- The fundraising was launched in the autumn of 2008 on the eve of the Lehman crash
- The number of investors has more than doubled and includes prestigious names from Denmark, Finland, France, Netherlands, Switzerland and the UK
- International investors now account for nearly 40% of the fund, against a purely Danish investor base in Fund II.This success is an endorsement of Polaris’s regional buy-and-build strategy focused on small and medium sized businesses based in Denmark and Sweden.Polaris’s previous funds are Polaris Fund I (€188 million, vintage 1999, now fully invested and divested) and Polaris Fund II (€270 million, 2005 vintage, fully invested). more
Acanthus Advisers are delighted to announce that, despite the turbulent and challenging fundraising environment, Finatem III held a first close in December 2009 at €120 million, against a target of €150 million.This was our third fund closing in 2009 in the European mid-market. Strong interest came from existing and well regarded new institutional investors, with 60% of the fund being subscribed from international investors at first close. more
Egeria, the leading independent Dutch mid-market buyout firm, has raised its third fund (Egeria III) at its hard cap of €500 million in its first closing. Interest from both existing and new investors was strong and the new fund was considerably oversubscribed. Commitments came from highly regarded Dutch and international institutions and family offices including investors from North America and Europe.
ISIS Equity Partners has held a final closing of its fourth fund,ISIS IV LLP on £235m, well above the original target of £200m. Commitments have been made by a number of highly regarded institutional investors and the ISIS team have also committed a further 1.5%, taking the final fund total to £238.5m.