Wise Equity closes sixth fund on EUR 400m, eyes Italian family-owned B2B targets
Italian private equity firm Wise Equity SGR has held a final close for Wisequity VI on its EUR 400m hard cap, marking the GP’s largest fund to date and providing additional firepower for a larger portfolio of deals and follow-on investments, founding partner Michele Semenzato told Unquote.
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