
B4 Investimenti on track for new fund launch in late 2023
B4 Investimenti is set to reach the end of the investment phase of its current fund by the end of 2023, when the Italian SME-focused sponsor plans to start fundraising for its new vehicle, CEO Fabrizio Baroni told Unquote.
The GP’s third fund will set a target above the EUR 55m raise for B4 H II-EuVECA, but below the EUR 100m mark, he said. Its strategy will be similar to that of its predecessors, he added.
Fund II, which still has around EUR 30m to deploy, invests tickets of EUR 5m-EUR 7m for EUR 20m-EUR 30m enterprise value transactions.
B4 Investimenti was established in 2012. About two thirds of the LP base of its two funds are Italian investors, with the other third being foreign investors. They are mostly private individuals such as entrepreneurs, managers, small PE managers and lawyers with a club-deal investing approach.
In addition to preparing to raise its next flagship fund, B4 is looking into launching a new strategy aimed at helping companies solve strategic and capitalisation issues. The vehicle would look to support SMEs that have undergone financial difficulties and need help to recover and return to their growth paths, he said, stressing that it will not be a restructuring fund.
Baroni pointed to Tamburi Investment Partners’ Itaca Equity, which operates as an adviser, turnaround manager and equity provider, as a comparable strategy in Italy, although the fund focuses on larger assets.
Should it decide to launch the new strategy, B4 expects to start preparations for the fundraising in the second half of this year, Baroni said, adding that it could look to raise EUR 30m-EUR 40m.
Latest News
Stonehage Fleming raises USD 130m for largest fund to date, eyes 2024 programme
Multi-family office has seen strong appetite, with investor base growing since 2016 to more than 90 family offices, Meiping Yap told Unquote
Permira to take Ergomed private for GBP 703m
Sponsor deploys Permira VIII to ride new wave of take-privates; Blackstone commits GBP 200m in financing for UK-based CRO
Partners Group to release IMs for Civica sale in mid-September
Sponsor acquired the public software group in July 2017 via the same-year vintage Partners Group Global Value 2017
Change of mind: Sponsors take to de-listing their own assets
EQT and Cinven seen as bellweather for funds to reassess options for listed assets trading underwater