Buyout
Qualium III expects autumn final close
Vehicle will follow the investment strategy of its predecessor and has a EUR 500m target
Melior Equity Partners holds EUR 160m final close for debut fund
Irish SME-focused GP is led by former Carlyle managing directors Jonathan Cosgrave and Peter Garvey
Kempen reaches EUR 245m final close for second PE fund
Fund has made two co-investments and five partnership deals so far, Kempen's Sven Smeets told Unquote
Nordwind reaches first close for debut technology fund
GP has been making technology investments deal-by-deal since 2012 and is now raising a EUR 160m fund
Ufenau VII closes on EUR 1bn hard-cap
Switzerland-based buy-and-build specialist plans to make 13-15 platform deals from the fund
Growth Capital Partners V holds GBP 260m final close
UK-based GP aims to provide flexible capital for UK-based technology, services and industrials SMEs
EMK Capital gears up for third fund
European mid-market investor held a final close for its predecessor fund in 2020 on EUR 1.5bn
GRO Capital holds EUR 600m final close for Fund III
B2B software-focused fund is more than twice the size of its EUR 255m, 2018-vintage predecessor
Gilde Healthcare closes fourth buyout fund on EUR 517m
Double the size of its predecessor, the new vehicle was oversubscribed and saw nearly all Gildeтs existing LPs investing
Initiative & Finance eyes EUR 350m fund close 'as soon as possible'
French GP will seek to expand LP base internationally as travel restrictions ease and meetings in person resume
Nord Holding launches Small-Cap Fund
Small-Cap strategy will be led from Frankfurt by former VR Equitypartner executive Jan Markus Drees
Sure Valley's new VC fund holds first close on GBP 85m
British Business Bank has committed GBP 50m for the UK software-focused vehicle
Inflexion closes sixth buyout fund at GBP 2.5bn
Launched a year ago, buyout Fund VI is double the size of its predecessor
Bravo Capital Partners II holds first close on EUR 90m
With a EUR 110m target, the Italy-focused fund is expected to close in the first half of the year
PSG eyes second European fund
PSG Europe II has a EUR 2.5bn target; its predecessor closed on its EUR 1.25bn hard-cap in 2021
Eurazeo seeks global expansion as industry consolidation intensifies
Speaking at firm's new London office, executive board member Marc Frappier tells Unquote about plans to acquire in Europe and the US
Astorg closes Mid-Cap Fund on EUR 1.3bn
Fund will target EUR 150m-500m EV deals, expanding on Astorgтs current flagship strategy
Apax gears up for Fund XI
Apax Partners' USD 11bn predecessor flagship fund was 64% deployed as of September 2021
BC Partners announces EUR 6.9bn fundraise for BC XI
Final close fell below the original target;Т GP expects to return to market for its next fund in H2 2023
Polaris V holds final close on EUR 650m hard-cap
Fund has EUR 690m to deploy including the GP commitment, and has made five platform investments
UI Investissements launches impact SME fund
New fund will invest tickets of EUR 3m-10m in companies with more than EUR 1m in cashflow
EQT sets EUR 20bn target size for EQT X
Flagship fund's target is EUR 5bn higher than its predecessor, which is currently around 75-80% invested
Evoco holds final close for third fund
Switzerland-headquartered GP acquires lower-mid-market companies via portfolio deals
Norvestor registers two funds
Nordic-focused GP has registered flagship fund Norvestor IX, as well as Novestor SPV II