London-based investment firm Claret Capital Partners has announced the second close of its Fund IV, bringing total commitments to over €350 million and total assets under management to over $1 billion.
- Launched in 2013, Claret Capital Partners is Europe’s largest independent growth lending firm, providing less dilutive growth capital to innovative technology, life sciences, and climate tech businesses.
- The firm has deployed over €1.2 billion to more than 190 portfolio companies, including Razor Group, SuperAwesome, PPRO, and Jobandtalent.
- With Fund IV, Claret plans to provide non-dilutive growth debt of €1 million to €50 million to European tech, life sciences, and climate tech SMEs, supporting expansion, acquisitions, R&D, capital needs, and bridge financing to the next equity round.
- Since March 2025, Fund IV has already added 12 new companies to its portfolio, reflecting strong demand for growth capital and Claret’s ability to identify attractive opportunities. Among these new investments are Fund Recs, Mindler, Montonio, PRODA, SIDES, ValueBlue, and Yseop.
“We are delighted with the second close having already surpassed the size of Fund III. With a strong and growing pipeline of high-quality opportunities, we’re seeing sustained demand for our capital from Europe’s leading entrepreneurs and top-tier equity investors. The team are actively deploying capital and always looking for great entrepreneurs to back," claims Johan Kampe, Managing Partner at Claret Capital Partners.
- Claret Capital Partners’ Fund IV is backed by LPs including Banca March, a major Canadian pension fund, a German foundation, British Business Bank, the European Investment Fund, ISIF, KfW Capital, and Wachstumsfonds Deutschland.
- In addition to these commitments, the firm has also secured over €115 million in discretionary co-investment partnerships with Fund IV LPs, providing additional capacity to support high-growth companies. A final close is expected in 2026.
