Capital Four raises €1 bn for the first close of its new Private Debt V – Senior Vintage
Credit boutique Capital Four held the first close of its new Senior Private Debt vintage “Private Debt V – Senior” ahead of target at €1 bn within 6 months of fund raising.
The initial first close target for the vintage has been well exceeded with commitments from new and long-standing investors and capital being raised from insurance companies, endowments as well as pension funds. The fund follows the same cycle-tested and disciplined investment approach of Capital Four’s Senior Debt Strategy and has already started to deploy in Q1 2023. The fund focuses exclusively on 1st lien senior secured bilateral financings to companies located in the Nordics, DACH and BENELUX. It will focus on companies with an EBITDA of €10 - 20 million, which have a strong and resilient profile as well as competitive market positions. In addition, a large part of the loans included in the portfolio will be sustainability-linked, making Private Debt V - Senior compliant with EU SFDR Art. 8.
Sandro Näf, CEO and Founding Partner at Capital Four, says: “We would like to thank our investors for their trust. The successful first close of our next Senior Private Debt Fund reflects the strong performance of our Senior Debt Strategy through the multiple credit cycles and the attractive features of the lower middle market in the Nordics and Northern Europe. We are thrilled by the unique investment opportunities credit markets offer investors in private credit and we are looking at a strong pipeline.”
About Capital Four
Capital Four is an industry-leading credit asset management boutique rooted in Scandinavian culture. Headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, with offices in New York, Stockholm and Frankfurt, the team of 120+ professionals manage €16+bn on behalf of a global client base. The firm offers investment solutions within global high yield bonds, senior loans, structured credit, multi-asset credit, and Nordic & Northern European private debt. The company currently manages €3.1+bn across its Nordic & Northern European focused private debt mandates and deployed more than €1.8 bn on behalf of its previous Senior Debt Fund “Private Debt III – Senior” within two years. For more details, please visit www.capital-four.com.
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MEDIACONTACT
If you’d like more information on this release, please contact
Jakob Gammelgaard, Partner
Tel: +45 3525 6128
E-mail: jakob.gammelgaard@capital-four.com
Moritz Leinwand, Institutional Client Portfolio Manager
Tel: +45 3138 9613
E-mail: moritz.leinwand@capital-four.com