The EU is expected to imminently name the investor chosen to manage its new €5bn Scaleup Europe Fund, with two finalists set to be chosen and the details of the fund’s management fees left to negotiate.
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April 1, 2026
Manager decision imminent for EU’s €5bn Scaleup Fund — with fees still to be decided
The EU’s hotly contested search for an investor to manage the fund is in the final stretch
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