Funds
Brookfield buys Lampe Equity Management
Group manages a portfolio of various renewable funds and other assets totalling €1.3bn
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
GP Profile: Scottish Equity Partners
Latter-stage VC raised £260m for its latest vehicle last year and recently exited Matchesfashion to Apax Partners
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
Stanhope Capital launches Entrepreneurs Fund
Vehicle will invest in buyouts and growth equity transactions for European SMEs
Seedcamp holds first close on £41m for fourth fund
Fund is backed by around sixty global corporates, venture capitalists and funds-of-funds
Francisco Partners closes fifth fund on $3.98bn
Francisco's latest fund beats its $3.25bn target after less than six months on the road
BC Partners to close 10th buyout fund in coming weeks
GP is understood to be anticipating a handful of commitments before holding a final close in January
LPs remove Varova as manager of funds, write down €100m
Varova funds have experienced a reduction of unrealised net asset value close to €100m
BPI France and French armed forces ministry launch fund
French armed forces ministry and state-backed BPI France launch the €50m Definvest fund
Axa Strategic Ventures launches $175m fund-of-funds
VC firm aims to deploy capital in a global portfolio of "top-tier" venture capital funds
Aster holds €240m first close for sixth fund
VC firm is already working on investing in a first European company via the fund
ICG holds €5.2bn final close for direct lending fund
Vehicle will invest in directly originated senior secured loans to mid-market corporates
Nixen looking to raise €200m for third fund
French GP Nixen closed its previous fund on €164m, short of its €300m target, in 2012
Arcano launches €200m maiden venture fund
Spanish GP launches its first venture capital fund in partnership with Urizen Ventures
Portobello IV hauls in €570m, nears €600m hard-cap
Spanish GP eyes a final close on its fourth fund's €600m hard-cap before year-end
Amundi holds final close on €665m for private debt fund
Marketing materials for the fund, circulated in March 2017, mentioned a target of €700m
Jolt Capital holds final close on €83m
GP holds a final close for Jolt Capital III, which will have a three-year investment period