# Five Arrows Principal Investments: portfolio, investments and team

> Five Arrows Principal Investments is a private equity based in United Kingdom. 10 investments on record, latest Dec 2011.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/five-arrows-principal-investments (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Five Arrows Principal Investments

Filed with the SEC to raise a fund in Jul 2026, closing $150M. Last cheque observed Dec 2011.

Quiet New fund $150M, Jul 2026 Private equity Website unconfirmed

Venture Series D Series B 🎨 Design 🏥 Health Care 📰 Content And Publishing

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 10 on record

Since the last cheque **5432** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$16M** Rounds led **0 of 10** Sole investor **1 rounds** Exits **5 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United Kingdom, 40%**

Pitch Five Arrows Principal Investments

## Five Arrows Principal Investments highlights

- 01 10 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Venture and Series D: 56% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $5.9M
- 04 5 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Private equity (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** 🎨 Design 🏥 Health Care 📰 Content And Publishing
- **Based in:** London, United Kingdom
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

A website was listed for this organisation, but we could not confirm it belongs to the firm that wrote these cheques. Either the site never mentions them, or it turned out to be a different company sharing the name. We show neither it nor anything read from it. [Tell us the right one](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=five-arrows-principal-investments).

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **10 appearances**

- **2011** 1 round
- **Dec** **[ip.access](https://millionrounds.com/company/ip-access)** Venture · GB · techcrunch.com **$15M** With 6 others
- **2010** 1 round
- **Sept** **[CCM Benchmark](https://millionrounds.com/company/ccm-benchmark)** Growth · FR · fidufrance.com **$37M** With 2 others
- **2009** 1 round
- **Nov** **[picoChip](https://millionrounds.com/company/picochip)** Series E · GB · cellular-news.com **$20M** With 7 others
- **2007** 2 rounds
- **Jun** **[picoChip](https://millionrounds.com/company/picochip)** Series D · GB · picochip.com **$27M** With 8 others
- **Apr** **[Nautilus Biotech](https://millionrounds.com/company/nautilus-biotech)** Venture · FR · prnewswire.com **$11M** With 4 others
- **2006** 2 rounds
- **Nov** **[Netsize](https://millionrounds.com/company/netsize)** Series D · FR **$17M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[Exaprotect](https://millionrounds.com/company/exaprotect)** Series A · US **$7.7M** With 6 others
- **2005** 3 rounds
- **Nov** **[Chipidea Microelectrónica](https://millionrounds.com/company/chipidea-microelectronica)** Venture · PT · eetimes.com **$5.9M** Sole investor
- **Jul** **[Boonty](https://millionrounds.com/company/boonty)** Series B · US · goliath.ecnext.com **$10M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[picoChip](https://millionrounds.com/company/picochip)** Series C · GB · thefreelibrary.com **$21M** With 4 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **9 named**

AP **Alain Peigneux** Category B Director i Filing they signed

AD **Aldo Di Rienzo** A Director, Five Arrows Managers S. A., GP i Filing they signed

AL **Angelo Luis** Category B Director i Filing they signed

ER **Emmanuel Roth** Category A Director i Filing they signed

FA **Five Arrows Managers S.A.** General Partner i Filing they signed

GP **General Partner Five Arrows Managers S.A.** General Partner i Filing they signed

MK **Mireille Klitting** Category A Director i Filing they signed

R& **Rothschild & Co Investment Managers** Manager i Filing they signed

VG **Vanessa Gastl** B Director, Five Arrows Managers S. A., GP i Filing they signed

We also hold **11** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **5 in all**

**[picoChip](https://millionrounds.com/company/picochip)** Bought by Mindspeed Technologies **$77M** Jan 2012

**[Chipidea Microelectrónica](https://millionrounds.com/company/chipidea-microelectronica)** Bought by [Synopsys](https://millionrounds.com/fund/synopsys) **$22M** May 2009

**[Exaprotect](https://millionrounds.com/company/exaprotect)** Bought by LogLogic **Undisclosed** Apr 2009

**[Boonty](https://millionrounds.com/company/boonty)** Bought by Nexway **Undisclosed** Dec 2008

**[Chipidea Microelectrónica](https://millionrounds.com/company/chipidea-microelectronica)** Bought by MIPS Technologies **$147M** Aug 2007

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

New fund on file

**$150M**

raised in Jul 2026

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Venture Series D Series B

Median round joined **$16M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$5.9M**

Led 0 of 10 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 1 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Dec 2011
- **Exits:** 5 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Venture *3*
- Series D *2*
- Series B *1*
- Growth *1*
- Series E *1*
- Series C *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2005 2011

Often in the room with

- [Scottish Equity Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scottish-equity-partners) 4
- [Atlas Venture](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atlas-venture) 3
- [Intel Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital) 3
- [Pond Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pond-ventures) 3
- [123Venture](https://millionrounds.com/fund/123venture) 2
- [Highland Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/highland-capital-partners) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Five Arrows Principal Investments. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Scottish Equity Partners** Private equity **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scottish-equity-partners)[**Atlas Venture** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atlas-venture)[**Intel Capital** Corporate VC **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital)[**Pond Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pond-ventures)[**123Venture** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/123venture)[**Highland Capital Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/highland-capital-partners)

## Quick answers about Five Arrows Principal Investments

### What does Five Arrows Principal Investments invest in?

Five Arrows Principal Investments invests most often at Venture and Series D (56% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as 🎨 Design, 🏥 Health Care and 📰 Content And Publishing.

### How active is Five Arrows Principal Investments?

10 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Dec 2011.

### How big are Five Arrows Principal Investments's cheques?

The median round it joins is $16M.

### Does Five Arrows Principal Investments lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 10 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Five Arrows Principal Investments invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United Kingdom (40%), France (30%) and the United States (20%).

### Is Five Arrows Principal Investments investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Dec 2011.

### Who does Five Arrows Principal Investments invest alongside?

Most often Scottish Equity Partners (4 rounds together), Atlas Venture (3 rounds together) and Intel Capital (3 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Five Arrows Principal Investments?

Five Arrows Principal Investments is a private equity firm based in London, United Kingdom.

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