Barings has acted as mandated lead arranger of a senior secured credit facility to support Battery Ventures' portfolio company Forterro.
Forterro is a group of European enterprise resource planning (ERP) software companies serving small- to medium-sized enterprises across a variety of sectors.
The company will use the credit facility to refinance existing debt and to fund the acquisition of BPSC, a Polish provider of ERP software solutions for manufacturing, wholesale and retail customers.
"Battery Ventures appreciates the contributions of Barings' European private finance team in supporting Forterro on these strategic growth initiatives," says Morad Elhafed, partner at Battery Ventures. "The experience and depth of the Barings team enabled it to deliver a complex multi-currency credit facility on a tight timetable."
"Barings is very pleased to partner with Battery Ventures to help Forterro optimise its financing structure and continue to execute its growth strategy with the investment in BPSC," says Mark Wilton, a managing director at Barings. "Forterro represents an attractive risk/return opportunity based on the highly integrated and mission-critical nature of its software products within its customers' businesses, its strong recurring revenue and profitability model and its high cash generation. We are confident that the company will continue to benefit from Battery Ventures' expertise in software and technology and strong record of value creation."
