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Photo apps: negative returns or still developing?
As Facebook loses favour with the cool kids, hipsters are turning to Instagram, Snapchat or the latest photo sharing app to get their social network kicks. The question is, how long will consumersт love of photo apps last and are they still worth the...
France's Access holds €190m first close for FoF
French funds-of-funds manager Access Capital Partners has held a first close on тЌ190m for its latest vehicle, Access Capital Fund VI Growth Buy-out Europe (ACF VI).
Acton's Heureka Growth Fund II holds first close
Acton Capital Partners has held a first close for its Heureka Growth Fund II on $110m.
HarbourVest throws Motion lifeline
HarbourVest Partners has extended the life of Motion Equity Partnersт fund to enable it to exit portfolio companies.
Avallon raises €109m for MBO II fund
Polish investor Avallon has reached the €109m mark for its Avallon MBO II fund, a year after holding its first close on €60m.
PAI reaches halfway line with €1.4bn first close
French private equity house PAI partners is understood to be halfway towards the hard-cap of its latest vehicle, PAI Europe VI.
Acquisition finance: breaking with tradition
Acquisition finance
Apollo raises $17.5bn for Fund VIII
Apollo Global Management has bucked the trend of large-cap players downsizing their funds compared to pre-crisis efforts: the firm has amassed $17.5bn for its latest global vehicle after a little more than a year on the road.
Ambienta holds second close on €200.2m
Environmental investor Ambienta has held a second close for Ambienta II on €200.2m.
Strong finish to the year for faltering emerging market
A turbulent year for CEE private equity is ending on a high. Kimberly Romaine reports
Capvis Equity IV hits €720m hard-cap
Capvis Equity Partners has held a final close for Capvis Equity IV on its €720m hard-cap.
Puma launches EIS fund
Puma Investments has launched its first EIS-focused fund, Puma EIS.
Inventure Fund II holds first close on €50m
Inventure has held a first close for Inventure Fund II, an early-stage venture capital fund, on тЌ50m.
Seventure raises €62m towards new life sciences fund
French GP Seventure Partners has held a first close on тЌ62m for Health for Life Capital, a new vehicle with a тЌ120m target.
August Equity hits £200m hard-cap for Fund III
UK lower-mid-market investor August Equity has exceeded its ТЃ180m target to reach the ТЃ200m hard-cap for its latest vehicle August Equity Partners III.
Bowmark raises £375m
Bowmark Capital has hit its hard-cap of ТЃ375m for its latest fund, surpassing its initial ТЃ350m target.
Programma 101 hits first close
Italian venture capital investor Programma 101 (P101) has held a first close of its maiden fund on €32m.
Nordic Capital Fund VIII hits final close at €3.5bn hardcap
Nordic Capital's eighth fund has held a final close on its hardcap of тЌ3.5bn ($4.8bn).
Ixo holds first close on €85m
Ixo Private Equity has held the first close of its Ixo 3 fund on €85m, having received commitments from all the LPs invested the firm’s Ixo 1 and 2 funds.
Endless launches £10m SME-focused fund
UK turnaround house Endless has launched a ТЃ10m fund targeted at SMEs and structured to take advantage of the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS).
GP focus: Palamon Capital Partners
Palamon in focus
Mobeus launches linked fundraise
Mobeus Equity Partners has launched a linked fundraising offer, aiming to raise ТЃ24m over its four VCTs.
Syntaxis appoints Coull as ESG consultant
Austrian mezzanine provider Syntaxis Capital has hired Rupert Coull as consultant for the firm's environmental, social and governance activities.