Mezzanine
Indigo Capital France hits €210m first close for new fund
Indigo Capital France has held a first close on more than €200m for its first mezzanine fund following the team's spinout from UK-based Indigo Capital.
MML raises €125m fund for Ireland
Enterprise Ireland has backed MML Capital Partners as a cornerstone investor in a new fund to back SMEs in Ireland.
Austrian politician praises mezzanine to support SMEs
Sonja Zwazl, president of the federal economic chamber of lower Austria, has called for more mezzanine financing to support local SMEs, according to local press reports.
Capzanine holds final closing on €350m hard-cap
French equity and mezzanine provider Capzanine has held a final closing of Capzanine 3 on its €350m hard-cap.
CIC Mezzanine tops up third fund with extra €15m
French GP CIC Mezzanine is understood to have held a final close for its third fund on €180m, €15m more than the amount announced at the beginning of May.
Beechbrook mezzanine fund hits €67m first close
Northern European investor Beechbrook Capital has raised €67m for its latest mezzanine fund at first close.
CIC Mezzanine closes third fund on €165m
CIC Mezzanine has closed its third vehicle, CIC Mezzanine 3, on €165m – comfortably exceeding its €120m target.
EIF and Oquendo to launch €100m Iberian fund
Spanish bank Banca March, the European Investment Fund (EIF) and Spanish Iberian mezzanine provider Oquendo Capital are to raise a fund to back local SMEs, according to local reports.
Beechbrook on the road for second €100m mezz fund
Mezzanine specialist Beechbrook Capital is currently marketing its second fund and is aiming to reach a first close on more than €60m in Q1 2013, unquote” has learned.
Secondaries and mezzanine vehicles proving popular in 2012
Looking at the funds launched so far this year in Europe shows sustained appetite for mezzanine and secondaries vehicles, reflecting current investment opportunities and subsequent LP interest for the private debt and secondaries markets.
Palio plans £150m debt fund IPO
Debt fund Palio is planning an IPO to raise more than £150m for investment in debt opportunities for UK lower mid-market companies.
123Venture launches €100m mezzanine fund
123Venture has launched a new mezzanine fund, Trocadero Capital & Transmission II, with a €100m target.
Idinvest launches mezzanine fund
Mid-market European private equity firm Idinvest Partners has launched the Idinvest Private Value Europe fund.
CIC Mezzanine holds €63m first close
CIC Mezzanine Gestion has held a €63m first close on its third mezzanine fund, three months after launch.
Carta Capital reaps 14-18% IRR on three exits
Lower mid-market mezzanine investor Carta Capital has exited three of its investments, each reaping an IRR of 14-18% and a money multiple of 1.6x to 1.8x.
Park Square closes mezzanine fund at €850m
Park Square Capital has announced the final close of its mezzanine fund, with capital commitments of €850m.
Gamma MezzoPreneurs back Henn
Gamma MezzoPreneurs has provided mezzanine funding for the management buy in of Martin Ohneberg.
GCP announce three new mezzanine partners
GCP have appointed Peter Artenberg and Véronique M. Martineau as mezzanine partners. Also Georg Bauer will support the GMP Mezzanine Partner as well as the GMP Investment Comittee.
Gamma Capital Partners exit Fulterer
Austrian private equity firm Gamma Capital Partners (GCP) exits Fulterer from its Gamma MezzoPreneurs Fund.
Idinvest mezzanine fund reaches €167m first close
Idinvest Private Debt has reached first close on €167m and aims to raise €250m by the second half of 2011.
CapMan fund holds first close at €60m
CapMan has held first close of its CapMan Mezzanine V fund having raised €60m.
17Capital closes first fund at €88m
17Capital announced the final close of its first fund, 17Capital Fund, which raised €88m.
GSO Capital Solutions Fund exceeds $3.25bn
GSO Capital Partners, the credit unit of Blackstone Group, has held a final close on its credit fund, GSO Capital Solutions Fund on more than $3.25bn.
Partners Group closes mezzanine fund on €553m
Swiss-based Partners Group has closed its mezzanine fund Partners Group European Mezzanine above target at €553m. The fund attracted investments from corporate and public pension plans, insurance companies, financial institutions, endowments as well...