Mezzanine
Eqvitec's mezzanine team spins out
Finnish venture and growth investor Eqvitec has sold its mezzanine operations to the newly formed Armada Mezzanine, led by former head of mezzanine at Eqvitec Pertti Nurmio.
EUROPE - Nordic Mezzanine holds EUR 320m close of third fund
Nordic Mezzanine has held a final close of Nordic Mezzanine Fund III on EUR 320m, an increase in fund size of 30% compared to its predecessor.
GLOBAL – Unigestion's Secondary Opportunity II hits EUR 135m first close
Privately-owned asset manager Unigestion has held a first close of Unigestion Secondary Opportunity Fund II on EUR 135m.
CEE - Syntaxis holds EUR 140m first close for second CEE mezz
Syntaxis Capital, a specialist mezzanine provider for Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), has reached a first close on EUR 140m for its second fund, just over half of its undisclosed target.
FRANCE - CIC Mezzanine closes EUR 107m fund
CIC Mezzanine has closed its second fund on EUR 107m, twice the size of its predecessor.
CEE – Syntaxis attracts EUR 50m from EBRD for fund
CEE mezzanine specialist Syntaxis Capital has attracted a commitment of up to EUR 50m from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) for its second fund. Syntaxis Mezzanine Fund II L.P. is the successor fund to the GP's debut vehicle,...
FINLAND - Eqvitec reaches target for third mezzanine fund
Finnish private equity firm Eqvitec has held a final close of its third mezzanine fund on EUR 103m, slightly above its EUR 100m target.
FINLAND - Pohjola Private Equity closes mezzanine fund
The private equity arm of the Finnish bank Pohjola has held a second closing on EUR 70m of its fund-of-funds Selected Mezzanine Funds I.
UK/ASIA - ICG closes second Asia Pacific fund on USD 1bn
Intermediate Capital Group Plc has held a final closing of its second fund dedicated to mezzanine investments in the Asia Pacific region, Intermediate Capital Asia Pacific Fund II, on USD 1bn, substantially lower than the USD 1.5bn target.
FINLAND - Eqvitec holds first close of third mezzanine fund on EUR 64m
Eqvitec Partners has held its first closing of Eqvitec Mezzanine Fund III on EUR 64m.
UK - ACP Mezzanine to raise EUR 80m
ACP Mezzanine Ltd, a subsidiary of ACP Capital Ltd, has announced plans to raise EUR 80m through a secondary placing to new and existing investors. A total of 133.33 million shares would be placed priced at 60 pence per share.
EUROPE - Nomura raising new EUR 400m mezzanine fund
The European arm of Japanese Investment bank Nomura has begun raising a new EUR 400m mezzanine fund for Europe.
GLOBAL – Partners closes EUR 447m mezz fund
Swiss-based asset manager Partners Group has reached a EUR 447m final close for its global mezzanine fund, soaring past the EUR 300m target. The fund has already made 11 investments in 2008, corresponding to 50% its capital.
Mezzanine funds gather pace
Francois Rowell speaks to Olivier Bossan, leader of Argos Expansion's management team, about the rise of sponsorless mezzanine funds and what this means for the French private equity market
FRANCE – Acto Mezzanine stages final close on EUR 187m
Acto Mezzanine completed the final close of Acto Mezzanine FCPR on EUR 187m ahead of its target size of EUR150m. Insurance company Groupama committed approximately 40% of the fund’s total, while the balance was financed by French institutional investors,...