Funds
Turning tides in Spanish private equity
Change in Spain
Italy's Fondo Italiano realigns focus
Fondo Italiano
EIF to ramp up contributions
Largest LP in European venture to increase cornerstone activity
Armada reaches first close for mezz fund
Vehicle on track to reach тЌ100m target
Keensight Capital aiming to raise €200m by year-end
First vehicle raised since spinout from Rothschild
Lightstone sets up €172m Irish life sciences fund
Maiden vehicle supported by Enterprise Ireland
Northleaf closes secondaries fund on $225m
Firm now manages $600m of capital aimed at secondaries
Private equity performance: looking beyond IRR
Looking beyond IRR
Proventus holds SEK 8.8bn first close for new debt fund
Debt investor banks on appetite for direct lending
Sherpa Capital closes second fund on €100m
Vehicle will seek turnaround opportunities in Spain
Belgian mezzanine financing comes out of the shadows
Belgian mezzanine
Caixa Capital Risc launches €9m seed fund
Fund remains open to LP commitments
E-commerce steps into the unknown with Zalando IPO
DACH e-commerce IPOs
Rothschild closes Five Arrows credit fund on €415m
Manager exceeds €400m target in slightly more than a year
Harbert Management holds interim close on €93m
Fund has €200m target
International investors help replenish French coffers
French fundraising
2014: the year of the VCT
From left, Tim Levett of NVM, Andrew Garside of Isis and Mark Wignall from Mobeus
Ardian raises €70m growth fund
Ardian Croissance Fund launched in 2012 with €60m target
Down 2 Earth holds final close on €66.25m
Fund launched in May 2013 with €50-60m target
Muzinich holds first close for Italian debt fund
Investor raises €156m for credit vehicle
HgCapital, Cinven and KKR in €2.5bn Visma deal
Deal sees Cinven joining existing backers HgCapital and KKR
British Business Bank doubles potential commitments to ECFs
Programme extended until 2014
