ONEtoONE launches €60 million fund for search funds and SME buyouts
What's the deal? ONEtoONE Asset ManagementDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, the asset management arm of ONEtoONE Corporate Finance GroupDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, has launched ONEtoONE Fund IIDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, a private equity vehicle targeting up to €60 million. The fund backs search funds and the acquisition of established small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), mainly in Europe.
What's the endgame? The firm plans to invest in more than 100 search funds and take part in acquiring roughly 25 SMEs. It is targeting profitable, cash-generating companies with strong potential to create value.
What's the target? The vehicle focuses on companies with EBITDA between €2 million and €6 million operating in defensive sectors with resilient business models. Part of the strategy is to ease ownership transitions at established firms and support their continuity.
Why now? Fund II continues the strategy of the firm's first fund, the €35 million ONEtoONE Great SearchersDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, created in 2022. That fund is in the final phase of its investment period, having backed more than 80 search funds to date.
The first fund invested across 12 countries and took part in acquiring 17 companies in Spain, France, Italy, the UK, and Portugal. Sectors ranged from food and technology to agriculture, health, and business services.
The signal: Search funds — where entrepreneurs raise capital to buy and run a single company — are gaining traction in Europe as a route to SME succession. ONEtoONE's larger second vehicle signals rising investor appetite for the model.
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