Funds
Carlyle spin-out Resource closes debut fund
Despite challenging market conditions, successful fundraising in the CEE region is not out of reach, as Kimberly Romaine finds out.
Sepides launches SME fund
Sepides, the venture capital arm of Spain’s Sociedad Estatal de Participaciones Industriales (SEPI), has launched a €15m fund, Enisa Fespyme Sepides.
Litorina IV closes on SEK 2.5bn hard-cap
Litorina has closed its latest fund, Litorina IV, having reached its hard-cap of SEK 2.5bn.
Inveready launches €5m IT fund
Venture capital specialist Grupo Inveready has launched Inveready First Capital I, a €5m fund to be invested in Spain-based IT firms, mainly in Madrid and Catalonia.
Idinvest mezzanine fund reaches €167m first close
Idinvest Private Debt has reached first close on €167m and aims to raise €250m by the second half of 2011.
ISAI closes maiden fund on €35m
ISAI has announced the second and final close of its internet venture fund ISAI Développement on €35m.
I2BF and VTB launch $100m nano-tech fund
London-based asset management group I2BF is looking to raise a new $100m nano technology fund, which it will manage alongside Russian bank VTB.
German venture: A ghost town?
At the very peak of the economic boom in 2007 the German venture market looked set to take off and regain much of the ground it had lost following the dotcom crash, with large sums of capital flowing into the hands of entrepreneurial businesses. However,...
RWE Innogy launches venture capital fund
In an attempt to strengthen its venture capital activities, RWE Innogy has established Innogy Venture Capital GmbH.
Foresight launches £40m fund
Alternative asset manager Foresight Group has launched a £40m fund, listed on the London Stock Exchange as Foresight Solar VCT.
Funds-of-funds: A bifurcating market
While the 2005-2008 private equity boom is most commonly associated with the surging activity in Europe’s buyout markets, other areas, including the fund-of-funds segment, witnessed the same unsustainable growth and have felt the same shuddering crash....
Inflexion closes £375m buyout fund
Inflexion Private Equity has held a first and final close of its 2010 Buyout Fund, having raised £375m.
Quartilium strenghtens FoF team
Quartilium, the fund-of-funds arm of Groupama Private Equity, has appointed Matthieu Ducorroy as analyst and Anne Vergez as client services and reporting manager.
Augur Capital holds €70m first closing on latest fund
Augur Capital has held a first closing at €70m for its Augur FIS Financial Opportunities II fund.
MTI invests in Eykona
MTI Partners had led a £1.19m investment round in medical technology company Eykona.
CapMan fund holds first close at €60m
CapMan has held first close of its CapMan Mezzanine V fund having raised €60m.
Partners Group closes fund at €650m
Private markets investment manager Partners Group has closed its biggest direct investment fund at its hard-cap of €650m.
Nextstage launches two new funds
Nextstage has announced the launch of two new retail vehicles, FIP Nextstage Convictions and FCPI Nextstage CAP 2016.
Parvilla appoints new partner
Parvilla, the Paris-based fund-of-funds manager founded four years ago by former PAI senior Partner Jean-Marie Fabre, has appointed Mark Foulds as a partner.
17Capital closes first fund at €88m
17Capital announced the final close of its first fund, 17Capital Fund, which raised €88m.
Verdane Capital closes latest fund above target
Verdane Capital Advisors has closed its Verdane Capital VII secondaries fund above its SEK 1.5bn (€160m) target.
Forbion closes two funds
Forbion Capital Partners announced the final closing of two life science funds FCF I Co-Invest Fund and FCF II, raising a total of €190m.
Three managers spin out from KBC Private Equity
Three former executives of Belgian investor KBC Private Equity have spun out to form new small-cap, later-stage outfit Think2Act Partners, according to local press reports.
Turnaround investments: A waiting game
With the UK economy sliding into recession at the beginning of last year, many expected 2010 to be the year of turnarounds. So far though, the flurry of deals has not materialised. Greg Gille investigates