Funds
Amundi launches €300m LBO debt fund
Vehicle will select issuers primarily from the portfolio companies of major private equity firms
In Profile: Aberdeen Standard Investments
The LP's global head of private equity speaks to Unquote about new projects, co-investment, secondaries and first time funds
Maven appointed to manage £27m fund for north-east England
GP has secured a number of mandates to manage publicly funded regional vehicles in recent months
Céréa Partenaire holds €300m first close for Céréa Dette II
Senior debt vehicle inches closer to its €350m hard-cap and already exceeds its predecessor
Imaginary Ventures holds final close on $75m
VC was launched by Natalie Massenet, who founded online fashion retailer Net-A-Porter
Volpi hits €185m hard-cap for debut fund
Fund will target Northern European companies that take advantage of software and data innovation
Dawn Capital holds £165m first and final close for third fund
VC firm's latest vehicle is nearly three times the size of its predecessor, Dawn II
Investindustrial launches smaller fund, eyes €375m target
Fund is considerably smaller than Investindustrial VI, which held a final close in February 2016
France's Pragma Capital rebrands, eyes new fund launch
Pragma, which underwent a succession plan in 2016, will now be known as Sparring Capital
NB Aurora to float and acquire FII's portfolio
Fund expects to raise €150m in a private placement for institutional and professional investors
Invitalia launches second fund for southern Italy
Fund received a €150m commitment from the Italian government's Fondo Per Lo Sviluppo e La Coesione
UVC Partners holds final close on €82m
Vehicle was originally launched in September 2016 with a hard-cap of €60m, which was later revised
Eos Venture Partners launches $100m debut insurtech fund
Vehicle has raised $30m from two insurance companies to date and will have a global remit
Ardian holds €230m final close for Growth Fund II
New vehicle is already three times bigger than its 2014 predecessor, Ardian Growth Fund I
Montana holds final close on €800m hard-cap
MCP Opportunity Secondary Program III held a final close on its €400m hard-cap in September 2015
Idinvest Digital Fund III holds €180m first close
Idinvest's third digital fund, with a target of €300m, surpasses its €154m predecessor
Bregal prepares second DACH fund
Bregal Unternehmerkapital’s first fund was a €550m vehicle with Bregal Investments as its sole LP
Sofinnova holds €275m close for Crossover Fund 1
Vehicle will focus on biopharma and medical companies with EVs of €50-150m
Axcel raises €617m for fifth fund
GP hits the fund's hard-cap of €617m after starting to market its latest vehicle in April 2016
Innova holds €194m first close for sixth buyout fund
GP exceeded its minimum target of €150m and has raised 60% of the hard-cap, set at €325m
Coller targets $9bn for eighth secondaries fund
Significant increase on Coller VII, which held a final close on $7.15bn in January 2016
PAI Europe VII closes on €5bn hard cap
PAI says it hits its hard-cap after only six months on the road, with a demand of more than €15bn
Partners Group launches impact fund
Move follows impact fund launches from global PE firms TPG, KKR and Bain Capital in recent months
Unigestion launches global fund-of-funds
Fund will be targeting mostly primary buyout funds with a small allocation to secondaries
