ABOUT US

Charles Street Securities Europe LLP (CSS Europe) was established in 1984. The firm is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority in the UK. The firm advises private and institutional investors and conducts investment banking and corporate finance activities.

CSS Europe provides equity and debt financing for early stage growth companies. We are looking to provide early stage equity or debt to companies with very strong growth potential.

The firm typically works with its client companies up to the point of an exit, either through an IPO or a trade sale. The firm and its affiliates will invest as principal through its investment partnerships and will raise money through private placements through its dedicated private client advisory team at CSS Partners LLP.

Our financing bracket is typically £500,000 to £3 million of equity or debt.

The entities in the CSS Europe Group are:

Charles Street Securities Europe LLP (“CSS Europe”)
The business was established in 1984, CSS GP 2006 Ltd – a company which acts as the General Partner of CSS Bridge Partners 2006 LP and CSS Croatia Partners LP.

Charles Street Securities, Inc.
A company established in 1984 which conducts business in the US and is regulated by FINRA and SPIC.

CSS Partners LLP
Established in 2005, is an authorised Representative of CSS Europe, responsible for private client arranging and advising.

CSS Bridge Partners LP and CSS Bridge Partners 2006 LP
The first partnership was established in 2004 and the second in 2006. These are two investment partnerships specialise in making bridge loan and bridge equity investments. CSS Europe serves as the Operator and the Investment Adviser of these partnerships.

CSS Capital Managers LLP
Established in 2005 is a partnership which specialises in providing investment, monitoring services to operating companies which CSS Europe has financed. There are seven partners actively involved in this partnership.

CSS Croatia Partners LP
Established in 2006, a partnership which specialises in making land investments in Croatia..

CSS Alpha Fund Ltd
The Fund was established in 2008 and seeks to preserve capital and to deliver absolute returns with low volatility, uncorrelated to equity markets. Our approach is to create a diversified portfolio of risk taking, in the traded options and futures markets.