Funds

UK - Exponent closes second fund on £805m

Exponent Private Equity has reached the final close of its second fund, Exponent Private Equity Partners II, LP, with commitments of ТЃ805m. This fund doubles the amount raised in the first fund in 2004. Exponent will continue to focus on investing in...

UK - Zeus reaches final close of maiden fund on £100m+

Zeus Private Equity (ZPE) has reached the final close of its maiden fund on more than ТЃ100m. Manchester-based ZPE was launched in December 2006 and held a second close in June 2007 on ТЃ65m. Most recent investors in the fund include Access Capital Partners,...

UK/FRANCE - Platina announces EUR 75m close of fourth fund

Platina Finance Ltd has announced an intermediary close of its fourth fund, the European Renewable Energy Fund 1 LP (EREF), on EUR 75m. The fund was launched in October 2007 and is targeting a final close of EUR 250m by the end of 2008.

Close VCT achieves AAA rating

Close Venture Management’s C share issue of Close Technology & General VCT is still open to investors and one of only two VCTs currently open for subscription with a triple A rating from Allenbridge Group, the leading VCT analyst. The VCT has already...

Baronsmead VCT 3 Plc raises over £10m

By 11 November 2005, Baronsmead VCT 3 had raised over £10m of the £24m it is seeking to raise as a C share issue following the publication of the Securities Note in September 2005.