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Forbion Attracts New Investors Closing IV Fund At €360M

 
• By Mike Ward

European life science companies can expect to get access to almost €290m from Forbion as the EU-based venture capitalist closes its fourth fund at an oversubscribed €360m.

Forbion, a leading European life science venture capital firm, today announced the final close of its new flagship fund, Forbion IV, at €360m in capital commitments, significantly above its original target of €250m. New investors include UK-based Pantheon, Dutch institutions ASR Insurances and the TNO Pension Fund, Nordic investors Formuesforvaltning and KLP, and some undisclosed North American institutional investors. Existing limited partners (LPs) European Investment Fund and development bank KfW also returned as backers of the new fund.

Forbion IV, like its predecessor fund, Forbion III, will primarily focus on biopharma opportunities in the EU including the UK,...

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