Investments
Balto focuses on special situations with a secondary edge across Europe, with a DACH focus.
Recent deals led by our team include legacy portfolios of Private Equity funds, complex GP-leds or continuation contexts.
Investment criteria
Equity ticket: up to EUR 100m
In scope
- Ownership: majority or decisive governance influence
- Assets: mature businesses
- Situations: legacy portfolios, complex GP-leds or continuation contexts
Not in scope
- Structurally broken businesses
- Broad-market buyouts
- Long-duration, passive exposure
Balto is an active and engaged owner. We typically:
- Provide clear and constructive board leadership
- Work closely with management on people, strategy and execution
- Invest where focus and capital matter most
- Strengthen governance and decision processes
- Prepare assets for a range of realization options
Our role is to create stability, clarity, and momentum, enabling strong businesses to perform and realize value over time.
Working with companies
Balto is an active and
engaged owner.
Who is Balto relevant for
- LPs seeking liquidity, governance clarity, improved cashflow timing
- GPs managing mature assets, legacy funds, evolving team situations
- Advisors involved in non-standard, complex situations
Balto is not designed for investors seeking passive exposure or pure multiple expansion.