Gilde Healthcare Partners raises growth capital fund dedicated to healthcare services
9 December 2009
Utrecht, The Netherlands – Gilde Healthcare Partners (Gilde), a European private equity firm specializing in healthcare, today announced the launch of a new growth capital fund, Gilde Healthcare Services. The fund will invest in specialized clinics, providers of elderly care, prevention, screening and other fast growing healthcare services in The Netherlands and surrounding countries. The fund addresses the shortfall in bank finance in the healthcare sector and will provide growth capital fast growing healthcare services companies. Apart from the new fund, dedicated to healthcare services, Gilde manages two healthcare technology funds.Gilde Healthcare Services is one of the few European private equity funds raised in 2009. The fund is backed by a mix of institutional investors, family offices and private investors. Gilde is in advanced talks with additional investors and expects the fund size to exceed EUR 50 million in the course of 2010.
“We believe this successful fundraising in the current economic climate is a validation of our strategy. With our hands-on, specialized investment approach we will facilitate the growth of a variety of healthcare service companies.” said Jasper van Gorp, Investment Director. “The healthcare sector is transforming rapidly and via Gilde Healthcare Services we provide investors a unique opportunity to participate in fast growing healthcare services.”
