Cipio Partners overview
Stories about Cipio Partners
Cipio closes Fund VII above target – exclusive
The €174 million direct secondaries fund has already made three investments.
Cipio Europe single direct secondaries
Longer holding periods have created ‘a pent-up demand’ for liquidity, Cipio says.
Younger generation promoted to partnership at Cipio
Secondaries specialist Cipio Partners has promoted two of its team, including its chief financial officer, to managing partner, in a bid to introduce a younger generation to the firm's senior management team.
Cipio promotes Wedegaertner
Munich-based senior principal Christoph Wedegaertner joined the direct secondaries specialist in 2005. The firm closed is sixth fund on €137m in January.
Cipio raises its first blind-pool for direct secondaries
Direct secondaries specialist Cipio Partners garnered €137m in capital for its first blind-pool — short of its original target.
Cipio set for 3x return on buyVIP
Amazon’s expected €70m purchase of the members-only shopping website will benefit firms including Cipio and Kennet Partners.
Cipio scores 20x return from €60m TA deal
The direct secondaries firm in 2004 acquired a large stake in email marketer eCircle - now owned by TA Associates - as part of a portfolio purchased from Deutsche Telekom.
Cipio promotes head of finance to partner
The promotion follows a first close on €61m for the international private equity firm’s sixth fund, which is targeting €200m. As head of finance at the direct secondaries firm, Meyel built the firm's management and control systems.
Cipio Partners contact information
Offices
12E, rue Guillaume Kroll, Luxembourg, 1882, LuxembourgContacts
| Name | Job title | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
 Mr. David Kreppel | Job titleCFO | LocationMunich, Germany | Email  ----------- |
| Ms. Diana Meyel | Job titleChief Operating Officer, Managing Partner, Manager and Investor Relation | LocationMunich, Germany | Email ---------- |
| Ms. Kerstin Planitzer-Zipf | Job titleCCO | LocationMunich, Germany | Email ----- |
| Mr. Roland Dennert | Job titleManaging Partner | LocationMunich, Germany | Email ------- |
Cipio Partners fund commitments
Known fund commitments: 4
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Cipio Partners funds managed
Closed funds: 5
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Stories that mention Cipio Partners
Nordic appoints ex-Sandvik CEO as operating partner
The Swedish buyout firm has grown its operations team from one partner to five members as it continues to invest its €3.5bn Fund VIII.
MyOptique secures another £16m
The new funding round follows the release of data showing that UK venture posted an average one-year IRR of 22.9% in 2013.
Study: Lack of LP pressure slows VC exits
LPs need to be pushing harder to realise value from venture funds that are 10-12 years old, a report suggests – which may be good news for secondaries players.
Breaking through the barrier
After a lacklustre 2009, the secondaries market is marking a return to (booming) business as usual.
3i agrees VC asset sale with Coller, HarbourVest consortium
The secondaries firms have established a £170m fund to acquire assets from 3i that will be managed by DFJ Esprit's nascent secondaries arm, Encore Ventures.
Shackleton offloads former 3i venture stake
The direct VC secondaries firm has exited mobile payment business Macalla a year after making the investment.
Investindustrial nears €100m close on LP-friendly annex fund
The Southern European buy-and-build specialist is giving LPs greater control over investments made by the fund, which will support add-ons for Fund III portfolio companies.
Busier than ever
Dedicated secondary buyers are flat out, with billion dollar portfolio disposals being arranged by leading LPs such as CalPERS. At the same time, buyers are beginning to seriously contemplate what an end to the private equity boom might mean for them. Philip Borel reports.