Funds
Mirabaud launches second PE fund
Fund will target sustainable investments and new technology in lifestyle-focused businesses
Lexington closes ninth fund on $14bn
Vehicle is now the largest secondaries fund ever raised, with Ardian aiming to top it
Abac Capital targets €350m for second fund
Fundraising activity is expected to flourish in 2020, with numerous GPs wrapping up their funds
Eureka Venture launches maiden €50m VC fund
Fund follows several recent launches of early-stage-focused vehicles across southern Europe
EQT sets €14.75bn target for new flagship fund
EQT registered several vehicles in Luxembourg in November last year ahead of the launch
BPE holds first close for BPE 4 on €122m
Germany-based, MBI-focused vehicle is targeting a final close on its €135m hard-cap in Q1 2020
Felix closes third fund on $300m
In conjunction with the fund close, the firm has also hired two advisers and a new CFO
G Square closes third fund on €500m
Investors in the fund include Adams Street Partners, Banca March, Cresta and Goodgrower
Inveready holds €55m first close for private equity fund
Gaea Inversion has a €110m target and expects to hold a final close by the end of March 2020
Greenspring closes VC secondaries fund on $800m
Fund targets investments in expansion-stage companies as well as LP interests
SET Ventures Raises Fund closes third fund on €100m
Dutch VC closes the fund, launched in Q1 2019 and focusing on energy transition
Portfolio Advisors hits first close for secondaries fund
Hard-cap of the secondaries vehicle amounts to $2.25bn, with a final close expected in H2
ICG raises €1bn for Mid-Market fund, appoints two MDs
Peter Kirtley and Robin Molvin will support the deployment of ICG’s maiden Mid-Market fund
Five Arrows Secondary Opportunities V closes on €1bn
Vehicle's predecessor, Five Arrows Principal Investments IV, closed on €451m
Platinum closes fifth fund on $10bn hard-cap
Platinum Equity Capital Partners V draws $10bn in commitments from more than 250 LPs in 30 countries
Mérieux closes Mérieux Participations 3 on €377m
Fund targets businesses operating within the nutrition and food safety sectors
Hollyport closes Secondary Opportunities Fund VII on $1bn
New vehicle has already acquired stakes in an Equistone legacy fund and in Indigo V
SmartFin closes sophomore fund on €240m
Belgian early-stage and growth fund will provide €500,000-12m equity tickets
Volta collects €35m for Volta Ventures II
New vehicle will provide funding to Benelux-based software and internet startups
Adams Street holds final close for 2019 Global Fund
Adams Street's global programme provides clients exposure to all of its investment strategies
Meridia Capital to launch €150m second fund
Fund will target majority and minority stakes in Spanish companies generating revenues of €15-150m
Elysian to launch new £250m fund in Q1 2020
Current fund also closed on £250m, in 2015, and is nearly three-quarters deployed
Integra holds third close on €110m for maiden fund
Fund hit its €100m target and the subscription period was extended to mid-2020
Magnum back on the road for third fund
GP is looking to raise €400-450m from institutional investors for Magnum Capital III