Silverfleet Capital, a European private equity firm, has appointed Robert Knight and Ricardo Sommer as partners.
These appointments underline Silverfleet’s continued commitment to building robust investment teams across its European office network and promoting from within.
Knight is based in London and joined Silverfleet in 2011. Since then, Robert has been involved in a number of successful investments, including Phase One, Cimbria, Ipes, Lifetime Training, Riviera Travel and Collectia. He served as non-executive director on the board of Phase One, an investment that generated a 4.6x return, and is currently on the Board of Collectia, which has recently made its second bolt-on acquisition in the form of the Danish operations of Kredinor, the oldest provider of debt collection services in Denmark.
Sommer has been with Silverfleet since 2019, when he was brought in to strengthen the firm’s lower mid-market investment team. Since then, he has been responsible for Silverfleet’s investment activities in the DACH region, targeting businesses with enterprise values between EUR25 million and EUR75 million. As a partner in Silverfleet’s Munich office, Ricardo will continue to focus on investment activities across the region.
Gareth Whiley, Managing Partner of Silverfleet Capital, says: “I am delighted to welcome Robert and Ricardo into the partnership at Silverfleet Capital. They have both played significant roles in the development of the firm in their respective regions and have demonstrated all the qualities required to join the partnership. We wish them every success in their new roles.”
