Fulcrum Capital's Fund V makes debut investment in paintball maker GI Group
Canadian private equity firm Fulcrum Capital Partners has made an equity investment in GI Group, a manufacturer and distributor of paintballs, markers and other paintball products headquartered in Montréal. The amount of the investment was not published. GI Group, which has leveraged its capacity for softgel encapsulation for other products, will use deal proceeds to facilitate its continued growth. Fulcrum Capital's investment was the first to be made by its latest mid-market fund, Fulcrum Capital Partners V LP. As reported by peHUB Canada, Fund V raised $180 million of its $300 million target in December 2014. The firm said capital committed to the fund now totals $205 million.





