Funds
Accent Equity hits SEK 3bn target for 2017 fund
Fund will follow a similar investment strategy to Accent Equity 2012, closed in 2011
Innova nears €200m first close on sixth fund
GP invests in the business services, financial services, telecoms, healthcare and industrial sectors
Hat Orizzonte holds €30m first close for technology fund
GP holds a first close after three months on the road, eyes a €100-125m target
Arx nears fourth fund close around €95m
Lower-mid-market CEE private equity firm Arx held a first close on €54m in July 2016
Italian borrowers open up to private debt
Alternative lending is gaining momentum in Italy, with the leveraged finance market more lender-friendly than in neighbouring mature markets
Hermes raises $620m for co-investments
Firm raises $389m for third co-investment fund and $230m for sidecar and segregated mandates
Oakley Capital holds final close on €800m
Hard-cap was initially set at €750m but was raised due to high investor demand, according to Oakley
Raise targets €100m for new venture structure
French GP makes move into venture and will pledge 50% of carry to its not-for-profit endowment
Idinvest launches new vehicle to finance industrial assets
Idinvest SME Industrial Assets is aiming to raise €300m, having already collected €150m
Lexington closes mid-market secondaries fund on $2.7bn
Vehicle holds a final close on its hard-cap, exceeding its initial $2bn target
Bridgepoint makes new hire for nascent credit project
Michael Lucas joins from the leveraged finance and sponsor coverage team at ING
Siparex raises €315m for fourth mid-market fund
Three quarters of investors in ETI 4 fund are returning backers from previous vehicles
FII holds first closes for PE and VC vehicles
Italian sovereign fund Cassa Depositi e Prestiti acted as anchor investor for the two vehicles
Fribourg Capital closes VC fund on €20m
VC firm intends to deploy capital in Romanian IT startups seeking seed funding rounds
Enterprise Investors closes Polish Enterprise VIII on €498m
GP holds first and final close for the vehicle three months after announcing its launch
Afinum holds final close on €410m hard-cap
GP announced plans to raise a new fund in 2017 when it hired investment director Abdel-Hadi
HTGF III raises target and tweaks investment terms
Fund is now operational and will begin making its first investment decisions this week
Hadean Ventures to close first fund on target
GP will invest in the healthcare sector across Europe, with particular focus on the Nordics
BEX Capital holds €120m final close for secondaries fund
Secondaries investor acquires commmitments in funds-of-funds and other secondaries-dedicated vehicles
ArchiMed hits €315m hard-cap for Med II fund
New fund is more than double the size of its predecessor and closed after four months on the road
Firstminute holds second close for $85m seed fund
Second close comes three months after the firm held a $60m first close for the fund
Essling to shake up funds-of-funds formula with new vehicle
Massena spinout Essling this month recruited the funds-of-funds team from Amundi and will launch its first vehicle shortly
Vertis Venture 3 Technology Transfer holds €40m first close
ITAtech, a €200m Italian technology transfer-dedicated fund-of-funds, signs its first commitment
Abris hits €500m target for third fund
GP has raised €500m for its CEE mid-market fund after a first close in May 2016 on €300m