Funds
Notion Capital holds first close on $120m
VC anticipates final close at more than $150m
Unicorns blessed with big-buck fundings
Are fast-growth start-ups shunning IPOs for private funding rounds?
Ardian acquires two business units from DPX Holdings
Businesses had combined sales of around €200m in 2014
Fidelity rebrands VC arm and announces £150m fund
Venture fund will target European tech businesses
Beechbrook launches UK SME-focused credit fund
Vehicle will look to invest in UK SMEs turning over £5-50m
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
Idinvest launches China-backed €1bn SME fund
First €300m close expected by year-end
Assietta holds final close for third fund on €48m
Buyout vehicle will exclusively target northern Italian SMEs
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
DFJ Esprit rebrands as Draper Esprit
VC's founding partner to refocus on European investments
KKR launches pan-European credit fund for distressed assets
GP acquires €1bn of assets from Italian banks
Manustra raises €8.5m from BPI France et al. for merger
Deal comes 10 years after Manustra's MBI
Quadrille holds €65m first close for third venture fund
Tech vehicle has target of €100m
Palatine hits £220m hard-cap
Fund was oversubscribed and raised in just 11 weeks
Idinvest closes latest debt fund on €400m
Exceeds target by €100m
Park Square closes credit fund on $2.4bn
Vehicle will be able to commit more than €100m per transaction
Cabot Square hits £275m first close
Fund has secured additional commitments to reach £300m target
unquote” British Private Equity Awards: entries open next week
Entries for the British Private Equity Awards open on 15 June
Carlyle and CVC team up for oil fund
Neptune Oil & Gas will target large-scale investments
EQT targets $1bn for first US fund
Commitments of $365m reportedly raised from Investor and CDPQ