BPM Capital

BPM Capital is an independent mezzanine financing provider focused on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and lower midcap companies in the Baltic countries (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania) and Poland. They target companies with strong track records and excellent management practices seeking capital for buy-outs, growth, or capital restructuring transactions. BPM does not invest in start-ups, turnaround situations, listed companies, or real estate. Their investment strategy centers around providing mezzanine loans, which combine debt and equity characteristics. This allows borrowers to retain control over their companies, decrease or avoid dilution, and improve returns. Mezzanine financing can be an attractive alternative when traditional bank financing is unavailable due to limited hard assets or high leverage. BPM typically accepts second-rank asset pledges behind senior lenders and may require share pledges or personal guarantees. As a purely financial investor, BPM does not take an active role in managing portfolio companies, believing that existing management teams are best suited to run their businesses. They monitor financial performance monthly and are motivated to support investees, as part of their return is dependent on equity kickers. They prioritize responsible investing and seek to provide capital in situations where bank financing is not available. BPM has raised two mezzanine funds with combined capital commitments close to EUR 130 million, supported by a prominent investor base including the European Investment Fund and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. The firm operates out of offices in Tallinn, Estonia, and Warsaw, Poland and invests across a wide range of sectors, excluding tobacco, alcoholic beverages, firearms, and gambling-related businesses.

Mezzanine financing, buy-outs, growth capital, capital restructuring

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