Buyout
Alcedo holds final close on €195m for fourth fund
International investors have doubled their commitments, making up 50% of LP capital
BlackRock holds final close for $630m fund
BlackRock's third co-investment fund closes on $630m, $170m less than its predecessor
CMP holds final close for €250m fund
Firm's latest vehicle is €75m larger than its predecessor, which closed in April 2011
Ares holds final close for fifth fund on $7.85bn
Fund will make a mixture of debt and equity investments across Europe and the US
Reforms fail to redress Spain's lack of domestic LPs
As international funds increase their exposure to Spanish private equity, domestic LPs remain in frustratingly short supply
N+1 holds €400m first close for third fund
Vehicle targets Spanish and Portuguese mid-cap companies with EBITDA of up to €40m
Former Altor and Nordic Capital veterans launch Summa Equity
GP will focus on buyouts in sectors with climate and demography-driven changes
Ardian raises $14bn secondaries vehicle
Ardian's new fund attracted 180 investors from 26 different countries
Solidarietà Veneto invests €10m in Alcedo IV
Alcedo IV eyes a final close on €190-195m, with a €200m hard-cap
Lonsdale closes maiden buyout fund on £110m
London-based GP will invest ТЃ10-15m for majority stakes on a pan-European basis
Segulah closes 5th fund on SEK 2.4bn, short of initial target
Managing partner Henrik Lif tells unquote" smaller fund is result of management changes
Unigestion's Direct Opportunities Fund holds first close on €100m
Unigestion is targeting €200m for its new private equity buyout fund
IK Investment Partners returns to small-cap with €277m fund
Vehicle features a €27m GP commitment and marks a return to the segment for the buyout firm
Advent International closes GPE VIII fund on $13bn hard-cap
Advent scores the largest fund close of the year so far, following in the footsteps of Blackstone and Warburg Pincus
Equita Private Debt Fund holds first close on €66m
Equita Private Debt Fund will provide debt facilities as well as invest in equity
Wisequity IV hits €215m hard-cap
Milan-based Wise has closed its Wisequity IV fund after six months on the road
Phoenix hits first close on £250m
Phoenix is targeting ТЃ500m for its fourth fund, which was formally launched last year
MML closes sixth fund on €438m
Final close for sixth fund comes after more than one year of fundraising
Meridia Capital launches €125m Meridia Growth I fund
The fund targets Spain-headquartered companies generating revenues in the €15-100m bracket
NorthEdge hits £300m hard-cap
The GP's second fund was fully allocated at launch and closed on its hard-cap
SE Blue Equity launches DKK 600m second fund, rebrands
GP rebrands to Blue Equity with the launch of a successor to its fully invested, 2013-vintage maiden fund
Investindustrial closes sixth fund on €2bn hard-cap
Fund targeted €1.8bn and is now the largest fund focusing on southern-European mid-market
Adveq closes funds on €323m and €102m
Double closings are first vehicles raised by fund-of-funds since 2013
AnaCap closes third fund on €850m
Second vehicle with a focus on financial services to close so far in February, according to unquoteт data