Funds
Trind VC closes new seed-stage fund on EUR 55m
Fund II has EIF, Tesi, LHV Pension Funds and Swedbank Investment Funds in its LP base
Onex Partners aims for USD 8bn target with sixth flagship fund
New generation fund to remain similar in size to the USD 7bn fifth fund, with operational improvement a key focus
Kharis, Verlinvest lead USD 80m round for Not So Dark
Series B takes French food-tech delivery startup’s total funding to USD 105m
Adams Street launches private credit platform in Europe
Investor hires James Charalambides from Sixth Street to lead new strategy out of London
Iris bolsters Paris and Berlin teams with two hires
VC firm poaches Nicolas Herschtel from InfraVia and Silvia Ersetti from Gorillas
Cathay to close latest small-cap fund in early 2023 on up to EUR 350m
Vehicle will target companies with EVs of EUR 40m-EUR 100m and has so far made six acquisitions
Wingman Ventures eyes new USD 120m fund to back Swiss startups
With a larger target than its predecessor, Fund II could see more institutional investors in its LP base
Speedinvest set for Climate & Industry fund close after H1 slowdown
Aimed at supporting the GP’s own portfolio, EUR 80m vehicle has been close to 30% deployed
DCP set for final close on EUR 45m growth fund this month
Turkish VC’s second fund received commitments from 10 LPs including anchor investor EIF
LP Profile: YielCo preps for influx of special situations opportunities
Fund-of-funds and co-investment manager has set eyes on technology and turnaround cases
DTCP holds first close on USD 300m for new growth fund
Deutsche Telekom-backed firm received commitments from SoftBank and institutional investors
YFM to hit the road for GBP 80m-GBP 100m fundraising in 2023
Small cap GP in pre-marketing with existing LPs; Fund II full deployment expected mid next year
Argos Wityu launches Article 9 buyout climate fund
Swiss GP’s new vehicle to tie carried interest payments to portfolio companies’ CO2 reduction targets
Q&A: Octopus Ventures on consumer investing in times of recession
Partner Rebecca Hunt on the VC’s approach to consumer tech deals and how household savings, pricing down will see businesses through the crisis
Lakestar eyes fundraise for second Growth Fund
Luxembourg regulatory filing paves the way for European LPs to invest in the vehicle
BADideas.fund targets up to EUR 15m for debut vehicle
Early stage investor has seen interest from LPs active in startup space
Tikehau Capital readies deployment of third special opps fund with bigger deals in sight
Previous vehicle in the opportunistic credit strategy held a EUR 617m final close in 2021 and is almost fully invested
Access holds EUR 306m final close for second co-investment fund
Paris-headquartered GP surpassed its EUR 300m target for the fund, which plans to make 16 investments
Northzone raises EUR 1bn-plus for Fund X
New vehicle is the largest raised by the Nordic VC and will target deals at all funding stages
Vitruvian starts fundraising for VIP V
New vehicle registered this month; presented to Los Angeles-based LPs
Ex-Silverfleet team regroups with DACH-focused GP Sophora
Newly formed GP is raising capital from its own network with a longer-term goal of bringing in institutional investors
EQT closes new European tech growth-stage fund on EUR 2.2bn
Closed above target, the new vehicle has raised a total of EUR 2.4bn in commitments
HPE targets year-end first close for Growth Fund III
Second stage of the GP’s EUR 300m-EUR 350m fundraise will target US and Southeast Asian LPs
Hiro eyes EUR 400 hard-cap for metaverse and gaming fund by year-end
New vehicle has raised the "bulk" of its EUR 300m target and made six deals investments to date