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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.
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.
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
LBO France is seeking around €1bn for its White Knight IX fund, almost a year after it was expected to launch.
Rothschild's Five Arrows Credit Solutions (Facs), a debt fund focused on the western European mid-market, has held a first close on €235m.
Bayside Capital, the credit arm of HIG Capital, has held a final closing of HIG Bayside Loan Opportunity Fund III (Europe).
CIC Mezzanine has closed its third vehicle, CIC Mezzanine 3, on €165m – comfortably exceeding its €120m target.
Idinvest Partners has held an interim close on €205m for its senior debt vehicle Idinvest Dette Senior.
Global investor Warburg Pincus has held a final close for Warburg Pincus Private Equity XI on $11.2bn.
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......
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......
F&C has held a €90m first close for F&C European Capital Partners II, a European mid-market fund-of-funds.
Venture firm Balderton Capital has started marketing its new vehicle, according to documents filed with the US's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Adams Street Partners has closed its Global Secondary Fund 5 on its $1bn hard-cap.
Nordic-focused technology VC Creandum has hit €135m for its third fund.
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