that combines independence with institutional support. Our Managing Partners are economically aligned through a highly attractive participation in carried interest and management fees while maintaining ownership of the investment.

If you have the network, experience, and ambition to lead investments from origination through exit, we would welcome the opportunity to speak with you.

Are you an accomplished private equity investor with more than 10 years of direct investment experience and a proven track record of originating, executing, and creating value in private equity transactions?

OVE Capital is seeking experienced investment professionals to join our platform as Independent Managing Partners. This is a full-time entrepreneurial opportunity that combines independence with institutional support. Our Managing Partners are economically aligned through a highly attractive participation in carried interest and management fees while maintaining ownership of the investment.

If you have the network, experience, and ambition to lead investments from origination through exit, we would welcome the opportunity to speak with you.

• Originate proprietary investment opportunities that align with your sector expertise and investment track record.
• Lead the end-to-end investment process, including due diligence, valuation, structuring, negotiation, and execution.
• Develop and implement value creation strategies alongside portfolio company management teams.
• Play an active role throughout the investment lifecycle, dedicating at least 50% of your professional time to the portfolio company during the holding period.
• Work closely with OVE Capital's investment, operating, and investor relations teams to maximise value for all stakeholders.

• At least 10 years of direct private equity investment experience with a demonstrable track record of successful transactions.
• Proven expertise in sourcing, executing, and managing buyout or growth equity investments.
• A strong network of entrepreneurs, advisers, intermediaries, lenders, and industry executives.
• Outstanding financial, strategic, and commercial judgement.
• An entrepreneurial mindset, high personal integrity, intellectual curiosity, and the ability to build trusted relationships with management teams and investors.

OVE Capital focuses on institutional-quality direct private equity investments with the following characteristics (no particular sector focus):

• Majority buyout and growth equity investments (excluding venture capital)
• Small- and mid-market companies
• Minimum EBITDA of €5 million
• Profitable, cash flow-positive businesses
• Proprietary or highly differentiated investment opportunities with attractive entry valuations relative to prevailing market multiples
• No turnaround or restructuring situations
• Headquarters in Western Europe
• Equity investments ranging from €15 million to €100 million

OVE Capital is one of Europe's leading deal-by-deal private markets investment managers. Our senior leadership team combines investment and operational experience from leading global private equity firms, including Ardian, KKR
, and Permira.

Our platform enables exceptional investment professionals to remain entrepreneurial while benefiting from institutional capabilities, including:

• Access to an established network of leading institutional investors
• Comprehensive transaction execution and portfolio support
• One of the largest operational value creation teams within the independent sponsor market
• Institutional governance, reporting, and best-in-class investment processes
• Strong economic alignment through co-investment, carried interest, and management fee participation

OVE Capital is helping shape the next generation of private equity by institutionalising the deal-by-deal investment model. We provide sophisticated professional and institutional investors with direct access to carefully selected private market opportunities, without blind-pool commitments and with full control over capital allocation.

From sourcing institutional-quality transactions and conducting rigorous due diligence to supporting value creation and managing successful exits, OVE Capital combines entrepreneurial investing with institutional discipline.