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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Quaestio holds €635m interim close for private debt fund
Quaestio Private Markets Funds - European Private Debt provides debt financing to European SMEs
ThinCats launches £100m PE-dedicated lending platform
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Beechbrook holds first close on £128m
Fund was launched in August with a target size of £250m and a £300m hard-cap
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