Funds
Livingbridge closes third fund on £220m
Fund received commitments from existing and new investors
Emertec holds €21m first close for materials-focused fund
Vehicle to write €500,000-2m cheques for SMEs past seed stage
Montana's third secondary fund closes on €400m hard-cap
Fund has attracted 15 investors
French startup market blossoms
The bustling Parisian startup market is attracting ever-increasing investment
Former Russian deputy minister launches $500m Kinetik fund
Fund made first investment in April
21 Concordia holds €100m final close
Poland-focused vehicle closes shy of €150m target
Core Capital closes second fund on £85m
Six companies from previous funds transferred into new vehicle
The long game: running beyond the 10-year fund life
A number of longer term funds are beginning to emerge – but will they work?
Alter Equity 3P closes on €41.5m after reopening to commitments
Fundraising resumed weeks after €33m final close upon LP request
Investment opportunities scant in Germany – Lyrique's van Swaay
Lyrique's Hans van Swaay discusses the challenges for private equity in the DACH region
Forbion closes co-investment fund on €75m
Fund has already made three investments
HenQ closes third fund on €50m
Vehicle to target both seed and <€10m follow-up rounds
Bregal Freshstream closes maiden fund on €600m
Fund will focus on buyouts and debt instruments
Main Capital holds €85m final close for fourth fund
Fund surpasses €75m target to hit hard-cap
eEquity holds €60m first close for third fund
GP expects to hit тЌ80m hard-cap in six months
JZ Capital holds €237m first close for third fund
Three investments from previous fund transferred to new vehicle
Cathay appoints managing partner for Sino-French Innovation fund
Hire takes place alongside €22m commitment by new LP Valeo
First-time fund Cairngorm hits £50m final close
New GP Cairngorm has been set up by ex-HIG executive Andrew Steel
Montagu reaches €2.75bn hard-cap for Fund V
Vehicle held €2.2bn first close in June
Van den Ende launches €107m fund; rebrands as Endeit
Firm to be renamed to Endeit Capital
Palamon pushes fundraising via old fund stake sell-off
GP's 2013 тЌ210m fund to be converted to a standard vehicle post-deal
ESMA approves Channel Islands' AIFMD passport
Esma's recent review of new territories for AIFMD passport highlights increasing competition
Debt: borrowing terms improve as competition intensifies
European PE houses set to benefit from increasingly borrower-friendly environment for remainder of 2015
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