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Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia:

European venture capital investor Redalpine is launching its next private equity fund with a target volume of CHF1 billion ($1.08bn) and an evergreen structure making it more attractive to a broader professional investor base.

The Zurich-based early-stage VC firm said in a press release: "In today's global search for above-average returns, venture capital investments are increasingly in demand, also in Europe. Despite a long track record of consistently attractive returns, many institutional investors are not yet taking full advantage of this opportunity."

Redalpine operates a proven concept and has the necessary experience and expertise required to make successful venture capital investments. The fund now makes this strategy accessible to institutional investors through the Summit Fund, said the release.

The Summit Fund has an evergreen structure, which is unique in venture capital but typical in classic equity investment funds. This allows for diversification over time across multiple economic and innovation cycles while providing investors with partial liquidity of their shares, the company said.

"Investors will benefit from exclusive access to investments in promising young companies and a return typical for this asset class. The CHF 1 billion target size of the fund will allow for a broad risk distribution across 100 investments. The size of the fund combined with the investment diversification and liquidity makes the fund p......................

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