Funds
ESMA approves Channel Islands' AIFMD passport
Esma's recent review of new territories for AIFMD passport highlights increasing competition
Realza launches second fund with €200m target
GP's previous vehicle closed on €170m in 2008
Lakestar closes second venture fund on €350m
Vehicle surpasses VC's €135m first fund
SIB to make £75m of equity deals over three years
Organisation reduces number of co-investment vehicles from four to two
Debt: borrowing terms improve as competition intensifies
European PE houses set to benefit from increasingly borrower-friendly environment for remainder of 2015
In Profile: Kartesia Advisor
An in-depth look at newly created alternative lender Kartesia Advisors
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 £150m 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 €5.25bn target in less than six months
Genesis Capital secures €45m in fourth fund launch
GP may raise as much as €80m in commitments
Castik closes maiden fund on €1bn
Epic I to target businesses valued in €300m-1bn range
Idea holds €140m second close, appoints L Capital's Bertoncello
Agribusiness vehicle has made maiden investment, backing La Piadineria
Portobello closes maiden secondaries vehicle
Fund will exclusively acquire assets from GP's second buyout vehicle
Qualitas holds first close on €53m
Generalist vehicle will target Spanish SMEs with sales of more than €3m
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