Buyout
Mirabaud Lifestyle Impact & Innovation holds €56m first close
Fund targets companies active in the ready-to-wear, cosmetics, jewellery, accessories, health and lifestyle sectors
TriSpan Opportunities Fund II holds first close
Fund focuses on investment opportunities in the lower-mid-market across North America and Europe
HIG Europe Capital Partners III closes on €1.1bn
Fund invests in buyouts, recapitalisations and corporate carve-outs of European businesses
Latour Capital III holds final close on €1bn
Fund targets majority transactions and spin-outs of large companies mainly based in France
CBPE X closes on £561m hard-cap
Rede Partners acted as global placement adviser and Macfarlanes as legal adviser
Searchlight closes third fund on $3.4bn
LPs in the fund include the California State Teachers Retirement System and CPPIB
Clessidra launches fourth buyout fund
Fund will acquire majority stakes in profitable companies with high-growth potential
Consilium launches €100m fourth fund
Fund targets Italian mid-market companies and provides equity tickets in the €15-20m range
Nordic Fundraising Pipeline - Q4 2020
Unquote compiles a round up of the most notable fundraises ongoing across the Nordic market
Taste of Italy 2 closes on €330m
Taste of Italy 2 will invest in companies specialised in the food and beverage sector, across its entire value chain
Italy Fundraising Pipeline - Q4 2020
Unquote compiles a round up of the most notable fundraises ongoing across the Italian market
Castik closes Epic II on €1.25bn
Fund will follow the same strategy as the GP's debut fund, which held a final close in 2015 on €1bn
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
DACH Fundraising Pipeline - Q4 2020
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
UK Fundraising Pipeline - Q4 2020
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