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July 23, 2021

France’s Eurazeo announces €1.6bn growth fund

The French asset manager’s growth team has backed European unicorns such as Doctolib and Glovo.


Eleanor Warnock

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Yann du Rusquec, partner at Eurazeo Growth and Benoist Grossmann, CEO Eurazeo Investment Manager and managing partner, venture and growth.

French investment group Eurazeo has closed a new growth fund worth more than €1.6bn, another indication of the growing strength and maturity of Europe’s growth equity market. 

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Eleanor Warnock

Eleanor Warnock is an advisor to VC firm Bek Ventures, and writes a newsletter on tech and writing. She was previously Sifted’s deputy editor. Find her on X and LinkedIn

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