Funds
Espiga closes €140m lower-mid-market fund
Vehicle to back MBOs with €8-20m tickets
Innovacom to launch €50m digital fund in early 2016
Vehicle will back 15-20 post-seed deals in the Paris region
Eurazeo and Axa to invest €380m in Capzanine funds
Move the latest to highlight consolidation trend in French PE
SNCF launches HI Inov-managed €30m fund
VC vehicle to provide €500,000-4m tickets to digital startups
Comment: Luxembourg a hub for VC platforms
Its efficient tax environment and economic and political stability make Luxembourg ideal for VCs
GIBFS holds second close on £818m for Offshore Wind Fund
UK offshore wind-focused fund is targeting £1bn total
Breega’s €40m first VC fund nears final close
Vehicle hits €35m after €11m commitment from BPI France
AGIC reaches $550m first close on China-Europe fund
Asia-Germany Industrial Promotion Capital (AGIC), a private equity firm focused on Sino-European cross-border investments, has reached a first close of $550m for its debut fund.
HI Inov closes maiden VC fund on €40m
Vehicle to deploy €500,000-4m tickets in 12-15 businesses
Rothschild to launch €250-300m fund as part of PE push
GP to bolster PE team with new head of investor relations
Berliner Volksbank launches venture capital arm
Vehicle will focus on digital startups
Rothschild's FAPI II closes on €775m
Mid-market fund held €493m first close in March
Artemid closes maiden debt fund on €345m
Senior-debt vehicle to provide up to €30m per deal
Bright future: Investment opportunities in Estonia
Success of Estonian startups could see larger deals and funds for the Baltic countries
Octopus moves into later-stage funding with new £140m vehicle
Octopus Zenith Opportunities II is now closed to commitments
iXO et al. in MBO for Azulis’s Optimum
Takeover comes five years after Azulis picked up majority stake
Charterhouse X holds €1.5bn first close
Fund targeting €3bn with €3.5bn hard-cap
Hendrik Brandis of Earlybird on strength of Germany’s startups
Hendrik Brandis of Earlybird discusses hot sectors and his wishes for European venture
Rothschild closes LBO credit fund on €306m
Vehicle targets primary, secondary senior secured credit
Fondinvest reshuffles executive team amid fund launch
Founder Charles Soulignac to retain partner role
The case for boosting Swedish VC incentives
Is it time for the Swedish government to better support entrepreneurs and VCs?
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