Funds
Ardian raises $10bn for latest fund-of-funds
Largest ever amount raised for a secondaries-focused fund-of-funds
High hopes for second Fondo ICO Global tender
Could the new fund-of-fund revive Spain's lacklustre fundraising market?
ICG closes senior debt fund on €1.7bn
The vehicle is already 50% invested
Onshore funds: a fund administrator's view
Nordic buyout houses are increasingly moving onshore
Onza Capital holds first close
GP believed to be aiming for €25m
Nauta Capital prepares fourth fund, loses two founders
VC expects to raise €100-150m for latest vehicle
Media-focused VC Station 12 launched by former Ingenious CEO
Fundraising for firm's first vehicle to begin this summer
Corpfin holds first close on €150m
Fund reaches 75% of target amid otherwise sparse fundraising environment
French venture capital targets niche strategies
Niche-strategy vehicles are piquing corporate investors' appetite
Altamar launches eighth fund in fundraising flurry
Second fund being raised by Altamar this year
CapDecisif closes third fund on €45m
Vehicle will focus on investments in the Paris region
Industries & Finances Partenaires closes third fund on €135m
French GP focuses on buy-and-build strategies
HitecVision closes seventh fund on $1.9bn
Norwegian PE firm closes latest oil fund above target
Akina closes Euro Choice V on $372m
Firm is also fundraising for fund-of-funds Euro Choice Secondary
Idinvest Secondary Fund II holds €214m final close
Surpasses €200m target
PMV launches €100m Belgian mezzanine fund
Fund held first close on €75m in February
Quadrivio launches new venture fund
Firm also considering new clean energy fund
Ardian closes Expansion Fund III on €450m
80% of commitments from existing backers
Alchemy closes third fund on £600m
Fund was oversubscribed and reached hard-cap
ATP Private Equity Partners V holds €800m final close
Pension fund's private equity arm closes new vehicle
Comment: Improving fund liquidity through fund finance
Increasing bank appetite for fund financing means improving fund liquidity is becoming easier
Sofimac closes new fund on €33m
Fund launched in June 2012; counts BPI as cornerstone
Israel: no longer a start-up nation
Strong GDP and population growth ideal for private equity