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Founders Future to kick off EUR 80m-EUR 100m fund this year as ‘now is the best time to invest in seed funding’
French VC firm is prepping a new vehicle which will invest EUR 3m-EUR 10m in companies it has already invested in, founder Marc Menasé said.
Ayre Group’s VC arm eyes 10-15 blockchain deals this year
Family office-backed firm plans to invest at seed and Series A with tickets of USD 2m-USD 3m
Capza sees solid demand for Flex Equity strategy as fifth fund reaches two-thirds deployment
GP is seeking bolt-ons for French consulting firm Neo2 following fresh minority investment, partner Fabien Bernez said
Arcven Capital to raise debut VC secondary purchase fund with EUR 80m target
VC aims to provide liquidity to existing startup shareholders, investing EUR 200,00-EUR 2m at discounted valuations
Dutch sponsor Egeria gears up for new fund launch next year
GP’s 2017-vintage, EUR 800m current fund is expected to be fully deployed within 12-18 months
Wellington eyes late-stage growth opportunities with new USD 2.6bn fund
GP seeks to address capital needs pre-IPO or sale and anticipates a diverse portfolio for fourth fund
Dechert hires Travers Smith’s Kay for funds practice
Sam Kay joins London-based team having spent more than 25 years at Travers Smith
Portfolio Stock Exchange bets on uptick in PE fund listings
Exchange will initially seek Spanish closed-ended funds of EUR 40m-EUR 120m for listing
Arma intensifies US acquisition talks with Mediobanca backing
Deal to acquire its first US peer could come as soon as next year
Unquote British Private Equity Awards 2023: submissions open
Submit your entry for the 2023 Unquote British Private Equity Awards before 7 August at 4pm
Alantra seeks to bolster US presence via buys, organic growth for advisory division - IB CEO
Financial services group aims to grow the geographical presence and sector specialism of its investment banking group
Synova sells minority stake to Bonaccord
Passive minority GP stake deal sees Synova join UK peers including MML and Inflexion in taking on external capital
Cariano sponsor Atena Equity Partners sells business and preps new fund
Atena III will invest in complex buyouts, particularly distressed assets and succession issues
ICG hires Cestar as global head of credit
Cestar has more than 25 years’ industry experience, including with Credit Suisse in London and New York
Astorg cuts flagship fundraising target with EUR 4bn raised
French GP initially expected to raise around EUR 6.5bn for eighth flagship fund, Unquote previously reported
European LPs bullish on 2024 PE fund vintages – Coller Capital
LPs remain positive on PE but are considering increasing infra and private credit allocations, latest survey shows
BlackRock buys growth and venture debt provider Kreos
Global asset manager plans to broaden Global Credit business with fresh acquisition
Keensight Capital opens US office
New Boston base will allow growth buyout investor to support US expansion of its portfolio companies
Investec acquires majority interest in corporate finance firm Capitalmind
Transaction will see the advisory firms fully integrating their M&A and corporate finance teams
AnaCap spin-out Veld makes team changes as it looks to raise its next fund
Hiring of Richard Kirkby and promotion of Konstantin Karchinov and Sebastien Wigdo comes eight months into the firm’s existence as an independent entity
Golding opens office in Milan and appoints new head of Italy
Former managing director Laura Tardino will lead asset manager’s expansion in Southern Europe
Pemberton hires head of Sustainable Investing
Alternative credit lender poaches Niamh Whooley from Goldman Sachs, where she led its fixed income ESG integration team
Mimir Group ramps up global origination effort with London office and focus on life science carve-outs
Stockholm-based investor is considering divestments, although challenging market remains a barrier