Buyout
Axcel holds first close for fund V on €352m
Axcel V is the first vehicle raised since Christian Schmidt-Jacobsen took over as the firm's managing partner
Cairngorm closes second fund on £107.5m hard-cap
GP's maiden vehicle has also received a 40% increase in committed capital, bringing it to ТЃ73.5m
Sentica raises €185m for fifth buyout fund
Finland-based buyout house has hit the тЌ185m hard-cap for its lower-mid-market vehicle
Progressio launches new fund with €225m target
GP expects to hold a first close on €120m by July 2017 and a final close by the end of the year
Marlin Equity V hits $2.5bn hard-cap
Global GP exceeds its $2bn target for the mid-market fund within five months
Apax France closes ninth fund on €1bn hard-cap
French investor's latest vehicle comfortably exceeds the €700m raised for Apax France VIII in 2011
Vaaka Partners' third fund hits €225m hard-cap in three months
Final close brings the total amount raised by the Finnish firm since 2007 to тЌ450m
Aliter Capital closes maiden fund on £92m
Newcomer will focus on the UK support services sector and has already struck a deal
Black Toro holds €235m final close for second fund
Total commitments for the fund fell some way short of the vehicle's €350m target and €400m hard-cap
Riverside holds close on €175m for Riverside Europe V
Europe-focused generalist vehicle has been on the road for just over a year, having launched in late 2015
Partners Group holds €1.5bn first close for direct investment fund
Buyout firm acquired French pharmaceutical group Cerba HealthCare for €1.8bn from PAI Partners earlier this year
Summa Equity raises SEK 4.5bn debut fund
Nordic newcomer completed two buyouts in April 2016, which will be assumed into the new fund
HgCapital raises £3.1bn in double fund close
GP successfully closes HgCapital 8 and Mercury 2 on ТЃ2.5bn and ТЃ575m respectively
Alantra closes Alantra PEF III on €450m hard-cap
GP's previous vehicle, Alantra PEF III, has reportedly reaped returns equating to 2x money
Vector Capital raises $1.4bn for fifth fund
Firm will look to make investments in North America, Europe and Israel
AGIC Capital hits final close on $1bn for debut fund
Maiden Sino-European buyout fund started fundraising in March 2015
Bregal Sagemount closes second vintage on $960m
Bregal's second fund is its first private equity vehicle to seek commitments from outside investors
One Equity closes first independent fund at $1.65bn
Former JP Morgan in-house team caps investor demand for its first fund since spinning out from the US banking group
G Square holds €350m final close for second fund
Latest vehicle from the healthcare-focused GP is 67% larger than its 2011-vintage predecessor
Permira exceeds €7.25bn hard-cap on latest buyout fund
Permira VI held a final close in January 2017 after 11 months on the road
Core Equity launches €1bn long-term fund
Firm was founded by former Bain Capital senior team members Sarkis, de Waen, Stoessel and Valentiny
Bank Saint Petersburg launches Russian growth fund
Fund is the Russian-headquartered bank's first private equity vehicle
Mentha Capital closes Fund V on €143m
Mentha Capital Fund IV (MCF IV) closed on €107m in 2015, ahead of its €100m target
Resource Partners holds €100m first close for second fund
New vehicle follows predecessor's strategy of investing in CEE consumer companies