Funds
Waterland holds €2bn final close
Dutch buyout private equity firm closes its seventh fund two months after launching in July 2017
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GPs are tailoring more complex and plentiful fund finance facilities to their advantage
Vertis holds €30m first close for second VC fund
Fund manager aims to reach the fund's €60m target within the next 12 months
Onex raises $5.72bn for fifth fund after four months
Canadian-based GP is targeting $6.5bn for the vehicle, which launched in April 2017
CapMan to launch new growth fund with €80m target
GP is seeking minority investments in Finnish companies
Pantheon ramps up co-investments amid rising secondaries valuations
Fund-of-funds manager also said its venture investments have been disappointing
Terra Firma looking to raise $3.4bn fund
Vehicle will be the first institutionally-backed fund raised by the GP in 10 years
Portobello eyes September final close for fund IV, buys five dental clinics
Spanish GP acquires five companies operating in the dental care sector
Mobeus holds £166m final close for maiden LP-backed fund
Buyout vehicle is already 20% deployed across four transactions, with another deal in due diligence
Quadrivio holds €200m interim close for third fund
Launched in late 2015, the fund expects to reach a final close by the end of 2017
Limerston closes debut fund above £200m target
GP was founded in 2014 by former TDR, Nomura and UBS executives, and has made two deals to date
Revel Partners holds first close on $20m
Revel Venture Fund II is targeting $50m and has so far secured commitments from 21 investors
Eurazeo closes PME III fund on €658m
Listed GP held a first close on €586m for its latest mid-cap effort in late May
Akina to launch sixth fund-of-funds, targeting €550m
Akina Partners has registered its sixth fund-of-funds, Euro Choice VII
ICG holds final close for secondaries fund on $1.1bn
ICG launched the fund in September 2015 and held an interim close for the vehicle on $750m in January 2017
Partners Group raises €6bn for direct private equity
Partners Group Direct Equity 16 has closed on €3bn after holding a first close on €1.5bn in February 2017
NB Renaissance hits €300m final close for Annex fund
Fund will provide side-pocket capital for the GP's main fund, NB Renaissance Partners
PAI Partners mulls €4bn fund launch by year-end
GP plans a quick return to the fundraising trail, following a busy 24 months in the wake of its previous close
BlackFin holds €100m first close for BlackFin Tech Fund 1
BlackFin is targeting €150m for the fund's final close by the end of the year
Principia launches fifth VC fund, Utopia
GP is also currently on the market raising funds for its fashion- and design-dedicated fourth vehicle
Fondo Italiano hits €163m final close for VC fund-of-funds
Following the recent €3m commitment of Fondazione Cariparo, the fund hit a final close on €163m
BlueBay closes €3bn senior loan fund
Fund is BlueBay Asset Management's third generation of private debt vehicle
Phoenix closes 2016 fund on £415m
New vehicle follows from Phoenix Equity Partners 2010, which closed in June 2010 on ТЃ450m
Summit holds €700m final close for second growth equity fund
GP held an interim close for the vehicle, Summit Partners Europe Growth Equity Fund II, on тЌ600m in May 2017