“Verdane is grateful for the support of investors, and we look forward to helping ambitious management teams build great companies,” says Bjarne Lie, Managing Partner at Verdane Capital Advisors IX.
Verdane IX’s group of around 30 professional investors includes private and public pension funds, university endowments, private foundations, insurance companies and family offices. The investors are all committed to the fund’s mission: to help unlock the underlying potential of small- and medium-sized growth companies.
“Verdane IX’s core investment strategy is to act as a problem solver for owners of unlisted assets, by providing liquidity in a flexible manner. We will seek to offer an attractive solution to sellers of portfolios, designed to meet their specific needs,” says Lie.
Verdane IX builds on the experience of Verdane funds that have conducted 28 portfolio transactions, which, combined with a number of single company investments, have led to ownership in more than 80 core portfolio companies. These are typically on a rapid growth trajectory, supported by long term structural growth trends, and enabled by the use of technology.
“Post investment, Verdane acts as an ambitious, active owner, using our extensive experience and industrial networks to help management teams and companies sustain and accelerate growth,” says Lie.
Verdane Capital was advised by London based Rede Partners, an independent fund raising and secondary advisor to the private equity industry, and Andulf Advokat, a Stockholm based law firm specializing in private equity.
About Verdane
Verdane is a specialist growth investment firm that partners with tech-enabled and sustainable European businesses. Verdane can invest as a minority or majority investor, either in single companies or through portfolios of companies, and looks to deploy inside two core growth themes; digitalisation and decarbonisation.
Verdane funds hold over €6 billion in total commitments and have made over 400 investments in fast-growing businesses since 2003. Verdane’s team of over 140 investment professionals and operating experts, based out of Berlin, Munich, Copenhagen, Helsinki, London, Oslo and Stockholm, is dedicated to being the preferred growth partner to tech-enabled and sustainable businesses in Europe.
Verdane is also a certified B Corporation, the most ambitious sustainability accreditation globally. The firm only backs businesses that pass its 2040 test, which indicates whether the company can thrive in a more sustainable future economy.
Verdane is partly owned by the Verdane Foundation, which is focused on two areas: climate change and more equitable and inclusive local communities.
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