Patron Capital has raised €949m ($1bn) for its fifth fund, targeting European opportunities.

The manager said the fund exceeded its original €750m target.

The amount includes around €143m of co-investment capital.

Keith Breslauer, Patron Capital’s founder and managing director, said: â€œThe fact we closed this fund in the lead-up to and immediate aftermath of Brexit – and were significantly oversubscribed – highlights investors’ confidence in our ability to deliver strong returns in any economic environment.â€�

Investors from nine countries, mainly North America, backed the fund.

Patron Capital said investors included pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, endowments, foundations and asset managers.

Fund V is targeting distressed and undervalued investments in the office, residential and retail sectors, as well as corporate entities.

Around €164m has been deployed from the fund and its co-investment pool.

The manager said it bought assets in the UK, France, Germany, Ireland, Portugal and Spain.

“Our new fund alone gives us the financial fire-power to invest in around €3bn of assets,� said Breslauer.

“Having already made a number of investments across various countries and sectors, we are actively looking to deploy capital and have several further opportunities under consideration.�

Patron Capital’s Fund IV has returned more than 60% of capital invested to date and is projected to provide a 25% IRR to investors.