European leader with 100% success rate partnering with like-minded firms.
Deep transaction experience raising 54 funds, our approach has been proven successful in an increasingly competitive environment.
LEADING PRIVATE EQUITY PLACEMENT ADVISORY FIRM
Proven Track record
PROVEN TRACK RECORD
- Closed 54 funds, 44 since the establishment of Athos Partners with 100% success rate
- Secured on average approximately 50% of new capital for our clients
- Completed most mandates within 12 months by generating strong fundraising momentum
- Improved and secured the best commercial LPA terms for our clients
Priveq VII
Priveq VII
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SEK 3000m
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SEK2400mFund Size
KEY FACTS
- Established in 1983 and headquartered in Stockholm (Sweden)
- Growth and buyout investments in the leading Nordic SMEs
- Priveq Investment VII (2024 vintage) with SEK 3,000 million target fund size
ACHIEVEMENTS
- Reached first and final closing at hard cap of SEK 3,000 million within three months
- Increased fund size by 17%
- Converted new highly sophisticated institutional investors from Europe and the US
Elvaston Capital VI
Elvaston Capital VI
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KEY FACTS
- Established in 1999 and headquartered in Berlin (Germany)
- Technology buyouts in the DACH region
- Elvaston Capital VI (2023 vintage)
ACHIEVEMENTS
- Reached final closing at hard cap
- Converted 15 new highly regarded institutional investors from the US and Europe
CoRe Capital II
CoRe Capital II
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€80m
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4x
€64mFund Size
KEY FACTS
- Established in 2017 and headquartered in Lisbon (Portugal)
- Special situation investments in Portugal
- CoRe Capital II (2024 vintage) with €80 million hard cap fund size
ACHIEVEMENTS
- Reached final closing at hard cap of €80 million
- Increased fund size by 4x
- Converted new highly sophisticated institutional investors from Europe
LEO III (DUBAG)
LEO III (DUBAG)
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€80m
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2x
€64mFund Size
KEY FACTS
- Established in 2009 and headquartered in Munich (Germany)
- Special situation investments in the DACH region
- LEO III (DUBAG) (2024 vintage) with €80 million hard cap fund size
ACHIEVEMENTS
- Reached final closing at hard cap of €80 million
- Increased fund size by 2x
- Converted new highly sophisticated institutional investors from Europe and the US
EOS II
EOS II
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€300m
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71%
€240mFund Size
KEY FACTS
- Established in 2015 and headquartered in Munich (Germany)
- Sector-thematic buy & build investments in the DACH region
- EOS II (2023 vintage) with €300 million hard-cap
ACHIEVEMENTS
- Reached final closing at hard-cap of €300 million within five months
- Increased fund size by 71%
- Converted new highly sophisticated investors from the US, Europe and Middle East
VEP IV
VEP IV
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€115m
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30%
€92mFund Size
KEY FACTS
- Established in 1999 and headquartered in Amsterdam (Netherlands)
- Value-add and special situation investments in the BeNeLux lower-mid market
- Value Enhancement Partners IV (2023 vintage) with €110 million target fund size
ACHIEVEMENTS
- Reached final closing in September 2023 above target of €110 million, implying a 30% increase in fund size
- Converted six new highly sophisticated investors from Europe
Ceder Capital III
Ceder Capital III
We were very pleased working with Athos Partners for a third consecutive time - Ceder III was closed at hardcap in a first and final close despite an overall challenging fundraising environment. As before, Athos assisted us with a high degree of professionalism and executed an very efficient process.
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SEK 1500m
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56%
SEK1200mFund Size
KEY FACTS
- Established in 2013 and headquartered in Stockholm (Sweden)
- Growth and buyout investments in Swedish and Finnish lower-mid market
- Ceder Capital III (2023 vintage) with SEK 1,200 million target fund size
ACHIEVEMENTS
- Reached first and final closing at hard cap of SEK 1,500 million within six months
- Increased fund size by 56%
- Converted new highly sophisticated institutional investors from Europe
Standout Capital II
Standout Capital II
We are pleased with the Athos team’s dedicated support in successfully positioning Standout Capital and broadening our international LP base which helped us reaching our hard cap.
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SEK 1650m
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66%
SEK1320mFund Size
KEY FACTS
- Established in 2014 and headquartered in Stockholm (Sweden)
- Growth investments in leading Nordics tech businesses
- Standout Capital II (2021 vintage) with SEK 1,500 million target fund size
ACHIEVEMENTS
- Reached final closing in September 2022 at hard cap (SEK 1,650 million), implying a 66% increase in fund size
- Converted new highly sophisticated institutional investors from Europe and the US
Mentha Capital VII
Mentha Capital VII
Mentha again has enjoyed Athos’ support for our 7th consecutive fund. They again delivered up to expectations taking away a lot of our burden.
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€268m
Prior Fund Size
49%
€215mFund Size
KEY FACTS
- Established in 2006 and headquartered in Amsterdam (Netherlands)
- Buy-and-build investments in the Benelux lower mid-market
- Mentha Capital VII (2022 vintage) with €222 million target fund size
ACHIEVEMENTS
- Reached final closing at hard cap of €268 million within five months
- Increased fund size by 49%
- Converted new highly sophisticated institutional investors from Europe
Connected Capital II
Connected Capital II
Athos Partners has been instrumental in helping us raise Connected Capital II (3x the size of Connected Capital I). Athos runs a best-in-class fundraising process which continued seamlessly also in the middle of the COVID pandemic. More importantly however, the Athos team has added significant value to us by providing tailored high-quality advice and deep professional expertise. We look forward to a continued partnership with them.
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€154m
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3x
€124mFund Size
KEY FACTS
- Established in 2016 and headquartered in Amsterdam (Netherlands)
- Growth and buyout B2B SaaS investments in Europe
- Connected Capital & Partners II (2021 vintage) with €150 million target fund size
ACHIEVEMENTS
- Reached final closing above target (€154 million)
- Increased the fund size by almost 3x despite a COVID-19 fundraising environment
- Converted new highly sophisticated institutional investors from Europe and the US
Elvaston Capital V
Elvaston Capital V
We were once again very pleased to work with Athos Partners on our fundraising of Elvaston Capital V. Despite the still on-going COVID fundraising constraints and our fund size increase, we were able to close at hard cap within three months from first digital meeting in a heavily oversubscribed fundraising. We achieved our goals of further adding highly regarded institutional investors in a very short and efficient fundraising process.
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KEY FACTS
- Established in 1999 and headquartered in Berlin (Germany)
- Technology buyouts in the DACH region
- Elvaston Capital V (2021 vintage)
ACHIEVEMENTS
- Reached final closing at hard cap within three and a half months
- Converted thirteen new highly regarded institutional LPs of which four are direct Private Equity investors
Capza Flex 5
Capza Flex 5
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€700m
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€560mFund Size
KEY FACTS
- Established in 2004 and headquartered in Paris (France)
- Self-sponsored investments in Europe
- Capza Flex 5 (2020 vintage) with €550 million target fund size
ACHIEVEMENTS
- Assisted in the fundraising preparation and project management
- CAPZA increased fund size by 100% and converted new French and international investors
CoRe Capital I
CoRe Capital I
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€20m
€20m
€16mFund Size
KEY FACTS
- Established in 2018 and headquartered in Lisbon (Portugal)
- Special situation investments in Portugal
- CoRe Capital I (2019 vintage) with €20 million fund size
ACHIEVEMENTS
- Reached final closing of €20 million
- First-time Fund
Priveq VI
Priveq VI
Our long-term relationship with Athos Partners was very important to be able to reach our target for our sixth fund. Despite the COVID-19 outbreak we were able to execute a highly efficient fundraising, obtaining our goals for terms and investor base composition, in addition to closing the fund in three months from first digital meeting to first and final close at hard cap.
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SEK 2563m
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11%
SEK2051mFund Size
KEY FACTS
- Established in 1983 and headquartered in Stockholm (Sweden)
- Growth and buyout investments in the leading Nordic SMEs
- Priveq Investment VI (2020 vintage) with SEK 2,500 million target fund size
ACHIEVEMENTS
- Reached first and final closing at hard cap of SEK 2,563 million within five months
- Increased fund size by 11%
- Converted new highly sophisticated institutional investors from Europe and the US
LEO II (DUBAG)
LEO II (DUBAG)
We highly valued Athos for their professional and efficient approach. Their thorough understanding of our requirements greatly helped in selecting the right investors for us
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€41m
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€33mFund Size
KEY FACTS
- Established in 2009 and headquartered in Munich (Germany)
- Special situation investments in the DACH region
- LEO II (DUBAG) (2019 vintage) with €35 million target fund size
ACHIEVEMENTS
- Reached final closing at hard cap of €41 million within seven months
- Increased fund size by 20x
- Converted new highly sophisticated institutional investors from Europe and the US
Elvaston Capital IV
Elvaston Capital IV
We enjoyed working with Athos Partners again after they successfully raised our previous fund, Elvaston Capital III in 2017. Their expertise and advice were instrumental in helping us exceed our hard-cap once again for Elvaston Capital IV, all whilst completing the fundraising in a timely manner of approximately 6 months.
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€256m
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55%
€205mFund Size
KEY FACTS
- Established in 1999 and headquartered in Berlin (Germany)
- Technology buyouts in the DACH region
- Elvaston Capital IV (2019 vintage) with €220 million target fund size
ACHIEVEMENTS
- Reached final closing at hard cap of €256 million within seven months
- Increased fund size by 55%
- Converted new highly sophisticated institutional investors from Europe and the US
HQ Equita V
HQ Equita V
The Athos-Team did an excellent job positioning the fund in light of our complex fund history. We highly valued their exceptional commitment and senior attention throughout the whole process
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€308m
€308m
€247mFund Size
KEY FACTS
- Established in 1992 and headquartered in Bad Homburg v. d. Höhe (Germany)
- Majority buyouts in the mid-market DACH region
- HQ Equita V (2017 vintage) with €400 million target fund size
ACHIEVEMENTS
- Reached final closing at €308 million
- Converted new highly sophisticated institutional investors from Europe, the US and Asia
Mentha Capital VI
Mentha Capital VI
With Athos we have continued our mutual journey into our latest fund to our fullest satisfaction. The process went fast and almost effortless which secured our team to remain focused on their core business.
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€180m
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26%
€144mFund Size
KEY FACTS
- Established in 2006 and headquartered in Amsterdam (Netherlands)
- Buy-and-build investments in the Benelux lower mid-market
- Mentha Capital VI (2019 vintage) with €170 million target fund size
ACHIEVEMENTS
- Reached final closing at hard cap of €178 million within three months
- Increased fund size by 24%
- Converted a new highly sophisticated institutional investor from the US
CataCap II
CataCap II
Athos Partners’ professional and systematic approach allowed us to close our second fund at hard-cap, further diversifying our investor base with additional well-regarded institutional investors.
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DKK 1800m
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64%
DKK1440mFund Size
KEY FACTS
- Established in 2012 and headquartered in Copenhagen (Denmark)
- Transformational buyout investments in the Danish lower mid-market
- CataCap II (2017 vintage) with DKK 1,500 million target fund size
ACHIEVEMENTS
- Reached final closing at hard cap of DKK 1,800 million
- Increased fund size by 64%
- Converted new highly sophisticated institutional investors from Europe and the US
Tempus Capital II
Tempus Capital II
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€60m
€60m
€48mFund Size
Ceder Capital II
Ceder Capital II
Athos Partners has once again successfully assisted us with our fundraising, enabling us to triple our fund size in an highly efficient bespoke process adding a select number of limited partners to our investor base.
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SEK 960m
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SEK768mFund Size
KEY FACTS
- Established in 2013 and headquartered in Stockholm (Sweden)
- Growth and buyout investments in Swedish and Finnish lower-mid market
- Ceder Capital II (2017 vintage) with SEK 750 million target fund size
ACHIEVEMENTS
- Reached first and final closing at hard cap of SEK 960 million within eight months
- Increased fund size by almost 3x
- Converted new highly sophisticated institutional investors from Europe
Elvaston Capital III
Elvaston Capital III
We appreciated the proactive senior involvement and execution which made the fundraising process very efficient. In the end, we were impressed with the results and the line-up of acclaimed new institutional LPs that Athos Partners was able to deliver.
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€165m
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3x
€132mFund Size
KEY FACTS
- Established in 1999 and headquartered in Berlin (Germany)
- Technology buyouts in the DACH region
- Elvaston Capital III (2017 vintage) with €150 million target fund size
ACHIEVEMENTS
- Reached final closing at hard cap of €165 million within nine months
- Increased fund size by more than 3x
- Converted six new highly sophisticated institutional investors from Europe and the US
CAPZA Flex 4
CAPZA Flex 4
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€350m
€350m
€280mFund Size
KEY FACTS
- Established in 2004 and headquartered in Paris (France)
- Self-sponsored investments in France and Europe
- CAPZA Flex 4 (2016 vintage) with €325 million target fund size
ACHIEVEMENTS
- Reached first and final closing at hard cap of €350 million within six months
- Converted new highly sophisticated institutional investors from Europe
Mentha Capital V
Mentha Capital V
We truly loved working with Athos. It all resulted in a very fast and efficient fundraising process with a line-up of very strong names across the industry.
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€143m
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34%
€115mFund Size
KEY FACTS
- Established in 2006 and headquartered in Amsterdam (Netherlands)
- Buy-and-build investments in the Benelux lower mid-market
- Mentha Capital V (2016 vintage) with €130 million target fund size
ACHIEVEMENTS
- Reached final closing at hard cap of €143 million within eight months
- Increased fund size by 34%
- Converted new highly sophisticated institutional investors from Europe and the US
Omnes Croissance IV
Omnes Croissance IV
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€210m
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21%
€168mFund Size
KEY FACTS
- Established in 2004 (formerly known as Crédit Agricole Private Equity) and headquartered in Paris (France)
- Growth and buyout investments in the French lower mid-market
- Omnes Croissance IV (2015 vintage) with €180 million target fund size
ACHIEVEMENTS
- Reached final closing at €210 million
- Increased fund size by 21%
eEquity III
eEquity III
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SEK 750m
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2x
SEK600mFund Size
KEY FACTS
- Established in 2010 and headquartered in Stockholm (Sweden)
- Growth investments in fast growing Nordic internet companies
- eEquity III (2016 vintage) with SEK 700 million target fund size
ACHIEVEMENTS
- Reached final closing of SEK 750 million
- Increased fund size by more than 2x
- Converted new highly sophisticated institutional investors from Europe
Priveq V
Priveq V
Athos Partners’ senior involvement enabled us to further diversify our LP base with top tier institutional investors in a highly efficient fundraising process.
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SEK 2312m
Prior Fund Size
25%
SEK1850mFund Size
KEY FACTS
- Established in 1983 and headquartered in Stockholm (Sweden)
- Growth and buyout investments in the leading Nordic SMEs
- Priveq Investment V (2016 vintage) with SEK 2,250 million target fund size
ACHIEVEMENTS
- Reached first and final closing at hard cap of SEK 2,312 million within seven months
- Increased fund size by 25%
- Converted new highly sophisticated institutional investors from Europe and the US
Mentha Capital IV
Mentha Capital IV
Athos delivered strongly on their promise to help us exceed our target fund size within a short time frame.
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€107m
Prior Fund Size
43%
€86mFund Size
KEY FACTS
- Established in 2006 and headquartered in Amsterdam (Netherlands)
- Buy-and-build investments in the Benelux lower mid-market
- Mentha Capital IV (2013 vintage) with €100 million target fund size
ACHIEVEMENTS
- Reached final closing above target at €107 million within three months
- Increased fund size by 43%
- Converted new highly sophisticated institutional investors from Europe and the US
Ceder Capital I
Ceder Capital I
The two most unique value adding capabilities by Athos was the senior execution by the team and their ability to select appropriate investors.
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SEK 350m
SEK 350m
SEK280mFund Size
KEY FACTS
- Established in 2013 and headquartered in Stockholm (Sweden)
- Growth and buyout investments in Swedish and Finnish lower-mid market
- Ceder Capital I (2014 vintage) with SEK 200 million target fund size
ACHIEVEMENTS
- Reached first and final closing of SEK 350 million within six months
- Converted new highly sophisticated institutional investors from Europe
Palero II
Palero II
Athos Partners was instrumental to help close our fund at hard cap within six months meeting our goals for terms, timing, and investor base.
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€85m
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2x
€68mFund Size
KEY FACTS
- Established in 2010 and headquartered in Munich (Germany)
- Special situation investments in the DACH region
- Palero II (2014 vintage) with €60 million target fund size
ACHIEVEMENTS
- Reached final closing at hard cap of €85 million within three months
- Increased fund size by 2x
Miura II
Miura II
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€200m
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€160mFund Size
KEY FACTS
- Established in 2008 and headquartered in Barcelona (Spain)
- Buyout investments in the Spanish lower mid-market
- Miura II (2014 vintage) with €150 million target fund size
ACHIEVEMENTS
- Reached final closing at hard cap of €200 million
- Increased fund size by more than 2x
- Converted new highly sophisticated institutional investors from Europe and the US
FSS II
FSS II
The team ensured we were always two steps ahead of our competitors.
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€200m
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33%
€160mFund Size
KEY FACTS
- Established in 2007 and headquartered in Paris (France)
- Pre-bankruptcy Special Situation investments in France
- France Special Situations Fund II (Perceva) (2014 vintage) with €150 million target fund size
ACHIEVEMENTS
- Reached first and final closing at hard cap of €200 million within five months
- Increased fund size by 33%
- Converted new highly sophisticated institutional investors from Europe and the US
Tempus Capital I
Tempus Capital I
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€102m
€102m
€82mFund Size
KEY FACTS
- Established in 2008 and headquartered in Frankfurt (Germany)
- Special situation investments in the DACH region
- Tempus capital I (2014 vintage)
ACHIEVEMENTS
- Reached final closing at hard cap of €102 million within four months
- Converted new highly sophisticated institutional investors from Europe and the US
CAPZA Flex 3
CAPZA Flex 3
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€350m
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8%
€280mFund Size
KEY FACTS
- Established in 2004 and headquartered in Paris (France)
- Self-sponsored investments in France
- CAPZA Flex 3 (2013 vintage) with €300 million target fund size
ACHIEVEMENTS
- Reached final closing at hard cap of €350 million
- Increased fund size by 8%
- Converted new highly sophisticated institutional investors from Europe
eEquity II
eEquity II
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SEK 350m
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54%
SEK280mFund Size
KEY FACTS
- Established in 2010 and headquartered in Stockholm (Sweden)
- Growth investments in fast growing Nordic internet companies
- eEquity II (2011 vintage)
ACHIEVEMENTS
- Reached final closing of SEK 357 million
- Increased fund size by 54%
- Converted new highly sophisticated institutional investors from Europe
Tar Heel Capital II
Tar Heel Capital II
Athos Partners proved its professionalism and provided us with thorough advise at every step of the fundraising.
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€50m
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€40mFund Size
KEY FACTS
- Established in 1998 and headquartered in Warsaw (Poland)
- Buyout investments in the Polish lower mid-market
- Tar Heel Capital II (2012 vintage) with €50 million target fund size
ACHIEVEMENTS
- Reached final closing at hard cap of €50 million within four months
- Increased fund size by more than 2x
- Converted new highly sophisticated institutional investors from Europe
