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Merck increases MS Ventures commitment

Merck Group has topped up its strategic venture capital fund MS Ventures with an additional €60m commitment and created an investment affiliate to specifically manage the vehicle.

DACH unquote | 17 May 2013 | secure

Foresight launches third Solar EIS fund

Foresight Group has launched its Solar EIS 3 fund, with a target of £20m, to follow in the footsteps of its recently closed £30m Solar EIS 2 vehicle.

UK unquote | 17 May 2013 | secure
Swedish venture faces critical funding gap

Swedish venture faces critical funding gap

When it comes to venture capital, opportunities abound in Sweden. Yet, despite the success stories, a critical funding gap threatens the future of the industry. Amy King reports

unquote | 17 May 2013

LBO France to start fundraising after year-long delay

LBO France is seeking around €1bn for its White Knight IX fund, almost a year after it was expected to launch.

France unquote | 16 May 2013 | secure

Rothschild holds €235m first close for private debt fund

Rothschild's Five Arrows Credit Solutions (Facs), a debt fund focused on the western European mid-market, has held a first close on €235m.

unquote | 16 May 2013

HIG Capital closes credit fund on $1.1bn

Bayside Capital, the credit arm of HIG Capital, has held a final closing of HIG Bayside Loan Opportunity Fund III (Europe).

unquote | 16 May 2013

CIC Mezzanine closes third fund on €165m

CIC Mezzanine has closed its third vehicle, CIC Mezzanine 3, on €165m – comfortably exceeding its €120m target.

France unquote | 14 May 2013 | secure

Idinvest ups private debt fund in €205m interim close

Idinvest Partners has held an interim close on €205m for its senior debt vehicle Idinvest Dette Senior.

unquote | 14 May 2013

Warburg Pincus Private Equity XI closes on $11.2bn

Global investor Warburg Pincus has held a final close for Warburg Pincus Private Equity XI on $11.2bn.

unquote | 10 May 2013

HIG Capital targets €760m for second Europe fund

HIG Capital has officially launched its second Europe fund, HIG Europe Capital Partners II, with a target of around €760m, according to documents filed with the US's Securities and Exchange......

unquote | 10 May 2013 | secure
A vintage year for the secondaries market

A vintage year for the secondaries market

Shorter duration and immediate returns makes the secondaries market increasingly attractive to investors craving greater liquidity. John Bakie investigates the appeal of this maturing market......

unquote | 10 May 2013 | secure

F&C holds €90m first close for fund-of-funds

F&C has held a €90m first close for F&C European Capital Partners II, a European mid-market fund-of-funds.

unquote | 09 May 2013 | secure

Balderton on the road for fifth fund

Venture firm Balderton Capital has started marketing its new vehicle, according to documents filed with the US's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

unquote | 08 May 2013 | secure

Adams Street closes Secondary Fund 5 on $1bn

Adams Street Partners has closed its Global Secondary Fund 5 on its $1bn hard-cap.

unquote | 08 May 2013

Creandum closes Fund III on €135m

Nordic-focused technology VC Creandum has hit €135m for its third fund.

Nordic unquote | 07 May 2013 | secure
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