Funds
Certior Capital holds first close for second PE emerging managers fund
Fund has a EUR 80m target and will be split evenly between fund investments and co-investments
Bellevue eyes Q1 2023 first close for debut secondaries fund
With USD 200m target, vehicle will primarily focus on USD 1m-30m LP stake deals
Imbiba holds GBP 70m first close on new growth fund
Leisure, lifestyle and entertainment vehicle has GBP 90m target; first investment completed
Aper Ventures explores EUR 30m-plus fund launch in 2024
Polish VC’s third vehicle will seek capital from local state development fund and business angels
Dyal raises USD 12.9bn for new fund with CVC, PAI stakes in portfolio
Blue Owlтs division exceeded target for fifth fund specialised in buying minority stakes in asset managers
DBAG sells Pmflex following trade approach
Pre-wired electrical installation conduits manufacture sold to Hager Group following a 2.5 year investment period
Gatemore eyes larger stakes in listed SMEs as path to take-privates
With its first closed-end fund in the making, the activist investor will use larger stakes to drive value creation and direct small-cap targets towards PE sales
VGC on the road for GBP 150m fund; appoints former Nike exec
Brands-focused firm eyes first close for new flagship vehicle in coming months; Dan Rookwood joins as head of brand
Zero One Hundred targets EUR 15m for new fund's first close
Slovakian GP seeks institutional investors, corporates and sovereign funds for EUR 60m vehicle
Blue Owl poised to revive Dyal IPO plan in H2 2023
Listing of GP stakes specialist could take place in London as early as September
Hamilton Lane raises USD 2.1bn for fifth co-investment fund
Close comes at a time when challenging credit and fundraising markets are increasing GPsт need for strategic capital sources
Practica Capital aims for EUR 80m hard-cap for third fund
Lithuanian VC investor could hold second and final close in May or June next year
Arcano holds EUR 280m final close for impact fund-of-funds
Spanish GP is eyeing a second vintage in 2023 with the vehicle more than 50% deployed
AG Capital kicks off inaugural fund with Improove buyout
Austrian emerging manager acquires local SEO agency with country's first buyout fund in a decade
General Atlantic holds USD 2.6bn final close for debut climate fund
BeyondNetZero strategy has USD 3.5bn to deploy in total with additional firepower from the GP
FSI eyes new fund with near EUR 1bn returned to LPs this year
Italian GP conducted three exits in 2022; Fund II would have similar size as EUR 1.4bn predecessor
Women in VC: Speedinvest's Nangia on supporting female and underrepresented founders
Austrian sponsor to invest 30% of capital in female, diverse founders; new fund-of-funds set to support emerging managers
Melior sells BHP Insurance to PE-owned PIB Group
Deal with Apax and Carlyle-backed insurance group marks first exit from the Irish GP’s second fund
Alcentra takes keys to three PE-backed companies this year
Under Benefit Street Partners' ownership the alternative lender took over Lifetime, Optionis and Equiom
Munich Private Equity closes Fund IV on EUR 392m
Fund-of-funds investor will split deployment evenly between Europe and North America
Golding closes buyout co-investment fund on EUR 273m
With 18 deals already in the new fund's portfolio, GP plans successor vehicle for next year
Speedinvest raises EUR 500m for fourth flagship vehicle; closes climate fund on EUR 80m
New structure investing across sectors allowed the Austrian VC firm to attract larger LPs to the new generation of funds, managing partner Oliver Holle tells Unquote
Mircap nears first close for debut co-investment fund
GP led by Michele Mezzarobba and François Pinel de Golleville will aim to raise EUR 100-120m
Move Capital plans 2023 final close for debut European growth fund
B2B growth technology investor held a first close for the fund in 2020, raising more than EUR 100m