Value Creation – Alternative (VC-A) is pleased to announce a new partnership with You Are Capital (YAC) to launch the VDD Fund, a dedicated investment vehicle designed to pre-finance Vendor Due Diligence (VDD) in M&A transactions. The teaser will be available for download directly from the website. The fund concept and teaser position this as a Malta-based Professional Investor Fund focused on helping mid-market vendors prepare better, negotiate better, and execute transactions more efficiently.
Why this matters
Many mid-market SMEs with enterprise values of roughly €10M to €100M enter a sale process without the resources to fund a robust Vendor Due Diligence exercise. As a result, they often lose leverage, face longer processes, and become more exposed to price erosion or deal failure. The teaser notes that a professionally executed VDD can materially improve sale readiness and may support a 5% to 15% valuation uplift, while also accelerating execution.
The solution: the VDD Fund
The VDD Fund is being structured to finance full or partial VDD packages, including commercial, financial, legal, tax, and ESG workstreams. According to the teaser, the proposed structure is a Professional Investor Fund (PIF) in Malta, with a target fund size of €30 million and an initial anchor investment target of €5M to €10M. The fund is intended to support selected vendors in France and Spain, with expected ticket sizes of €70k to €175k per transaction.
Why VC-A and YAC
This partnership combines complementary strengths.
VC-A brings a global advisory ecosystem of 1,200+ members, 35,000+ contacts, and 5,000+ investors, with members having collectively advised more than US$100B in M&A and fundraising projects. VC-A also contributes its structured methodology, compliance-first approach, and proprietary tools to identify, vet, and manage opportunities.
You Are Capital brings a strong M&A origination capability, with 35+ years of experience in France and Spain and involvement in 400+ M&A transactions, giving the fund early access to relevant mid-cap and cross-border deal flow.
Together, VC-A and YAC aim to help investors access a differentiated strategy focused on a specific value-creation gap in the sell-side process: funding quality preparation before the transaction reaches the market.
Opportunity for LP investors
We are now seeking LP investors interested in discussing participation in the VDD Fund. The teaser highlights that anchor investors may benefit from preferred economics, early access to curated deal flow, and the ability to contribute to early-stage structuring and governance discussions. The stated minimum investment is €1 million.
For investors looking for opportunities where structure, access, and process discipline can help uncover under-addressed value, this initiative reflects VC-A’s broader approach: helping counterparties find the missing piece and turning that into an executable opportunity through network, data, and compliance-led execution.
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Compliance note
This communication is for information purposes only and does not constitute an offer, solicitation, or invitation to invest in any security or financial product. Any potential transaction or investment is subject to compliance checks, due diligence, fund documentation, and mutual agreement. VC-A follows KYC/AML/CFT best practices and works only within applicable regulatory and compliance frameworks. This positioning is consistent with the teaser’s own disclaimer language.
