Funds
VC-backed Shopa looks to wind down
Octopus currently looking for ways to exit the business
Personal contributions: keeping skin in the game
GP contributions are dwindling, to the industry's detriment
Bain's Wittur merges with Sematic
Bolt-on comes eight months after Bain acquired Wittur from Triton
UK Treasury moves to make limited partnerships more competitive
How necessary are recent changes to the UK limited partnership?
Segulah raises SEK 1.9bn for fifth fund
Swedish GP Segulah has raised commitments of SEK 1.9bn towards the SEK 5.6bn target of its Segulah V vehicle, according to a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
BT Pension awards Hermes £1bn refresher mandate
Hermes was previously mandated by BT in 2011 as its sole PE manager
European PE funds: top 5 closes of 2015 so far
Looking back on the five largest European fund closes of 2015 so far
Uncertain road ahead for French private equity
Deal volume might well be back but the future of French private equity remains uncertain
Hollyport holds £125m first close for latest secondaries fund
Fund targeting ТЃ150m by the end of 2015
Livonia Partners holds €70m first close for inaugural fund
Fundraise exceeds first-close target by €20m
EQT closes EQT VII on €6.75bn hard-cap
Fund exceeded estimated тЌ5.25bn target in less than six months
Genesis Capital secures €45m in fourth fund launch
GP may raise as much as €80m in commitments
Carlyle closes fourth fund on €3.75bn
Fund attracted commitments from 140 investors based in 35 countries
BlackFin holds €300m second close
Interim close puts GP on track to hit €400m hard-cap
Ardian acquires two business units from DPX Holdings
Businesses had combined sales of around €200m in 2014
Beechbrook launches UK SME-focused credit fund
Vehicle will look to invest in UK SMEs turning over ТЃ5-50m
Elysian races to final close on £250m
Vehicle reached hard-cap in just five months
ICG closes Fund VI after seven months
Fund reaches €3bn hard-cap
Direct secondaries: not just the last resort
In three years Europe has seen just nine direct secondaries transactions
The evolution of investor relations
New research highlights rapid development of IR role
First half of 2015 highlights demand for UK funds
UK GPs' focus on fund performance sees fundraising boost
Cathay launches €200-250m Sino-French Innovation fund
Vehicle seeks €5-25m investments in digital start-ups
Palatine hits £220m hard-cap
Fund was oversubscribed and raised in just 11 weeks
Idinvest closes latest debt fund on €400m
Exceeds target by тЌ100m