Creandum closes new $500 million fund to back EU founders at the earliest stages

The early stage venture capital firm just announced its sixth early-stage fund, raising $500 million to commit to a new generation of European founders building the tech success stories of tomorrow. Previous funds rank among the most successful of all time, with unicorn investments like Spotify, Klarna, Trade Republic, Cornershop, Kahoot!, Bolt, and more.

Asante Capital acted as exclusive global fundraising advisor.

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Asante Capital congratulates its partner Maguar Capital on the close of a more than €235 million continuation fund transaction for HRworks

We are delighted to share that Maguar Capital Capital GmbH & Co. KG, managed by Maguar Capital, a leading B2B software investor in the DACH region, yesterday closed on the sale of its portfolio company HRworks Holding GmbH to a newly established continuation fund, Maguar Continuation Fund I GmbH & Co. KG (“Maguar CF I”).

Zamana, recipient of the 2023 Prince’s Trust International Amal Clooney Women’s Empowerment Award Visit’s our London Office

We had the privilege of holding a breakfast with Zamana, the recipient of the 2023 Princes Trust International Amal Clooney Women’s Empowerment Award at the Asante London Office.

Private Equity’s First-Quarter Fundraising Dollars Hold Steady but Closings Fall

Fraser van Rensburg, one of Asante’s managing partners, was quoted in The Wall Street Journal for an article by Chris Cumming about Q1 2023 private equity fundraising activity.