Funds
Agreement increases Danish venture funding by up to DKK 10bn
An agreement between the Danish government and Danish pension schemes The Danish Insurance Association, ATP and LD may provide up to DKK 10bn additional venture funding.
Holtzbrink Ventures closes its fourth fund on €177m
Holtzbrink Ventures has closed its HV Holtzbrink Ventures Fund IV on €177m, raising capital from both Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrink and funds managed by HarbourVest Partners, LLC.
Perceva Capital raises €150m
French special situations investor Perceva Capital has raised €150m for its latest fund.
Vendis Capital closes latest fund on €111.5m
Vendis Capital has announced the third and final closing of its Vendis Capital I fund at €111.5m, ahead of its €100m target.
Atlante Private Equity announces first close
Intesa Sanpaolo has announced the first closing of the Atlante Private Equity fund on €150m.
Portuguese fundraisers feel the strain
Portuguese GPs will struggle to raise funds in 2011. Fears that the country will follow Greece and Ireland in requiring a bail-out means that most players are likely to wait until conditions have improved to launch their next vehicle. Susannah Birkwood...
Caser launches €40m Spanish fund
Spanish insurance company Caser has launched a private equity fund with a target of €40m.
Active II holds first close on €25m
Barcelona-based venture capital firm Active Venture Partners has held a first close of its Active Venture II fund on €25m.
Albion appointed as manager of Spark funds
Albion Ventures is to take over the management of the Spark VCT and Spark VCT 2 funds, the firm announced today.
Wise makes first investment from Wiseequity III
Private equity firm Wise has made the first investment from its Wiseequity III fund with the recent buyout of EidosMedia in conjunction with Aksia Group.
EQT launches €350m credit fund
EQT has successfully closed the EQT Credit fund with commitments of €350m.
ATP PEP holds final close of €1bn fund
ATP Private Equity Partners, the private equity arm of Danish pension fund ATP, has announced the final close of ATP IV K/S, a €1bn fund-of-funds.
Via Venture raises new €134m fund
Via Venture Partners has raised a new тЌ134m fund called Via Venture Partners Fond II K/S.
GCP announce three new mezzanine partners
GCP have appointed Peter Artenberg and Véronique M. Martineau as mezzanine partners. Also Georg Bauer will support the GMP Mezzanine Partner as well as the GMP Investment Comittee.
Gamma Capital Partners exit Fulterer
Austrian private equity firm Gamma Capital Partners (GCP) exits Fulterer from its Gamma MezzoPreneurs Fund.
Wellington et al. back funding for AZZURRO
Wellington Partners, Good Energies and Emerald Technology Venture have joined existing investors Cedrus PE and IBG Innovationsfonds in financing round for AZZURRO Semiconductors.
Advent Venture holds final close of $120m fund
Advent Venture Partners has announced the final close of its Advent Life Sciences fund, having raised $120m.
Gamma Capital Partners have extended funds
Austrian venture company Gamma Capital Partners (GCP) has extended the lifespan of two of its funds.
IdeA launches €100m cleantech fund
IdeA Capital Funds has launched a €100m vehicle which will invest in early-stage companies in the cleantech sector.
Neuhaus Partners backs online company
Neuhaus Partners has participated in the first round of financing for Hamburg-based online firm Content Fleet GmbH.
Holland Private Equity takes stake in SFC Energy AG
Holland Private Equity has acquired a 25.01% stake in SFC Energy AG, making it the largest single shareholder.
Atlantic Bridge launches second fund with €85m commitments
Atlantic Bridge has announced the first close of its Atlantic Bridge II fund, with тЌ85m committed.
High-Tech Gründerfonds invests in meinprospekt.de
High Tech Gründerfonds has back a second round of investment for online price comparison business MeinProspekt GmbH.
Impax announces second closing of new fund
Impax Asset Management Group plc has announced the second closing of its European renewable energy fund Impax New Energy Investors II, having raised тЌ259m of commitments.