Funds
TPG holds final close on $3.7bn for Growth IV
Fund has a global investment mandate to make growth equity and buyout investments
EMZ Partners reaches €815m hard-cap
EMZ 8 surpasses its target and raises €120m more than its predecessor
Hadean Ventures holds €35m first close for debut fund
VC firm is planning on completing a first deal with a Nordic startup in Q1 2018
Egeria closes Fund V on €800m
Egeria V closes six weeks after announcement and expects to make its first investments in mid-2018
Main Capital closes fifth fund on €236.5m
Main Capital Partners holds a final close for Main Capital V on €236.5m, exceeding target
LSP closes €280m healthcare fund
Fund is the largest in Europe dedicated purely to medical technology investments
Shard holds first close on £90m for private debt fund
Fund targeting ТЃ250m with ТЃ300m hard-cap, expects to hold a final close by the end of 2018
CapMan raises €86m for Growth Equity Fund
Finland-based GP intends to hold a final close for the fund to be held on 19 December
Passion Capital files for third fund
Second fund targeted equity investments of up to ТЃ2m in very early-stage businesses
Espira holds first close for debut fund
Prague-headquartered investor launches its debut fund with a target size of €30m
Bridgepoint raises €5.5bn for sixth fund
GP exceeded its тЌ5bn target and completed the fundraising ahead of schedule
Mercia holds £45.1m first close for EV Growth II
Tech-focused fund will make investments of up to ТЃ5m in buyouts and replacement capital deals
Apax closes digital fund on $1bn hard-cap
New team will be based in the firm's London and New York offices and led by Gigliani and O'Keefe
BPI France to launch medtech fund
GP announces the launch of a €50m fund supporting healthcare tech startups at seed stage
Omnes launches early-stage tech fund
Omnes Real Tech will be dedicated to European startups and will target between €100-150m
United Ventures holds €75m first close for sophomore fund
Venture capital fund will make early-stage investments in software, ICT and digital tech companies
Episode 1 closes second fund on €60m
BBB-backed tech-focused vehicle was oversubscribed and is 60% larger than its predecessor
Fortino holds €125m first close for second fund
New vehicle will expand the investment remit of the GP into more traditional market verticals
Gradiente II holds first close on €60m
Gradiente's second fund holds a first close on €60m, half of the fund’s target
Mediterrania holds €103m first close for third fund
Fund has a €250m target, more than double the size of its 2013-vintage predecessor
Argos Soditic caps Euroknights VII at €520m
Final close comes almost exactly a year after the firm held a first close on €300m
Schroders Adveq launches third secondaries fund
Vehicle is the LP's first private equity fund launch since it acquired Adveq in April
Balderton raises $375m for sixth fund
New vehicle will focus on series-A investments in European technology companies
Qualium looking to raise €350m for second fund
Vehicle will hold a close on its original target of €350m but has not yet set a hard-cap