Buyout
Progressio holds first close for Fund III on €86m
Italian mid-market specialist plans to reach a final close by the end of Q2
TPG holds final close on $3.7bn for Growth IV
Fund has a global investment mandate to make growth equity and buyout investments
Egeria closes Fund V on €800m
Egeria V closes six weeks after announcement and expects to make its first investments in mid-2018
Main Capital closes fifth fund on €236.5m
Main Capital Partners holds a final close for Main Capital V on €236.5m, exceeding target
LSP closes €280m healthcare fund
Fund is the largest in Europe dedicated purely to medical technology investments
Espira holds first close for debut fund
Prague-headquartered investor launches its debut fund with a target size of €30m
Bridgepoint raises €5.5bn for sixth fund
GP exceeded its тЌ5bn target and completed the fundraising ahead of schedule
Mercia holds £45.1m first close for EV Growth II
Tech-focused fund will make investments of up to ТЃ5m in buyouts and replacement capital deals
Apax closes digital fund on $1bn hard-cap
New team will be based in the firm's London and New York offices and led by Gigliani and O'Keefe
Fortino holds €125m first close for second fund
New vehicle will expand the investment remit of the GP into more traditional market verticals
Mediterrania holds €103m first close for third fund
Fund has a €250m target, more than double the size of its 2013-vintage predecessor
Argos Soditic caps Euroknights VII at €520m
Final close comes almost exactly a year after the firm held a first close on €300m
Qualium looking to raise €350m for second fund
Vehicle will hold a close on its original target of €350m but has not yet set a hard-cap
Stanhope Capital launches Entrepreneurs Fund
Vehicle will invest in buyouts and growth equity transactions for European SMEs
Francisco Partners closes fifth fund on $3.98bn
Francisco's latest fund beats its $3.25bn target after less than six months on the road
Portobello IV hauls in €570m, nears €600m hard-cap
Spanish GP eyes a final close on its fourth fund's €600m hard-cap before year-end
OIC recommends €200m commitment to €1bn Novalpina fund
Recommendation was made by the investment committee and must be approved by OPERF
FPE closes maiden fund on £100m
UK-focused vehicle will target buyout and growth investments in companies with EVs of ТЃ20-50m
Fund in Focus: Avedon holds final close on €300m
Vehicle hits hard-cap after holding a first close on its €250m target in February 2017
Egeria launches fifth buyout fund
Vehicle has a target of €800m and is expected to hold a final close early in 2018
Arcadia Small Cap II holds €47m first closing
Italian fund manager reaches a €47m first close for its €100m second small-cap vehicle
Accent Equity hits SEK 3bn target for 2017 fund
Fund will follow a similar investment strategy to Accent Equity 2012, closed in 2011
Innova nears €200m first close on sixth fund
GP invests in the business services, financial services, telecoms, healthcare and industrial sectors
Arx nears fourth fund close around €95m
Lower-mid-market CEE private equity firm Arx held a first close on €54m in July 2016