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Our goal is to be the preferred growth buyout partner to software, tech-enabled and sustainable businesses in Europe. We help businesses realise their full potential by providing access to our team’s longstanding experience in growth investing, our technology sector expertise and our broad local networks. By focusing on long-term structural growth, being a preferred growth partner and investing through our versatile mandate, we seek to continue to generate strong returns for our investors.
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Verdane Funds
Growth-focused investments
One of our core values is ‘dare to be different’. We pioneered the portfolio investment strategy in Europe in 2003 and have a highly differentiated, versatile investment mandate. We typically invest in companies in growth or buy-out stages, either as a single company or as part of a broader portfolio of direct ownership stakes. We can invest as majority owners or with significant influence, buy existing shares, or provide primary funding.
Verdane’s Freya (Capital)1 funds primarily target portfolio acquisitions and individual lower mid-market companies, whereas Verdane Edda funds invest purely in individual mid-market companies. Idun invests in sustainable businesses that pass strict sustainability criteria to measure their positive environmental impact.
| Fund | Vintage | Size | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idun II | 2024 | EUR 700m | Investing |
| Edda III | 2024 | EUR 1.1bn | Investing |
| Freya XI | 2023 | EUR 1.1bn | Investing |
| Idun I | 2021 | EUR 300m | Investing |
| Edda II | 2020 | EUR 540m | Fully Invested |
| Freya X | 2018 | SEK 6.0bn | Fully Invested |
| Edda I | 2018 | SEK 3.1bn | Fully Invested |
| Freya IX | 2016 | SEK 3.1bn | Fully Invested |
| Freya VIII | 2013 | SEK 2.0bn | Fully Invested |
| Freya VII | 2009 | SEK 1.5bn | Liquidated |
| Freya VI | 2007 | SEK 1.0bn | Liquidating |
| Freya V | 2005 | SEK 1.1bn | Liquidated |
| Freya IV | 2003 | NOK 0.8bn | Liquidated |
- The fund family formerly named Verdane Capital is now referred to as Verdane Freya to align naming across Verdane’s funds and to pay tribute to Verdane’s Nordic roots with fund names originating in Norse mythology. ↩︎
Strong returns help good causes
We are proud to have attracted high-caliber investors, ranging from large foundations and endowments to pension funds, insurance companies, and family offices. The majority of our investors are playing an active role in sharing wealth widely across society. It makes us proud to know that when we deliver strong returns in our funds, this also helps good causes.
Graphs display committed capital by investor type and investor geography in all active funds.
