GP Profile: Beechbrook Capital
Specialist lender Beechbrook Capital is currently raising its third fund for sponsor-backed SMEs. Denise Ko Genovese speaks to founders Nick Fenn and Paul Shea about the creation of a sponsorless strategy and the origins of the firm
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Golding holds first close for private debt vehicle
Fund-of-funds has already completed one co-investment and has made a number of primary commitments
BNP Paribas Euro SME Debt Fund II holds €576.5m final close
Investment period for the GP's €500m predecessor debt vehicle ended earlier in 2020
Mezzanine Management gears up for direct lending fund
Mezzanine Management is considering €400m as an appropriate target for its new fund
October starts deployment of Italian direct lending fund
Firm also manages October SME IV, a European Long Term Investment Fund (ELTIF) with a €250-300m target
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Borromin’s ProFagus completes refinancing
Charcoal and natural additives company saw final bids from two banks and one direct lender
Five Seasons et al. back €10.1m round for Yamo
VCs including the Swiss Entrepreneurs Fund, BtoV and Ringier Digital Ventures also participated
ETF closes Environmental Technologies Fund III on £167m
Around 40 existing and new LPs, including British Patient Capital and the EIF, participated
HIG Capital launches HIG European Capital Partners III
Fund will invest in buyouts, recapitalisations and carve-outs of both profitable and underperforming businesses