Funds
BlackRock eyes new Secondaries & Liquidity Solutions fund
Strategy makes global mid-market secondaries deals and provides liquidity at GP level
HV Capital forms EUR 430m continuation vehicle for 2010-2015 funds
Investments from HV IV, HV V and HV Coinvestment Fund, including FlixMobility, will be transferred
Pictet holds first close for healthcare fund-of-funds
Around 40% of the target USD 400m will be allocated to co- and direct investments
Astorg closes Mid-Cap Fund on EUR 1.3bn
Fund will target EUR 150m-500m EV deals, expanding on Astorgтs current flagship strategy
Lightrock gears up for Climate Impact Fund
Impact investing GP raised USD 900m for its Lightrock Growth Fund I vehicle in 2021
LSP closes LSP 7 at EUR 1bn
The GP says it is the largest life sciences venture capital fund ever raised in Europe
Apax gears up for Fund XI
Apax Partners' USD 11bn predecessor flagship fund was 64% deployed as of September 2021
Nuveen closes impact fund on USD 218m
GP could return to market for Fund II in 2022 or early 2023 given current deployment opportunities
Lauxera closes first health tech fund on EUR 260m
Debut fund will invest EUR 20m-40m in European and US health technology companies
Swen raises additional EUR 43m for Blue Ocean Fund
Total funds raised for the ocean conservation fund reach EUR 95m towards its EUR 120m target
Polestar launches circular debt fund with EUR 400m hard-cap
Fund will back Netherlands-based projects and companies involved with carbon and waste reduction
BC Partners announces EUR 6.9bn fundraise for BC XI
Final close fell below the original target;Т GP expects to return to market for its next fund in H2 2023
Polaris holds first close for Flexible Capital fund on DKK 500m
Vehicle was launched in May 2021 with a target of DKK 1bn and is expected to start deploying capital this quarter
SuperSeed launches GBP 50m seed-stage fund
The VC firm has already held a first close at GBP 31m
Access Capital registers ninth growth buyout fund
Fund-of-funds strategy makes primary and secondaries deals, backing funds investing in European SMEs
Coller to close USD 1.4bn debut credit secondaries fund
GP launched its first dedicated secondaries fund in May 2021 and has commitments from around 30 LPs
Polaris V holds final close on EUR 650m hard-cap
Fund has EUR 690m to deploy including the GP commitment, and has made five platform investments
Vivalto to close first EUR 700m fund in summer
New GP specialising in healthcare has already deployed 65% of the fund's target
Warwick Capital closes third fund on USD 430m
Warwick focuses on the European mid-market, and is agnostic towards sectors and capital structure
Infravia Capital closes Growth Equity Fund on EUR 501m
Fund will invest in digital and technology infrastructure companies across Europe, and seeks to be deployed in 18 months
Eleven Ventures announces EUR 60m fund
Eleven Fund III is 10x bigger than its predecessor fund, which launched in 2018 and closed on EUR 6m
Swen holds EUR 150m first close for impact fund Swift 2
Swen's third impact fund is EUR 50m committed after just one month on the road
Eurazeo Smart City II holds EUR 150m second close
VC fund focuses on companies promoting the transition towards more liveable and sustainable cities
Cherry holds first close for EUR 300m growth fund
Almost two thirds of Cherry IV's capital will be reserved for follow-on investments