Buyout
NorthEdge's maiden fund hits final close
NorthEdge Capital's maiden fund NorthEdge Capital Fund I LP has held a final close on its ТЃ225m hard-cap.
DPE closes fund II on €350m
Deutsche Private Equity (DPE) has closed its second fund on €350m, alongside a feeder fund.
CGS III closes above target
CGS has closed its third fund on CHF 208m, above its original hard-cap.
Pantheon extends pension fund deal to Europe
Pantheon has received an allocation of capital for private equity investment, managed on behalf of the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF).
Cinven closes buyout fund on €5bn
Cinven has held a final close on its latest European buyout fund on €5bn.
Partners Group closes Global Value 2011 on €680m
Partners Group has held a final close for Global Value 2011, the third fund in the series, on €680m.
Quadriga closes fourth fund on €529.1m
Quadriga Capital Beteiligungsberatung has closed its fourth fund on €529.1m after two years of fundraising.
Gimv launches Health & Care Fund
Gimv has launched a new €200m fund focused on healthcare and medical technology investments.
TowerBrook closes fourth fund on $3.5bn
TowerBrook Capital Partners has held a final close for its fourth buyout fund, reaching its $3.5bn hard-cap.
Sentica's fourth fund hits first close
Sentica Partners has held a first close for its Sentica Buyout IV fund at approximately тЌ115m, and aims to hold a final close at around тЌ130m later this year.
KKR bolsters European buyout fund
KKR is reportedly set to use uninvested capital to back its second European buyout fund, while extending the fund's life span, according to reports.
CapVest launches third fund with €400m target
CapVest has launched its third generalist mid-market fund, CapVest Equity Partners III LP, with a target of тЌ400m.
CataCap hits first close on DKK 500m
Danish GP CataCap has raised DKK 500m at first close for its maiden buyout fund, which is focused on backing local SMEs.
Avallon planning to raise €107m for second fund
Avallon MBO Fund II, which is planning to raise €107m for investing in Eastern European SMEs, has hit a first close after securing a cornerstone investment from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
Equistone closes €1.5bn fund
Equistone Partners Europe has closed its first independent fund on тЌ1.5bn, 14 months after its launch in November 2011.
Industries & Finances hits first close for third fund
French buy-and-build specialist Industries & Finances Partenaires (I&F) has held a €60m first close for its third fund, less than six months after launch.
Dunedin hits £240m for first close
Dunedin has held a stealth first close on ТЃ240m for its third buyout fund, indicating its target is comfortably within reach.
Galena Asset Management holds first close on $275m
Trafigura's asset management arm Galena has held a first close of its Private Equity Resource Fund on $275m.
Latour Capital reaches €115m final close
French mid-cap investor Latour Capital - co-founded by former finance minister Alain Madelin - has closed its maiden fund on its €115m hard-cap.
Egeria Private Equity Fund IV closes on €600m
Egeria has held an oversubscribed first and final close for its fourth private equity fund, reaching its hard-cap of €600m.
KBC sells majority of PE portfolio to KeBeK
KBC Private Equity has sold a large part of its portfolio to KeBeK I, a new fund managed by four former KBC employees, including CEO Floris Vansina.
Apollo officially launches new $12bn fund
Global private equity house Apollo Global Management has started marketing its eighth buyout fund with a $12bn target, co-founder Josh Harris announced during a presentation at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Banking and Financial Services conference...
ADCURAM closes first fund on €150m
ADCURAM Group has held a final close on its maiden fund, amounting to around €150m.
Nordic Capital cuts LBO fund target by 25%
Nordic Capital has told investors it will cut the original тЌ4bn target of its latest leveraged buyout fund by 25%, according to reports.