Funds
Carlyle injects €60m into Inova
GP invests via Carlyle Europe Technology Partners IV, a €1.4bn fund closed in 2019
Karmijn Kapitaal holds first close for third fund
Netherlands-headquartered GP held a final close for Fund II in June 2016 on €90m
Fortino Capital eyes new fund launch for late 2021
Firm will look to mandate a placement agent prior to launching the growth fund
Leta launches $100m fund to back Russian-speaking founders
GP will focus on eastern European and Russian-speaking founders who it believes are undervalued and overlooked for funding
Sparkmind closes first Edtech fund on €55m
Vehicle will back up to 25 companies with up to тЌ5m in stages ranging from seed to series-B rounds
High-Tech Gründerfonds to launch fourth seed fund
Fund expects to launch its official fundraising process in September 2021, subject to BaFin approval
ABN Amro launches €425m Sustainable Impact Fund
Fund will make PE and VC investments in the Netherlands and neighbouring countries
Golding Capital holds first close on €161m for co-investment fund
FoF manager expects to hold a final close for the co-investment vehicle at the end of 2021
UK universities team up to launch Impact 12 fund
Fund will launch later this year with an initial fundraising target of ТЃ8m
Intera Partners closes fourth fund at €335m
Fund will invest in the lower-mid-market space and target mainly Finnish and some Swedish businesses
FSN closes sixth fund on €1.8bn
GP exceeds its target of тЌ1.5bn for the fund, which was oversubscribed
Palatine holds £220m final close for fourth fund
Vehicle is similar in size to Palatine III and has made four investments as of its final close
HQ Capital closes Auda Co-Investment Fund II on $210m
North America-focused fund held a first close in June 2020 and has made 20 investments
Isomer Capital launches €100m co-investment fund
Vehicle will co-invest in European tech scale-ups alongside the venture capital funds in which it is invested
SNÖ Ventures launches $100m fund
Norwegian venture capital firm SNУ Ventures has launched and held a first close for its second fund, SNУ Fund II, targeting $100m.
LGT closes fifth secondaries fund on $4.5bn hard-cap
GP had a target of raising $3.75-3.80bn for the fund, and is larger than its $2.8bn predecessor
Clessidra holds €270m first close for fourth fund
Clessidra Capital Partners 4 was launched in November 2020 and has a €500m target
Equita targets €140m for Italian SME fund
Equita Smart Capital – ELTIF is open to both institutional investors and select retail clients
HPE forms €160m continuation fund for fintech platform PPro
Firms including Coller Capital and Adams Street backed the oversubscribed GP-led deal
DN Capital's Global Venture Capital V surpasses €200m
GVC V targets seed and series-A investments in the software, fintech and online marketplace sectors
Riello's Impresa Italia II holds €73m first close
Impresa Italia II targets Italian mid-market companies and specialises in providing senior and junior loans
Balderton holds final close for $680m debut growth fund
GP's previous vehicles have targeted earlier-stage primary and secondary venture deals
Tikehau-backed Ace Aerofondo IV raises €100m
Fund invests in mid-market companies active in the Spanish aerospace and defence sector
Pollen Street Capital IV raises £560m, close to surpass target
PSC IV invests in lower-mid-market companies across the financial and business services industries