Buyout
Palatine closes second fund on £150m
Manchester-based Palatine Private Equity has held a final close for its second fund on its £150m hard-cap.
HIG raises €825m in just 3 months
HIG Capital has held a final close of HIG European Capital Partners II on €825m, exceeding the target of around €760m, after just three months on the road.
Erhvervsinvest holds first close on DKK 770m
Erhvervsinvest has held a first close of its third fund, Erhvervsinvest III KS, on DKK 770m.
Tikehau takes 35% stake in Duke Street
Duke Street has sold a 35% stake of itself to Paris-based investment firm Tikehau Group in an effort to boost the firm’s deal-by-deal model.
Aksia targeting €150m for new fund
Italian mid-cap investor Aksia Group has launched its new fund, Aksia Capital IV, with a €150m target.
Vaaka Partners Buyout Fund II holds final close
Vaaka Partners has held a final close for Vaaka Partners Buyout Fund II on its €150m hard-cap.
Cinven tops up fifth buyout fund to €5.3bn
Cinven has held another final close on its fifth European buyout fund on €5.3bn.
August Equity hits £100m first close
August Equity's £100m first close brings it more than halfway to its £180m target for Fund III.
Enterprise closes Polish Enterprise Fund VII on €314m
CEE-focused GP Enterprise Investors has closed its latest fund, Polish Enterprise Fund VII (PEF VII), on €314m.
HIG Capital targets €760m for second Europe fund
HIG Capital has officially launched its second Europe fund, HIG Europe Capital Partners II, with a target of around €760m, according to documents filed with the US's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Permira holds €2.2bn first close for fifth fund
Permira has raised €2.2bn for its fifth buyout fund so far, just a third of the vehicle’s original €6.5bn target.
Afinum holds final close for fourth buyout fund
Afinum has held a first and final close for its fourth mid-cap buyout fund, Afinum Siebte Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH & Co KG, on its €280m hard-cap.
HgCapital hits £2bn hard-cap on European buyout fund
HgCapital has held a final closing of its latest fund at its £2bn hard-cap.
NorthEdge's maiden fund hits final close
NorthEdge Capital's maiden fund NorthEdge Capital Fund I LP has held a final close on its £225m 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 €115m, and aims to hold a final close at around €130m 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.