Skype founders to raise new venture fund

According to reports, Atominco Ventures, the investment vehicle of Skype co-founders Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis, is raising a new $266m fund.

The firm invests primarly in early-stage consumer-facing technology businesses in Europe.

Press reports indicate that the San Francisco-based placement agent Probitas Partners is assisting with the fundraising for the new fund.

Multi-family office has seen strong appetite, with investor base growing since 2016 to more than 90 family offices, Meiping Yap told Unquote

Sponsor deploys Permira VIII to ride new wave of take-privates; Blackstone commits GBP 200m in financing for UK-based CRO

Sponsor acquired the public software group in July 2017 via the same-year vintage Partners Group Global Value 2017

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