Investcorp has held the final closing of Investcorp North American Private Equity Fund I, which focuses on control buy-out investments in middle market services businesses in North America, with over $1.2 billion in capital commitments.
The fund’s blue-chip institutional backers include pension plans, family offices, private wealth funds and an insurance company operating across North America, Europe and the Gulf region.
Fund I currently has a strong portfolio of seven investments in companies across the strategy’s core business services verticals. The investment strategy is focused on family- and founder-owned business across six subsectors including: tech-enabled, knowledge & professional, data & information, supply chain, industry and specialty consumer services. Investcorp targets companies that demonstrate resilience while also being well-positioned for market growth through multiple value creation levers.