Funds
Sofinnova launches digital medicine strategy
Life sciences sponsor’s sixth strategy will deploy EUR 2m-EUR 8m tickets in seed and Series A
Quadrivio plans first close for EUR 500m Lifestyle Fund II by mid-2023
Italy-based GP will expand predecessor Made in Italy vehicle’s focus beyond Italy to target European SMEs
Nation 1 launches new early-stage, EUR 35m-EUR 40m fund
Czech investor targets first close in 1Q24, seeking to attract institutional investors and at least one bank
Keyhaven eyes Q4 2023 fund launch amidst lower mid-market GP-leds boom
Secondaries firm looks ahead to fourth fund; sweet spot of EUR 50m-100m for deals but can go up to EUR 500m
GP Profile: Inspirit anticipates carve-outs uptick with fundraising on the horizon by year-end
Complex carve-outs specialist could raise around GBP 75m for its second fund with debut vehicle around 70% deployed
Beyond Impact aims for EUR 100m close for alternative protein fund
Article 9 fund held EUR 25m first close in early 2022; targets stakes in non-animal proteins and ingredients
CoreCapital on fundraising trail as it prepares for first deals
Danish wind energy specialised sponsor held DKK 250m first close for debut fund last month
Women in VC: Turenne Santé’s Chaoui on new healthcare growth strategy and social impact
Healthcare sponsor aims to raise EUR 150m for new growth fund, with further deployment and fundraising for its LBO strategy in the pipeline
Nekko aims to reach EUR 10m hard-cap for N Venture I within six months
Spanish VC firm plans to build on the vehicle’s EUR 6m first close, with nine companies backed so far
Permira raises EUR 16.7bn for Fund VIII, 50% up on previous vintage
Final close comes in a market largely devoid of multi-billion fundraises from European managers in recent months
Counteract aims for GBP 50m fundraise by year-end
Decarbonisation-focused VC is approaching funds-of-funds, corporates and family offices as fundraise continues
Clean capital: record impact fundraising creates pools of do-good money
Impact vehicles raised EUR 8.5bn last year, but 2023 is off to slow start with just two funds closed
Kompas VC seeks built environment tech opportunities, eyes second fund
Early-stage VC keen to expand cooperation with industry partners as it searches for investments to decarbonise the built environment, managing partner Sebastian Peck tells Unquote
FIRSTPICK seeks EUR 20m hard cap for two debut vehicles
Baltic-focused early stage sponsor aims to raise remaining EUR 4.5m from corporate VCs, funds of funds, private investors
GP Profile: Hayfin seeks European mid-market opportunities with PE strategy
Launched in 2018 and with EUR 1bn AUM, strategy aims to address GPs’ need for fund and asset-level capital, partner Gonzalo Erroz tells Unquote
Spex Capital launches EUR 100m early-stage healthtech fund
New GP has sights set on further impact vehicles such as food and climate technology
Women in VC: Arya Ventures’ Serter on debut gender-balanced fund and supporting female founders
Launched in October to back Turkish female-founded startups, the angel network's first vehicle has raised its target to USD 15m after reaching USD 10m goal
Turnstone PE heads for debut fund first close in March
Sponsor formed by ex-Argentum team seeks to raise EUR 100m for vehicle focusing on mature primary and secondary opportunities
Hayfin markets USD 500m healthcare-focused private credit fund
New vehicle could back investments such as ARR-based direct loans to high growth businesses
Metric Capital to hold first close for EUR 1.5bn fund in spring
UK-based investor in mid-sized companies is in talks with existing LPs for its fifth vehicle, a source familiar said
Coller Capital joins GPs in search for private wealth allocations
Jake Elmhirst to lead new arm that will tap private banks and wealth managers to distribute GP's products
Finberg seeks to add up to USD 10m to Fiba Opportunity Fund
Turkish VC aims to attract commitments starting at USD 250,000 from institutional investors for fintech and retail tech-focused vehicle
GR Capital in 'active stage' of USD 50m-USD 70m fundraise
Berlin-based, Ukrainian-owned VC firm could invest up to USD 30m in 2023, targeting a range of technology subsectors
GP Profile: Soho Square pushes ‘dequity’ model in UK, eyes dealflow uptick
London-based sponsor has around GBP 100m left to deploy for nascent model that invests debt but behaves like private equity