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funds<br />
Name<br />
CMP German Opportunity Fund II<br />
Closed on<br />
€175m<br />
Focus<br />
Distressed small- and mid-cap<br />
buyouts<br />
Contact<br />
Kai Brandes<br />
Address<br />
CMP Capital Management-<br />
Partners GmbH<br />
Mosse Palais<br />
Leipziger Platz 15<br />
10117 Berl<strong>in</strong><br />
Germany<br />
Tel. +49 (0)30-39 40 69-0<br />
Fax +49 (0)30-39 40 69-25<br />
Advisers<br />
P+P Pöllath + Partners (Legal)<br />
Campbell Lutyens (Placement<br />
agent)<br />
Alter Domus (Fund adm<strong>in</strong>istration)<br />
Name<br />
Auctus III<br />
Closed on<br />
€155m<br />
Focus<br />
Small- and mid-cap buyouts<br />
Contact<br />
Ingo Krocke<br />
Address<br />
AUCTUS Capital Partners AG<br />
Brienner Strasse 7<br />
80333 Munich<br />
Germany<br />
Tel. +49 (89) 159 0700 00<br />
Fax +49 (89) 159 0700 49<br />
Advisers<br />
P+P Pöllath + Partners (Legal)<br />
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Capital Management closes fund II on €175m<br />
Fund<br />
Capital Management Partners GmbH has closed its second fund, CMP German Opportunity Fund<br />
II, at its hard cap of €175m, surpass<strong>in</strong>g its <strong>in</strong>itial €150m target. The fund lifetime is 10 years with a<br />
five-year <strong>in</strong>vestment period, while terms and conditions are described to follow the <strong>in</strong>dustry standard.<br />
Campbell Lutyens acted as f<strong>in</strong>ancial adviser and global placement agent, while P+P Pöllath + Partners<br />
provided legal advice and Alter Domus was chosen as fund adm<strong>in</strong>istrator.<br />
Investors<br />
The fund has a European dom<strong>in</strong>ated <strong>in</strong>vestor base, with a third of LPs also hail<strong>in</strong>g from the US and several<br />
Australian backers. Funds-of-funds and <strong>in</strong>surance funds make up the majority of commitments with <strong>in</strong>vestors<br />
<strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g Allstate, Fort Wash<strong>in</strong>gton, Grove Street Advisors, IFM, Parish Capital, Unigestion and Veritas.<br />
Investments<br />
CMP German Opportunity Fund II will look to make 10 <strong>in</strong>vestments <strong>in</strong> distressed and underperform<strong>in</strong>g<br />
mid-cap companies with revenues of €30-300m based <strong>in</strong> the German speak<strong>in</strong>g region. It aims to <strong>in</strong>vest<br />
between €5-25m per buyout, and can further rely on LP co-<strong>in</strong>vestments to carry out larger transactions.<br />
The previous fund, CMP Fonds I, is fully <strong>in</strong>vested and has realised n<strong>in</strong>e of its 10 <strong>in</strong>vestments, with the<br />
last exits expected <strong>in</strong> Q2 2011. The fund performance is said to be above the market average.<br />
People<br />
Kai Brandes and Ludger Vonnahme are the manag<strong>in</strong>g partners of Capital Management Partners<br />
supported by five <strong>in</strong>vestment directors.<br />
Auctus closes third fund on €155m<br />
Fund<br />
Auctus Capital Partners has closed its third fund AUCTUS III at €155m follow<strong>in</strong>g a fundrais<strong>in</strong>g period<br />
of only five months. The fund, launched <strong>in</strong> mid-July 2010, was substantially oversubscribed attract<strong>in</strong>g<br />
high <strong>in</strong>terest from exist<strong>in</strong>g and new <strong>in</strong>vestors and had to <strong>in</strong>crease its <strong>in</strong>itial hard cap of €150m. It has<br />
a 10-year lifespan with two one-year extension options and terms and conditions follow the <strong>in</strong>dustry<br />
standard at 2.5% management fee, 8% hurdle and 20% carry. No placement agent was used and P+P<br />
Pöllath + Partners provided legal advice.<br />
Investors<br />
More than 50% of <strong>in</strong>vestors from the previous fund re<strong>in</strong>vested with 90% of LPs hail<strong>in</strong>g from Europe and<br />
the rema<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g from the US. Commitments come from <strong>in</strong>surances, pension funds, banks, endowments<br />
as well as 40% from fund-of-funds and 15% from German family offices.<br />
Investments<br />
AUCTUS III ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong>s its small-cap <strong>in</strong>vestment strategy and cont<strong>in</strong>ues to focus on control <strong>in</strong>vestments<br />
<strong>in</strong> SMEs <strong>in</strong> Germany, Switzerland and Austria with revenues between €10-100m. It will aim to make<br />
15 <strong>in</strong>vestments ma<strong>in</strong>ly <strong>in</strong> the healthcare and bus<strong>in</strong>ess support services sector with the education and IT<br />
segment also be<strong>in</strong>g considered. The average equity ticket per transaction will range between €5-15m.<br />
The fund has already made four deals, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g the <strong>in</strong>vestments <strong>in</strong> recycl<strong>in</strong>g bus<strong>in</strong>ess Noventiz, German<br />
dental labs market leader Flemm<strong>in</strong>g and logistics provider CTJ.<br />
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