Funds
Women in VC: Speedinvest’s Nangia on supporting female and underrepresented founders
Austrian sponsor to invest 30% of capital in female, diverse founders; new fund-of-funds set to support emerging managers
Melior sells BHP Insurance to PE-owned PIB Group
Deal with Apax and Carlyle-backed insurance group marks first exit from the Irish GP’s second fund
Alcentra takes keys to three PE-backed companies this year
Under Benefit Street Partners' ownership the alternative lender took over Lifetime, Optionis and Equiom
Munich Private Equity closes Fund IV on EUR 392m
Fund-of-funds investor will split deployment evenly between Europe and North America
Golding closes buyout co-investment fund on EUR 273m
With 18 deals already in the new fund's portfolio, GP plans successor vehicle for next year
Speedinvest raises EUR 500m for fourth flagship vehicle; closes climate fund on EUR 80m
New structure investing across sectors allowed the Austrian VC firm to attract larger LPs to the new generation of funds, managing partner Oliver Holle tells Unquote
Mircap nears first close for debut co-investment fund
GP led by Michele Mezzarobba and François Pinel de Golleville will aim to raise EUR 100-120m
Move Capital plans 2023 final close for debut European growth fund
B2B growth technology investor held a first close for the fund in 2020, raising more than EUR 100m
Aliter raises GBP 134m for new UK support services fund
Fund II backed by US and European institutions with GBP 10m-GBP 30m in commitments each
Thein to raise EUR 45m to boost IT and engineering funds
Czech sponsor aims to attract institutional investors and HNWI to its two vehicles
Cavalry Ventures holds EUR 100m first close for third fund
Seed and early-stage fund has a EUR 160m target and plans to back 30-35 software startups
One Peak closes new fund on USD 1bn hard cap
Tech GP’s third vehicle will back fast-growing B2B software companies in Europe and Israel
Female Founders plans final close for EUR 20m debut fund in Q3 2023
Vienna-based VC investing in women-led teams held first close on EUR 12m in October
AlbaCore Capital Group holds EUR 2.2bn final close for third flagship fund
Fund’s recent focus has been senior secured deals for companies seeking financing amid a tough credit market
Adams Street raises USD 1.1bn for 2022 Global Fund Program
Latest co-mingled vehicle is around a third larger than previous two programmes in the series
LP Profile: Stonehage Fleming anticipates largest ever PE programme in 2023
Multi-family office talks about doubling down on manager selectivity, opportunities in secondaries, and family offices' increasing interest in PE
Meanings primes second midcap fund for final close by Q2 2023
With a EUR 300m hard cap, the fund could complete its first investment by H1 2023
Santander's Tresmares launches in UK with GBP 725m fund
GP has hired ICG's Philippe Arbour to lead evergreen fund that offers products including direct lending
World Fund on track for debut climate tech fund final close in 2023
Vehicle has received a “big-ticket investment” from an undisclosed European institutional LP; targets EUR 350m
INVENIO on the market for Southeast Europe-focused growth fund
With EUR 75m target, vehicle has the EIF and two Bulgarian pension funds among its LPs
Haul of large funds closings in Q1 2023 clouds new managers outlook – conference
Good news is drop in valuations could feed good vintages in the coming years, participants at SuperInvestor tell Unquote
LP stakes trade on wider discounts amid liquidity crunch – Palico
More than half of LP deals were discounted in Q3 2022, reversing the trend seen in Q2, Palico report shows
Copper Street gears up to raise first closed-end fund in 2023
UK sponsor will target EUR 150m-200m for financial services specialised vehicle towards the end of next year
Bridgepoint on track for H1 2023 Fund VII final close
Listed GP noted in an FY22 trading update that the challenging market is delaying most fundraising processes