FRANCE/GERMANY - Demeter holds second close on EUR 182m; backs IGIP
Demeter Partners has held a second close its EUR 200m fund Demeter 2 on EUR 182m. The fund was launched in November 2008, and takes over from its predecessor Demeter, which closed in October 2006 on EUR 105m and is now fully invested. Both funds backed the German environmental engineering consultancy IGIP.
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