PARIS, FRANCE, October 2, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Jolt Capital, a private equity firm that focuses on backing European technology scale-ups, has announced today the acquisition of Mirova’s private equity business, thereby broadening its investment platform into the early-growth segment. This deal encompasses the Mirova Environment Acceleration Capital (MEAC) and Mirova Impact Life Essentials (MILE) funds. The teams responsible for these strategies are joining Jolt Capital as part of this acquisition, and also involves the transfer of the funds’ full investment portfolios. This guarantees continuity in the management of the funds and in the long-term support provided to their portfolio companies. Once the transfer is finalized, Jolt Capital will take over responsibility for the management of these funds.
The acquisition moves Jolt Capital’s investment platform further into earlier stages, allowing the firm to back European advanced technology firms with revenues ranging from €3 million to €10 million. This area sits right next to the investment scope of Jolt Capital’s current growth funds, which focus on deeptech scale-ups that have revenues exceeding €10 million.
Inside Jolt Capital, the new teams will gain access to extra capabilities for spotting new opportunities, evaluating investments, and aiding portfolio companies. In particular, they can leverage Jolt Capital’s network of value creation partners, which has been substantially enlarged over the last 18 months and now includes over 20 seasoned experts operating globally across the United States, Canada, Europe, Japan, China, and Korea. They will also benefit from a seasoned Investor Relations team, further reinforced through the fundraising of Jolt Capital V, as well as from Jolt.Ninja, Jolt Capital’s proprietary technology platform that uses the latest AI technologies to improve investment sourcing, analysis, and portfolio monitoring.
By broadening its investment focus to companies that are at an earlier point in their growth trajectory, Jolt Capital is introducing a fresh set of investment strategies to its platform, entirely complementary to the deeptech growth expertise that has been the foundation of the firm’s success for the last 15 years.
Jean Schmitt, Managing Partner at Jolt Capital, remarked: “In line with our investment thesis, successive Jolt vintages in deeptech growth have demonstrated both the depth of opportunity and the persistent funding gap in this segment across Europe. At the same time, we have had to pass on a number of high-quality companies that had not yet reached the revenue threshold targeted by our funds. According to Jolt.Ninja, there are approximately 20,000 such companies across Europe that meet our investment criteria but remain just below the maturity level addressed by our current strategies. Our ambition is not to become a venture capital investor, but rather to extend our reach into the adjacent early-growth segment, which is precisely the rationale behind this acquisition. We are delighted to welcome such a high-quality team to Jolt Capital and to further strengthen our contribution to financing the growth of the most promising companies, both in Europe and across other technology-intensive middle powers where we continue to expand our presence.”
Marc Romano, CIO of Jolt Capital Early Growth & Managing Partner, stated: “Our team has developed deep investment expertise in companies that have already demonstrated the relevance of their solutions and are entering a pivotal stage in their growth. By joining Jolt Capital, we will be able to continue deploying our strategies while benefiting from the firm’s value creation capabilities and the strength of the Jolt.Ninja platform. This is a particularly exciting opportunity to support our portfolio companies as they scale.”
The investment strategies and impact goals of the funds that are joining Jolt Capital are meant to stay the same. The respective teams will keep deploying their strategies and offering long-term support to all companies in their portfolios.
Mirova Environment Acceleration Capital (MEAC) puts money into early-growth companies throughout Europe, with investment sizes between €5 million and €30 million, aiming at innovative firms that tackle significant environmental issues.
Mirova Impact Life Essentials (MILE) backs private French and European growth companies that have established business models, using innovative and technology-driven solutions to deal with major social and societal challenges.
Jolt Capital already possesses a dedicated ESG team and also oversees funds that are classified as Article 9 under the SFDR. Bringing in this team, which specializes in handling impact-focused early-growth funds, will further enhance this investment aspect across the Jolt Capital platform.
As part of this deal, Jolt Capital received advice from Ambrym Advisory.
Phillipe Perez
Jolt Capital
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