Buyout
Bridgepoint targeting EUR 7bn for seventh flagship fund
Bridgepoint is officially in the market for its latest flagship private equity fund
Mobeus sells VCT business to Gresham House
Mobeus intends to focus on its UK small-cap buyouts business, including raising Mobeus Fund V
Livonia holds first close on EUR 147m
Fund was launched in 2020, with a hard-cap set at EUR 170m
Templeton PE on road for EUR 500m CEE-focused fund
Templeton Private Equity Partners will be looking to select a placement agent by the end of this year
HIG closes Europe Middle Market fund on EUR 2bn
GP's first mid-market fund was launched in September 2020, according to Unquote Data
Edmond de Rothschild's Eres IV eyes second close in H1 2022
Firm recently raised EUR 300m at first close, and could add another EUR 150m at second close
Naxicap closes second fund on EUR 856m
Vehicle is the GP's second commingled fund, with the first vehicle closed on EUR 500m in 2016
Trill Impact closes debut fund on EUR 900m
Mid-market impact fund has made four investments to date and expects to make 10-12 platform deals
Lycian Capital aims to raise USD 100m, expects first close in Q4
Soft marketing kicked off in Q3, with Lycian currently receiving commitments from investors in Turkey
Genesis Capital raises EUR 101m in first closing of GPEF IV
Fund aims to raise up to EUR 150m from institutional investors by the end of 2021
Axcel VI holds EUR 800m final close
Fund has made six platform investments and is around 30% larger than its EUR 617m predecessor
Hamilton Lane raises USD 475m across two Large Buyout Club funds
Hamilton Lane now intends to launch a Venture Capital-focused fund as an extension of the strategy
Cairngorm raises GBP 200m for fund III
Fund was oversubscribed and has already made five investments following its 2019 launch
KKR registers new tech growth fund
Incorporation comes 18 months after the previous vehicle in the strategy closed on USD 2.2bn
ArchiMed raises EUR 650m in less than two months
Fund is double the size of its predecessor, MED II, which is now invested in 11 companies
Eurazeo at 70% of target for EUR 1bn PME IV fund
Fund has already secured more than EUR 700m, including EUR 400m from Eurazeo's balance sheet
Permira registers eighth flagship fund
GP could be aiming for more than USD 15bn, up from EUR 11bn for Permira VII, according to an earlier report
Baird Capital holds final close for second Global Fund
Vehicle will continue to back founder-led UK, US and Asian SMEs via buyout and growth deals
France's Apax Partners closes latest flagship fund on EUR 1.6bn
Fund is around 60% larger than its predecessor, which closed on EUR 1.03bn in 2016
GHO holds EUR 2bn final close for third fund
Fund close follows a fully virtual fundraise that saw the GP surpass its EUR 1.25bn target
New French GP Aldebaran holds first close for debut fund
Aldebaran Transformation Fund I targets EUR 300m for complex buyout situations
H&F holds USD 24.4bn final close for 10th fund
Large-cap buyout specialist closed its predecessor fund in October 2018 on USD 16bn
Five Arrows registers next buyout vehicle
Previous vehicle in the strategy, FAPI III, closed on its EUR 1.25bn hard-cap in 2019
Appian weighs fund launch for late 2021
Mining-focused Appian raised $375m for its first fund and $775m for the second vehicle