Quartilium reports busy investment activity and the launch of Quartilium III

After a busy year 2005, QUARTILIUM’s investment activity remained strong in 2006 with already €155m committed to 15 funds. “QUARTILIUM continues to strengthen its commitment with its existing GPs as well as building-up new relationships with teams who have a strong franchise on their market segment,” said Didier Levy-Rueff, Partner of FINAMA Private Equity and head of QUARTILIUM.

QUARTILIUM’s latest commitments through its generalist and mezzanine funds of funds include Dunedin Buyout Fund II (buyout, UK), EQT V (buyout, Northern Europe), the Fourth Cinven Fund (large buyout, Europe), Alpha V (buyout, France and Germany), Atria Private Equity Fund III (buyout, France), MBO Capital 2 (buyout, France), Edgestone Equity Partners III (buyout, Canada), Mangrove II (early stage ICT, Europe), Scottish Equity Partners III (early stage ICT and LS, Europe), Granite Global Ventures III (later stage ICT & LS, U.S.), Almack Mezzanine I (mezzanine, Europe), ABRY Senior Equity II (mezzanine, U.S.), Gleacher Mezzanine Fund II (mezzanine, U.S.), Prairie Capital IV (mezzanine, U.S.), and TA Subordinated Debt Fund II (mezzanine, U.S.).

At this point, QUARTILIUM’s latest generalist fund of funds, whose investment period started in the course of the year 2004, is already over 80% committed and the team is about to launch QUARTILIUM III, its third generalist fund of funds. “QUARTILIUM III, which will include both existing LPs -who have already expressed their intention to re-up their investment in this new fund- and new LPs, will pursue the disciplined implementation of QUARTILIUM’s investment strategy and thorough investment processes and selection criteria,” according to Didier Levy-Rueff.

QUARTILIUM and FINAMA Private Equity
Created in 1988, QUARTILIUM is one of the pioneers of the funds of funds market in Europe. QUARTILIUM is currently managing more than €1bn of assets that are invested across specialized private equity funds of funds investment programs in Europe and the U.S.: mid-market buy-out funds, venture capital funds, mezzanine funds, and secondaries.

QUARTILIUM is a team sponsored by FINAMA Private Equity, an affiliate of GROUPAMA, France’s N°1 mutual insurance company, managing over €70bn of assets.

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