Funds
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
NVM holds £142m final close
Firm's maiden institutionally backed fund received commitments from European and North American LPs
M80 holds €100m first close for maiden vehicle
Brussels-based M80 is halfway through the fundraising process for its maiden vehicle
Triton to close fund V on €5bn hard-cap
Fund was registered in Luxembourg in March as The Triton Fund V with a target of €4bn
Finexx closes first fund on €35m
Finexx also makes its first majority-stake deal with the buyout of health supplement retailer GSE Vertrieb
Andera to close WC4 on €450m
Latest vehicle has surpassed its €400m hard-cap, according to two French publications
Arcano launches new private equity fund-of-funds
Fund is larger than its two predecessors, Arcano Capital XI and X, which collectively raised €300m
IGI holds €100m first close for sixth fund
Fund was launched with a €150m target and is larger than its predecessor, IGI Investimenti Cinque
Green Arrow holds €136.2m final close for private debt fund
Fund inherited the portfolio of Quadrivio Private Debt after the GP was acquired by Green Arrow
Carlyle launches Europe Technology Partners IV
ETP IV's target amounts to €1.3bn, about double the size of its predecessor, closed in 2014
WestBridge holds interim close for second fund
Vehicle will invest in profitable SMEs in England and Wales with enterprise values of between £10-20m
ICG raises €4bn for seventh European fund
Debt and equity investor's fundraising reaches €4bn in third party commitments
Siparex closes Midcap 3 fund on €170m
GP's latest vehicle is larger than its predecessor, Siparex Midcap 2, which closed on €130m in 2012
Red Capital launches €50m fund to back female-led startups
Newly founded VC firm will be EMEA's largest VC fund investing in female-led businesses
Mantra closes two funds
Firm holds a final close for its secondaries-focused fund and a first close for its primary fund-of-funds
LSP raises €410m for sixth flagship fund
Netherlands-based life sciences specialist has raised €750m across three funds in 10 months
F2i holds €3.6bn final close for third fund
Vehicle was launched with a €3.3bn target and held a €3.14bn first close in December 2017
Livingbridge sells VCT business to Gresham House for £30m
Livingbridge steps away from the VCT space in order to focus on its core private equity activities
Patrimonium launches €200m buyout fund
Fund is launched following the sale of the last portfolio company in the GP's previous fund
Jet closes second fund on CZK 4bn
Jet II is the largest private equity fund in the Czech Republic that is open to international LPs
CapMan holds €115m first close for maiden infra fund
CapMan launched its infrastructure-focused investment business in April 2017
ArchiMed holds first close for MED Platform I
Healthcare-focused mid-cap buy-and-build fund raises less than two thirds of its €800m target