Funds
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
Nauta Capital holds $70m first close
Firm anticipates $115-175m final close in H1 2016
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?
Ardian raises €2bn for third private debt vehicle
Fund will make unitranche and subordinated debt investments
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
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Private equity takes public turn
Recent listing of HVPE on LSE's main market highlights push for retail investors
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
Augmenting Europe's VC eco-system
Part two of our Europe VC eco-system report looks at incubators and fundraising
eEquity holds €60m first close for third fund
GP expects to hit €80m hard-cap in six months
Nurturing Europe's VC eco-system
What can VCs do to nurture Europe's entrepreneurial and startup environment?
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 €210m fund to be converted to a standard vehicle post-deal