Buyout
Steadfast to hold first close for fourth fund
Strategy remains unchanged, investing in profitable businesses in the DACH and Benelux regions
Motion resumes fundraise with revised target
French buyout firm launched the vehicle in August 2016 with a target of €300m
Morgan Stanley closes $425m co-investment fund
Fund surpasses its $350m target and will invest in firms in North America and Europe
Capidea holds first close for Capidea Kapital III
Copenhagen-based Capidea Management intends to target the small-cap buyout market in Denmark
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 €5bn 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 £5m 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 £20-50m
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