Buyout
OpenGate closes Capital Partners II fund on $585m
Registered in September 2018, the new fund surpasses its $305m predecessor
B & Capital holds final close for maiden fund on €217m
PE firm is sponsored by consultancy Roland Berger and surpasses its €200m target
KKR European V closes on €5.8bn
KKR European V held an interim close on тЌ4.7bn in April 2019 and has a six-year investment period
Miura closes €350m agri-food fund, builds on fruit platform
Miura's new fund makes its first investment in Spanish fruit producer Frutas Esther
Carlyle closes fifth Europe Partners fund on €6.4bn
Fund invests in European upper-mid-market companies across a wide range of sectors
Trilantic to launch €1.2bn sixth buyout fund
Fund targets companies operating in the consumer, industrials, TMT, healthcare and business services sectors
DeA launches second €300m food-dedicated buyout fund
Taste of Italy 2 is larger than its predecessor, Idea Taste of Italy, which closed on €218m in 2017
Livingbridge closes Enterprise 3 on £334m
Livingbridge Enterprise 2, the fund's predecessor, closed on ТЃ220m in 2015 and made 14 investments
Green Arrow to launch €400m fourth buyout fund
Green Arrow Private Equity 4 will acquire majority and controlling positions in mid-market companies
Permira hits €11bn hard-cap for seventh fund
Permira VII was launched in January 2019 with a тЌ10bn target, which was reached in September
Genesis holds first close on €31m for GGEF I
Genesis Capital registered the fund in May 2018 and is targeting €40m for the vehicle
Beyond targets €100m for second fund
Beyond Capital Partners has launched its second fund, which will invest a maximum of €15m in equity
IGI holds €140m second close for sixth fund
IGI Investimenti Sei was launched with a €150m target and held a €100m first close in November 2018
Kempen European PE fund holds €158m third close
Dutch GP Kempen is aiming for 12-15% net IRR on the invested capital for investors
Advent raises $2bn for tech fund
Fundraise comes shortly after the $17.5bn final close of the GP's flagship product, GPE IX
Ardian closes fifth co-investment fund on $2.5bn
Ardian Co-investment V is more than double the size of its predecessor, which closed in 2015
PE consortium and Sogecap invest in Primonial
Deal sees PE firm Bridgepoint reduce its shareholding in Primonial from 56.1% to 35%
Sagard to launch fourth fund in Q1 2020
French GP Sagard targets a €800m final close for its fourth generation buyout vehicle
Mandarin Capital holds €148m first close for MCP III
Fund targets export-orientated Italian mid-market companies operating in a wide range of sectors
Innova closes sixth fund on €271m
Innova Capital has held a final close for its sixth fund on €271m.
Experienced Capital holds first close on €70m for ECP II
French GP's maiden fund held a final close on €78m in 2016, while ECP II has a €150m target
Foresight closes East of England Fund on £100m
Foresight Group has closed its fifth fund focused on different regions of England
Alteri launches second fund
Apollo Global Management-backed Alteri has launched a second retail-focused pan-European fund
Palatine launches £300m fourth-generation vehicle
Both Palatine Private Equity Fund III and IV used Evercore as their placement agent