# GP Intel · European Private Equity Intelligence Platform

> GP Intel publishes verified intelligence on 1,000+ European private equity General Partners across 15+ markets, with 21,000+ portfolio companies tracked. Hand-checked, refreshed weekly. Free to browse, with a Pro tier at €9/month for advanced workflow tools.

GP Intel is an independent platform owned by its founders, not by any private equity firm or institutional investor. Content is published under the "GP Intel Research" organizational byline rather than individual author names · this is editorial policy, not omission. Editorial accountability sits with GP Intel as an organization, in the same convention used by The Economist, the AP newsroom, and most data-led publishers.

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## Coverage

- **General Partners profiled**: 1,000+ European private equity firms
- **Portfolio companies tracked**: 21,000+ (active and exited)
- **European markets covered**: 15+ jurisdictions
- **Aggregated AUM tracked**: €1T+
- **Refresh cadence**: Weekly (regulatory filings monitored daily)
- **Strategies covered**: Buyout, growth equity, late-stage venture capital, continuation funds, secondaries

## Editorial standards and methodology

- [Editorial standards](https://www.gp-intel.com/editorial-standards): Verification, corrections, source policy, bylines policy, ownership and independence, update cadence. The trust anchor for the platform.
- [Methodology](https://www.gp-intel.com/methodology): Five-step data pipeline (collection, matching, validation, enrichment, review) and geographic coverage scope.
- [About GP Intel](https://www.gp-intel.com/about): Mission, principles, coverage, and contact for the platform.
- [Press kit](https://www.gp-intel.com/press): Facts, figures, brand assets, and contact for journalists and analysts.

## Pricing

- [Pricing page](https://www.gp-intel.com/pricing): Free tier (no credit card, full database browsing); Pro €9/month or €90/year (save €18 · 17% off). Pro adds advanced filters, Excel exports up to 500 rows, side-by-side GP comparisons, exit buyer details, and MOIC multiples. Cancel anytime.

## Database

- [GP Directory](https://www.gp-intel.com/gp): Browse the full list of 1,000+ European private equity General Partners, filterable by country, strategy, sector, and AUM.
- [Company Directory](https://www.gp-intel.com/company): Browse the full list of 21,000+ portfolio companies, filterable by sector, geography, status (active or exited), buyer, and MOIC.

## Top rankings

- [Top GPs hub](https://www.gp-intel.com/top): Index of GP Intel's curated rankings.
- [Most active GPs](https://www.gp-intel.com/top/most-active-gps): European private equity firms with the highest number of completed exits tracked.
- [Largest GPs by AUM](https://www.gp-intel.com/top/largest-gps-by-aum): European private equity firms ranked by aggregated assets under management.

## Browse by category

- [Country pages](https://www.gp-intel.com/country): GPs by country of headquarters across European jurisdictions. Includes per-country listings for France, United Kingdom, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, and others.
- [Strategy pages](https://www.gp-intel.com/strategy): GPs by investment strategy (buyout, growth equity, venture capital, etc.).
- [Sector pages](https://www.gp-intel.com/sector): Portfolio companies and GPs by sector. Ten broad categories (TMT, Software, Industrials, Consumer, Healthcare, Business Services, Financials, Energy, Real Estate, Diversified) with granular sub-sectors.

## PE Glossary

Defined-term reference covering the vocabulary of European private equity. Each term has its own indexable page with definition and related terms.

- [Glossary index](https://www.gp-intel.com/glossary): Full alphabetical list of 26 PE terms.
- [AUM (Assets Under Management)](https://www.gp-intel.com/glossary/aum): Total market value of assets a fund manager oversees on behalf of investors.
- [Buyout](https://www.gp-intel.com/glossary/buyout): Acquisition strategy where a PE fund takes a controlling stake in a company.
- [Carry (Carried Interest)](https://www.gp-intel.com/glossary/carry): Share of a fund's profits allocated to the General Partner, typically 20% above the hurdle rate.
- [Co-Investment](https://www.gp-intel.com/glossary/co-investment): Direct investment by an LP alongside a PE fund into a specific portfolio company.
- [Committed Capital](https://www.gp-intel.com/glossary/committed-capital): Total amount of capital that LPs have pledged to invest in a PE fund.
- [DPI (Distributions to Paid-In)](https://www.gp-intel.com/glossary/dpi): Cumulative distributions returned to LPs relative to the capital they have paid into the fund.
- [Drawdown](https://www.gp-intel.com/glossary/drawdown): Capital call made by the GP to LPs, requesting committed capital be transferred to the fund.
- [Dry Powder](https://www.gp-intel.com/glossary/dry-powder): Capital that has been committed by LPs but not yet invested by the GP.
- [Exit](https://www.gp-intel.com/glossary/exit): The process by which a PE fund sells or disposes of a portfolio company investment.
- [Fund](https://www.gp-intel.com/glossary/fund): Pooled investment vehicle managed by a GP that invests in portfolio companies on behalf of LPs.
- [Fund-of-Funds (FoF)](https://www.gp-intel.com/glossary/fof): Investment vehicle that invests in other PE funds rather than directly in portfolio companies.
- [GP (General Partner)](https://www.gp-intel.com/glossary/gp): The investment manager of a private equity fund.
- [Growth Equity](https://www.gp-intel.com/glossary/growth-equity): Investment in established companies seeking expansion capital, typically minority stakes.
- [Hurdle Rate](https://www.gp-intel.com/glossary/hurdle-rate): Minimum return that a PE fund must achieve before the GP earns carried interest.
- [IRR (Internal Rate of Return)](https://www.gp-intel.com/glossary/irr): Annualized rate of return that accounts for the time value of money in PE fund performance.
- [J-Curve](https://www.gp-intel.com/glossary/j-curve): Pattern where PE fund returns are negative early on, then turn positive as investments mature.
- [LBO (Leveraged Buyout)](https://www.gp-intel.com/glossary/lbo): Acquisition financed primarily with debt, with the target company's assets often used as collateral.
- [LP (Limited Partner)](https://www.gp-intel.com/glossary/lp): Investor in a private equity fund, with liability limited to the capital committed.
- [Management Fee](https://www.gp-intel.com/glossary/management-fee): Annual fee paid by LPs to the GP, typically 1.5-2% of committed capital.
- [MOIC (Multiple on Invested Capital)](https://www.gp-intel.com/glossary/moic): Ratio of total value generated to capital invested in a portfolio company or fund.
- [Portfolio Company](https://www.gp-intel.com/glossary/portfolio-company): A company in which a private equity fund holds an equity investment.
- [RVPI (Residual Value to Paid-In)](https://www.gp-intel.com/glossary/rvpi): Remaining unrealized value held by the fund relative to the capital LPs have paid in.
- [Secondary](https://www.gp-intel.com/glossary/secondary): Sale of an existing PE fund interest by an LP to another investor before the fund's wind-down.
- [TVPI (Total Value to Paid-In)](https://www.gp-intel.com/glossary/tvpi): Sum of distributions plus residual value relative to capital LPs have paid in.
- [Venture Capital (VC)](https://www.gp-intel.com/glossary/vc): Investment in early-stage and growth companies, typically with high risk and high return potential.
- [Vintage Year](https://www.gp-intel.com/glossary/vintage-year): The year in which a PE fund makes its first capital call from LPs.

## Editorial articles

In-depth guides on PE workflows and the European PE landscape.

- [Blog index](https://www.gp-intel.com/blog): All published articles, sorted by date.
- [What Is GP Sourcing? A Complete Guide for LPs](https://www.gp-intel.com/blog/what-is-gp-sourcing): Step-by-step explanation of how Limited Partners identify, evaluate, and select General Partners for fund commitments.
- [GP Databases Compared: PitchBook vs. Preqin vs. GP Intel](https://www.gp-intel.com/blog/gp-database-comparison): Practical comparison of leading PE intelligence platforms across coverage, pricing, and data quality.
- [PE Fund Due Diligence: The LP Checklist](https://www.gp-intel.com/blog/pe-fund-due-diligence): Structured checklist for evaluating PE fund commitments, from track record analysis to operational diligence.
- [The European PE Landscape in 2026: Trends and Outlook](https://www.gp-intel.com/blog/european-pe-landscape): Overview of the European private equity market in 2026 · fundraising, deal activity, and GP strategies across major markets.

## FAQ

- [FAQ page](https://www.gp-intel.com/faq): Answers on data sources, coverage, free vs Pro, billing, and roadmap. Includes Schema.org FAQPage with Speakable annotations.

## Optional

The following resources are useful for technical integration but can be skipped if context is constrained.

- [Sitemap index](https://www.gp-intel.com/sitemap-index.xml): Master sitemap pointing to per-chunk sitemaps (static pages, GP profiles, company profiles).
- [RSS feed](https://www.gp-intel.com/blog/feed.xml): RSS 2.0 feed of blog articles for aggregators and AI ingestion pipelines.
- [Privacy policy](https://www.gp-intel.com/privacy): Data handling, GDPR compliance, and sub-processors.
- [Terms of service](https://www.gp-intel.com/terms): Terms governing use of the platform.

## Contact

- Email: contact@gp-intel.com
- Website: https://www.gp-intel.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gp-intel