Funds
Octopus to launch £100m healthcare-focused fund
In conjunction with the announcement, the firm has hired an investment team from TenX Health
Elbrus holds first close on $260m for third fund – report
Fund has a target of $600m, which it plans to reach by next year, according to Kommersant
Coller Capital closes $9bn secondaries fund
CIP VIII's predecessor vehicle closed on $7.15bn in December 2015
Blue Horizon Ventures closes debut fund on €183m
Food-technology-focused VC was founded in 2018 and has so far made 18 investments
New Baltic fund targets €30m to back female founders
Fund targets Baltic and Nordic startups with female founders and gender-balanced executive teams
Heal Capital closes debut fund on €100m
Healthtech-focused VC sees opportunities in the developing European market, managing director Christian Weiß tells Unquote
Volpi II closes on €323m
Founder Crevan O'Grady discusses the process and strategy with Katharine Hidalgo
LSP launches €150m fund dedicated to dementia treatment
Vehicle invests in companies that are developing drugs for neurodegenerative diseases
Idea Agro closes on €110m
Fund targets the Italian agriculture industry across its entire value chain, with a focus on sustainability issues
Investec holds first close for PDF I on €165m
Investec has originated more than €5bn in loans across 200 transactions in the last decade
Volpi II closes on €323m
Volpi secured backing from existing investors, as well as new European and US-based institutions
Anima Alternative 1 holds €117m first close
Fund intends to provide flexible financing solutions for the medium- and long-term needs of Italian SMEs
Patron closes sixth fund on €844m
Patron Capital VI is a closed-ended Jersey-based Limited Partnership, while Patron is based in London
Sixth Street closes second European direct lending fund on €1bn
Predecessor fund Specialty Lending Europe I closed on €800m and had invested €946m across 18 companies
Montana Capital Partners closes OSP V on €1.3bn
MCP took eight months to raise the secondaries-focused fund, the GP said in a statement
BGV closes fourth fund on €140m
Following this fundraise, the firm expects to expand the investment team with one or two hires
Ace Aero Partenaires nets further €100m commitment
Crédit Agricole, its regional subsidiaries and LCL push the fund closer to its €1bn target
AlpInvest closes seventh secondaries fund on $9bn
ASP VII is a dedicated secondaries investment programme focused on fund interests and GP-centered investments
Iberia Fundraising Pipeline - Q4 2020
Unquote compiles a roundup of the most notable fundraises ongoing across the Iberian market
Waterland VIII holds final close on €2.5bn hard-cap
Three-month fundraising process was conducted entirely remotely, the GP said in a statement
Alder to start raising new fund in H2 2021
Sponsor is currently investing from Alder II, which closed on its hard-cap of SEK 1.5bn in 2019
Kline Hill Partners' third secondaries fund now 40% deployed
Kline Hill Partners Fund III held a second and final close on its $450m hard-cap in April
Wellington Hadley Harbor III closes on $1.8bn
In addition to the capital raised, the fund also has access to up to $400m from co-investors
Committed Advisors closes fourth secondary fund on €1.6bn
CASF IV is already 20% deployed and attracted a swathe of new LPs