Invalda INVL Group raises the largest PE fund in the Baltics exceeding target at first close reaching EUR 305 million
17 Febbraio 2025 - 8:00AM
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Invalda INVL Group raises the largest PE fund in the Baltics
exceeding target at first close reaching EUR 305 million
Invalda INVL Group today announces that it has
successfully completed a first closing of its second-generation
private equity fund (“INVL Private Equity Fund II”), reaching EUR
305 million and exceeding its target of EUR 250 million.
The INVL Private Equity Fund II has received
strong backing from both existing and new investors, forming an
exceptional investor base. This includes some of the most
successful entrepreneurs from across the Baltics, family offices
and institutional investors such as the European Investment Fund,
pensions funds managed by Luminor asset management companies, SB
Asset Management and IPAS INVL Asset Management in Latvia, as well
as life insurance company UAB SB Draudimas. Fundraising will
continue to reach a hard cap of EUR 400 million.
The minimum investment in the INVL Private
Equity Fund II was EUR 10 million. However, investors could invest
in the fund via INVL Private Equity Capital Fund II with a ticket
as low as EUR 125,000 which subsequently reached a total size of
EUR 116 million.
To fully align interests with the INVL Private
Equity Fund II investors, Invalda INVL and the fund’s management
team have also invested EUR 32.7 million, currently representing
11% of the total fund size.
Darius Šulnis, CEO at Invalda INVL,
commented: “This highly successful fundraising
reflects investors’ trust in our work, as well as a pragmatic view
on the region’s perspectives and potential. It also signals
opportunities for companies and countries in the region seeking
investment.
INVL Private Equity Fund II will invest in
businesses across Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland, Romania and
the broader EU - backing those with the potential to become leaders
in their competitive fields and drive value creation, along with
the talented and determined people behind their success. In a
rapidly changing environment, we see an increasing number of
attractive investment opportunities. Having successfully built and
developed multiple businesses, we understand the dedication,
ambition and challenges that come with seizing new opportunities
and driving growth. We take an active role in companies’
development, believing that this is the key to delivering strong
returns for our investors - whose support, capital and high
standards empower us to act.”
Deimantė Korsakaitė, Managing Partner at
INVL Private Equity Fund II and INVL Baltic Sea Growth Fund,
added: ”This is a historic milestone for the Baltics,
as we have announced the largest private equity fund ever raised in
the region. We are extremely grateful to our investors for their
trust. It is both an honour and a great responsibility to uphold
this confidence in us. We will continue the successful strategy of
our predecessor, the INVL Baltic Sea Growth Fund and remain fully
committed to work hand-in-hand with management teams to drive
transformative growth and create long-term value for companies, our
investors as well as contributing to the growth of the economy. We
strongly believe that our experience and network bolster our
capabilities as a value-add partner to companies.”
Asta Jovaišienė, Head of INVL Family
Office, said: “We are delighted to be part of this
record alongside our clients. At the same time, it demonstrates
that our family office offers exceptional solutions that meet
investors' needs for sustainable and long-term results.“
The new fund will build on the strategy of the
INVL Baltic Sea Growth Fund, seizing attractive opportunities
across the Baltics, Poland, Romania and the broader EU. The INVL
Private Equity Fund II is sector-agnostic and will invest in
companies with the potential to become regional leaders in their
respective industries, focusing on acquiring majority or
significant minority stakes. Through active investment management,
the fund aims to drive long-term value creation.
The strategy includes forming a diversified
portfolio of 10–12 investments, providing late-stage growth capital
to target companies and executing both buyout and buy-and-build
strategies. Investment size will typically be in the region of EUR
10 million to EUR 40 million, with a preferred equity ticket of
around EUR 25-30 million. However, the fund will also pursue larger
deals together with co-investors.
Deimantė Korsakaitė
continued: “The predecessor INVL Baltic Sea
Growth Fund which raised EUR 165 million closed the year in 2024
with a 25% net internal rate of return (Net IRR),
total value to paid-in capital (TVPI) exceeding 2x and having
announced the first agreed exit from its portfolio company InMedica
that is to become one of the largest investments in healthcare
services in the Baltics to date.”
About INVL Private Equity Fund
II
The EUR 305 million INVL Private Equity Fund II
is the largest private equity fund in the Baltics. It aims to build
a diversified portfolio by acquiring majority or significant
minority stakes in high-growth companies, with investment sizes
ranging from EUR 10 million to EUR 40 million. The fund focuses on
businesses with strong potential to grow and compete amid
intensifying global competition, targeting opportunities in the
Baltic countries, Poland, Romania and the broader Europe Union.
The fund is managed by INVL Asset Management,
the leading Baltic alternative asset manager, which is a part of
the Invalda INVL Group with over 30 years of experience. The
group’s companies manage or have under supervision more than EUR
1.6 billion in assets across various investment strategies,
including private equity, forests and agricultural land, renewable
energy, real estate, and private debt. Additionally, the group
provides family office services in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia,
manages pension funds in Latvia and invests in global third-party
funds.
Additional information:
Darius Šulnis
CEO of Invalda INVL
darius.sulnis@invl.com
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