Buyout
Inflexion raises £2.25bn in double fundraise
GP also announces the launch of Inflexion Foundation, which will receive 1% of the vehicles' profits
Nordic Capital Fund IX holds final close on €4.3bn
Nordic Capital already completed three deals from its ninth flagship buyout fund this year
EQT holds final close for Mid Market Asia III
Fundraising started at the beginning of Q2 2016, with a first close in October 2016
Metric Capital to launch €500m fund with Virgin's Branson
Fundraising for the consumer-focused vehicle is expected to officially launch in the coming months
Zubr Capital hits final close on $90m
Buyout fund initially had a target of $100m and held a first close on $50m in August 2016
ECM approaches first close for GEP V
ECM targets control positions in DACH-based businesses with enterprise values between €20-80m
Alto Partners holds €210m final close for fourth fund
Process began in April 2017 and was delayed by a few months due to the Italian elections
Volpi hits €185m hard-cap for debut fund
Fund will target Northern European companies that take advantage of software and data innovation
Investindustrial launches smaller fund, eyes €375m target
Fund is considerably smaller than Investindustrial VI, which held a final close in February 2016
Bregal prepares second DACH fund
Bregal Unternehmerkapital’s first fund was a €550m vehicle with Bregal Investments as its sole LP
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
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
Verdane closes debut buyout fund on SEK 3bn hard-cap
With its new fund, Verdane intends to acquire direct control positions in large Nordic companies
Anterra's food and agriculture tech fund reaches $200m
Anterra extends the fund to capitalise on the global food sector and expands its team
Novalpina holds second close for debut fund
Novalpina's maiden fund, Novalpina Capital Partners I, was announced in May 2017 with a €1bn target
Essling Capital launches Essling Expansion fund
French GP's third fund, with a target of more than €200m, focuses on majority acquisitions
CGS holds interim close for fourth fund
GP has made two platform investments from the new vehicle, expects five to seven overall
Perusa changes fundraising strategy
Firm has agreed an alternative funding structure with LPs, which it will review after 12-18 months
Equistone VI holds final close on €2.8bn hard-cap
Mid-market PE investor saw total potential commitments of €4bn, significantly exceeding target
Perusa to launch third fund
Perusa Partners II held a final close on €207m in November 2011 and is deployed across 10 deals
Hg launches Saturn fund
Naming convention follows Hg's Mercury series, which targeted the small-cap space
EQT VIII holds final close on €10.75bn hard-cap
New vehicle follows the Swedish GP's €6.75bn seventh fund, which closed in August 2015
