Schroders Capital, the $97.3bn private markets business of Schroders Group, has successfully raised over $2.6bn for private equity direct and co-investments since January 2022, most recently driven by €400bn close of Schroders Capital Private Equity Europe Direct III.
Europe Direct III buyout fund attracted strong support from a diverse group of global investors, including both existing clients and new investors, spanning pension funds, insurance companies, endowments, foundations, and family offices.
The fund has seen strong fundraising momentum with clients increasingly looking to benefit from the high growth potential of European SMEs. The firm’s investment approach, successfully implemented for two decades, is focused on delivering business transformations with low financial leverage. Schroders Capital successfully sold PSS, Olink and Intellera over the past nine months and generated more than 8x in aggregate on invested capital.
