Fund-of-funds
PGB mandates Aberdeen Standard with €500m
Partnership would be structured as a fund-of-one, with ASI co-investing in each fund
Gain Capital holds €28.4m first close for third fund-of-funds
Vehicle has a target of €60m and will look to hold a final close by the end of 2019
LGPS Central closes first PE fund
First time that pension fund partnership LGPS Central has launched a private equity fund
Qualitas closes second fund-of-funds, prepares new launch
Qualitas Mutual Private Equity Program II was launched in 2017 and held a first close on €30m
MPEP launches fund-of-funds
First time the fund-of-funds manager has widely marketed its programme to external LPs
Golding receives commitments in excess of €900m
Golding is expected to hold a first close of the fund-of-funds in the next couple of weeks
BEX collects $280m for third fund
BEX III should hold a first and final close by Q2 2019 near its $350m hard-cap
Capital Dynamics closes fund-of-funds for DACH LPs on €208m
Vehicle will invest in buyout funds globally with a strong focus on mid-market buyouts and growth capital
Access holds €768m final close for ACF VII
Funds-of-funds vehicle backing European buyout funds exceeds its €500m target
Adams Street closes Global Fund 2018 on $824m
Adams Street held a first close on $125m in December 2017 and had raised $225m by April 2018
Blackstone launches new alternatives structure
BTAS strategy seeks to provide diversified exposure across Blackstone's platforms
Arcano launches new private equity fund-of-funds
Fund is larger than its two predecessors, Arcano Capital XI and X, which collectively raised €300m
Mantra closes two funds
Firm holds a final close for its secondaries-focused fund and a first close for its primary fund-of-funds
Dunas Capital launches first fund-of-funds
Madrid-based Dunas Capital has launched its first fund-of-funds, Rainforest Dunas Iberia Fund I, with a €100m target.
Skandia raises SEK 180m for fund-of-funds
Vehicle was launched in January 2018, with approximately the same target as Thule Buyout Fund II
Adams Street closes early-stage fund-of-funds on $426m
Firm has committed to more than 200 European primary funds since opening its London office in 1996
Northleaf nets $2.2bn for global PE programme
Canadian private markets investor closes its latest secondaries vehicle on $800m
LBO France launches fund for high-net-worth clients
LBO France's FCPR White Caps Sélection accepts a minimum of €25,000 from high-net-worth clients
Franklin Templeton, Asia Alternatives to launch fund-of-funds
Joint venture, called Franklin Templeton Private Equity (FTPE), will be headed by Arthur Wang
Certior holds €51m first close for Credit Opportunities Fund II
Fund focuses on the European SME direct lending segment, in particular in seeding emerging managers
MCH holds €180m final close for new fund-of-funds
Fund will be managed by MCH Investment Strategies in partnership with Carlyle's AlpInvest Partners
EIF seeks manager for Croatian fund-of-funds
Selected fund managers will be expected to attract private capital to be co-invested
Golding launches 2018 buyout strategy
Vehicle was registered in Luxembourg at the end of May as Golding Buyout 2018 SCS SICAV-FIAR
Astorius holds final close for ACF III on €49m
Strategy is marketed as a private equity product for semi-professional investors in Germany
