Buyout
EMH Partners closes second fund on €650m
GP closed its debut fund in 2017 on €350m; the latest vehicle will continue its investment strategy
Finexx closes second fund; acquires Biovegan
GP's €20m vehicle plans to make three platform investments in total and has a full pipeline
Q4 Fundraising Pipeline: DACH
Unquote compiles some of the most notable fundraises in the DACH region in the buyout, venture and secondaries spaces
PAI Mid-Market holds €500m first close towards €700m target
Fund complements PAI's existing large-cap strategy with the aim of targeting mid-sized companies across Europe
Ver Capital launches €200m energy transition fund
Ver Capital Sinloc Transition Energy Fund targets brownfield and greenfield investments, and has a rich pipeline of deals
Levine Leichtman Capital Partners Europe II closes on €463m
Fund has already completed one investment and has two additional deals under contract
Q4 Fundraising Pipeline: UK
Unquote rounds up the most notable fundraises currently ongoing in the French market across the buyout, venture and secondaries spaces
Capdesia Structured Equity targets £100m; aims to close in Q1 2021
European food-service-focused fund was registered and launched in May 2018 with a target of €200m
Elaghmore I closes £30m extension
Investors in the extension are all US-based institutions, according to a statement
Sovereign V eyes £450-500m fundraise in 2021
Sovereign recently announced changes to its leadership team, with Dalli taking over as managing partner
Amundi PEF targets two more 2020 deals following Megatendances II close
Amundi PEF held a first close for its Megatendances II platform at the end of Q2
BC European Capital XI holds first close on €4bn
LPs already invested in the fund include the New York State Teachers Retirement System
Omnes hits fundraising trail for Croissance 5 fund
French firm looks to raise €350m for its fifth mid-cap buyout and growth capital vehicle
Q4 Fundraising Pipeline: France
Unquote rounds up the most notable fundraises currently ongoing in the French market across the buyout, venture and secondaries spaces
Investindustrial launches €600m China-Italy Fund
CIICF intends to support the expansion and development of Italian companies across the Chinese market
Hg closes Saturn 2, Mercury 3 and Genesis 9 on hard-caps
Proskauer provided legal advice and Rede Partners acted as placement agent for the three funds
Nordic Capital X reaches final close on €6.1bn
GP's largest fund so far took six months to raise and was oversubscribed
Elysian III closes on £325m hard-cap
In conjunction with the fund close, the firm has announced the promotion of Jack Jacovou to partner
Eos Capital Partners holds final close for debut fund
GP has so far invested in companies in industrial automation, software and business training
Ardian Expansion V closes on €2bn
Launched in January 2020, the fund's original target was €1.5bn - already 50% larger than its predecessor
Talde launches €150m fund
Fund targets Spanish companies operating in a wide range of sectors, with revenues in excess of €20m
Sagard NewGen holds first close for €300m first fund
Fund invests in majority and minority stakes of European companies with revenues of up to €150m
HIG European Capital Partners III sets target on €1bn
GP is also fundraising for HIG Europe Middle Market LBO Fund, which has a target of €2bn
Bridgepoint Development Capital IV hits £1.5bn hard-cap
Fund exceeds its £1bn target after around eight months on the road, Unquote understands
