Qualitas Funds' News
January 8, 2025
Capital & Corporate highlights the new NAV financing strategy of Qualitas Funds!
Capital & Corporate has featured Qualitas Funds for its recent entry into the NAV financing market, marking a significant milestone in the expansion of its product offering.
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December 5, 2024
Interview on Radio Intereconomía with Eric Halverson and Sergio García
Interviewed by Susana Criado, Eric Halverson and Sergio García participated in the Investment Forum hosted by Radio Intereconomía, where they shared their insights on private equity, the role of SMEs in our strategy, and the impact of the recent integration with P10, Inc.
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December 5, 2024
Creating value with GP financing: Using management company loans to meet sponsors’ strategic capital needs
In previous articles, we focused on the various value-accretive uses of NAV loans, including offensive use cases like funding add-on acquisitions and new platforms, and defensive use cases, like refinancing company-level debt.
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December 5, 2024
Qualitas Funds launches its first NAV financing fund
We are pleased to announce the launch of Qualitas Continuation Finance I, our first fund focused on NAV financing. This fund represents a milestone in our trajectory, expanding our product offering by entering the private debt sector.
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November 7, 2024
How do returns change with fund size?
As European private equity evolves, fund size increasingly shapes how funds deploy capital and tap into market opportunities. Larger funds, with their ample reserves, often target companies in the upper segments of the market with limited growth potential and buy them through competitive processes with multiple bidders. Meanwhile, smaller funds focus on acquiring small companies…
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November 6, 2024
The Qualitas Funds Team featured in Expansión!
Qualitas Funds has been featured in an article published by Expansión, titled “Meet the manager seeking Europe’s best SMEs” highlighting our investment philosophy and strategy.
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November 5, 2024
Sergio García participates as a panelist at the CAPCorp 2024 Congress
At the CAPCorp 2024 Congress, Sergio García shared Qualitas Funds' perspective during a panel that explored the opportunities and challenges faced by managers when planning exits in the current environment.
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November 5, 2024
Qualitas Funds Direct II– Acquisition of Compass
We are pleased to announce that Compass has been added to the Qualitas Funds Direct II portfolio. This co-investment has been made with one of our GPs in the UK.
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November 5, 2024
Qualitas Funds V – Acquisition of kShuttle
We are delighted to announce that kShuttle has been added to the Qualitas Funds V portfolio. This transaction was led by one of our managers located in France.
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November 5, 2024
Qualitas Funds III– Acquisition of Stenflex
We are delighted to announce that Stenflex has been added to the Qualitas Funds III portfolio. This transaction was led by one of our managers located in Germany.
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November 5, 2024
Qualitas Funds VI – Acquisition of The Boundary
We are pleased to announce that The Boundary has been added to the Qualitas Funds VI portfolio through the acquisition by one of our managers in the UK.
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October 10, 2024
Qualitas Funds joins P10, Inc., consolidating its presence in the international lower mid-market
At Qualitas Funds, we are pleased to announce that we have taken an important step in our journey by joining the global platform of P10, Inc. (NYSE: PX), a leading private markets solutions provider across multiple alternative asset classes. This strategic alliance establishes P10’s presence in Europe and adds over $1 billion in fee-paying assets…
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October 10, 2024
Qualitas Funds Direct II– Acquisition of Kermel
We are delighted to announce that Kermel has been added to the Qualitas Funds Direct II portfolio. This transaction was led by one of our managers located in France.
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October 10, 2024
Qualitas Funds VI – Acquisition of Tresco
We are pleased to announce that Tresco has been added to the Qualitas Funds VI portfolio through the acquisition by one of our managers in Belgium.
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October 10, 2024
Qualitas Funds V – Acquisition of Voyado
We are pleased to announce that Voyado has been added to the Qualitas Funds V portfolio through the acquisition by one of our GPs in Sweden.
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October 10, 2024
Qualitas Funds I – Sale of Groupe l’Alliance
We are pleased to announce the successful sale of Groupe l’Alliance, a company within the Qualitas Funds I portfolio. The transaction was led by one of our managers based in France and resulted in a gross multiple of 2.9x invested capital and a gross IRR of 30% for Qualitas Funds I investors.
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October 9, 2024
Creating value with NAV financing: Using NAV loans to fund new platform acquisitions for concentrated portfolios
In previous articles, we discussed the use cases of NAV loans to finance the acquisition of add-ons and the refinancing of portfolio companies. Fund managers can also use NAV financing to fund the acquisition of additional platform companies at portfolio level. This is a particularly attractive solution for funds with a concentrated portfolio, as it…
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September 6, 2024
Qualitas Funds I – Sale of Eres
We are pleased to announce the successful sale of Eres, a company within the Qualitas Funds I portfolio.
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September 6, 2024
Qualitas Funds VI – Acquisition of Corlytics
We are pleased to announce that Corlytics has been added to the Qualitas Funds VI portfolio through the acquisition by one of our GPs in the Nordic region.
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September 6, 2024
Qualitas Funds Direct II– Acquisition of Develco Pharma
We are delighted to announce that Develco Pharma has been added to the Qualitas Funds Direct II portfolio. This transaction was led by one of our managers located in Germany.
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September 6, 2024
Qualitas Funds honoured with two awards by Wealth and Finance International!
We are proud to announce that we have been recognized with two distinguished awards by Wealth and Finance International Fund Awards 2024. The accolades received are: "Best Lower Mid-Market Fund Selector 2024 - Europe" and "Most Innovative for Co-Investment Fund Programs 2024"
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September 6, 2024
Creating value with NAV financing
Using NAV loans to fund company level debt refinancing opportunities
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August 9, 2024
With the arrival of summer, Qualitas Funds wishes you happy vacations and prepares for the return!
After the great successes and accomplishments of this year, the team not only celebrates and takes a well-deserved break, but also prepares to return fully charged and with the same enthusiasm as always to achieve our goals.
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July 8, 2024
Creating value with NAV financing: Using NAV lending to fund add-ons
The increase in interest rates during the second half of 2022 and 2023 has made LBO financing more expensive, leading to a reduction in deal volumes, which dropped by c.20% from 2022 to 2023.
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