Funds
Oquendo Capital launches €150m senior debt fund
GP expects to hold a first close in Q1 2019 and a final close before the end of the year
Astorg holds €4bn final close for seventh fund
Three months after launch, Astorg's seventh fund exceeds €3.2bn target and nears hard-cap
Triton hits €5bn cap for fifth fund
Fund was registered in Luxembourg in March 2018 and has already made two investments
Indigo holds first close on €170m
Indigo Capital II is targetting €350m and is expected to hold a final close in Q3 2019
Bowmark holds final close for sixth fund on £600m target
Value of commitments is 60% higher than the vehicle's 2013-vintage predecessor
Access holds €768m final close for ACF VII
Funds-of-funds vehicle backing European buyout funds exceeds its €500m target
Investcorp holds $400m final close for fourth tech fund
Fund targets European technology businesses operating in the data, IT security and fintech sectors
Horizon to hold a close for $200m fund
Emerging Europe Growth Fund III was launched in June 2016 with a target of $150m
Adams Street closes Global Fund 2018 on $824m
Adams Street held a first close on $125m in December 2017 and had raised $225m by April 2018
Omnes holds €72m interim close for Expansion III
GP plans to hold a final close in H1 2019, sets target at €120m and hard-cap at €150m
Kurma holds first close for Kurma Biofund III
LPs including Servier, BPI France and Idinvest commit to the biotech- and heath-focused fund
Tikehau holds €350m first close for energy fund
T2 Energy Transition Fund invests in European companies operating in the field of energy transition
Weinberg CP launches impact fund
WCP Impact Dév expects to hold a first close in 2019 and will inject €5-20m in businesses
Aberdeen Standard Investments launches $500m secondaries fund
Fund plans to hold a first close in Q1 2019 and continue fundraising for up to 12 months thereafter
EQT raises €2.3bn for Mid-Market Credit II fund
Available capital, four times the size of its predecessor, includes anticipated leverage
Project A targets Q1 final close for third fund
New vehicle was registered in Berlin as Project A Ventures III GMBH & Co KG in October
NewAlpha Verto holds first close for maiden fund
France-based NewAlpha Verto aims to hold a second close for first-time vehicle mid-2019
Andera closes WC4 on €445m
Andera's independence from Edmond de Rothschild Group encourages new LPs to back WC4
21 Invest France closes fifth fund on €230m
Fund comes short of target but LPs agree to commit an extra €70m via co-investment programme
Mezzanine Management closes fourth fund on €264m
Central-Europe-focused mezzanine specialist raises its largest ever vehicle, banking on support from local LPs
Lakestar holds first closes totalling €375m
Lakestar III targets early-stage investments and Lakestar Growth I backs larger rounds
Main Capital acquires strategic stake in Cleversoft
Regulation tech company plans to expand through a buy-and-build strategy as well as organic growth
Mubadala, BPI France sign new investment agreement
Vehicle will target French startups operating in the technology and innovation space
Blackstone launches new alternatives structure
BTAS strategy seeks to provide diversified exposure across Blackstone's platforms