Funds
Target Global holds first close for €100m VC fund
GP expects to hold a final close for the technology-focused fund in the first quarter of 2018
Q&A: Baker Botts' Neil Foster on corporate venture
Law firm's partner speaks to unquote" about the growing prevalence of corporate VCs in Europe and its ongoing evolution
Riverside Europe collects €312m for fifth fund
Vehicle is still raising and currently €110m short of its €450m target, including GP commitments
Palatine closes impact fund on £100m hard-cap
Vehicle is the GP's first impact investment fund and will write equity cheques of up to £10m
Guy Hands commits capital to Volpi's debut fund
Terra Firma founder joins Newbury and Members Capital Advisors as LPs in the fund
Bridgepoint registers sixth flagship fund for 2018 launch
Development comes two and a half years after the GP held a €4bn final close for its predecessor
EQT to launch eighth fund, said to target €8bn
GP will formally start raising the fund, its largest to date, in the second half of 2017
ACT secures €20m commitment from EIF for new fund
VC is targeting more than €90m for the fund, which will invest up to €7m in Irish companies
Newcomer Essling poaches Amundi funds-of-funds team
Having recruited the four-strong team, Essling will launch its first fund-of-funds within the next few weeks
Fundraising – North America weekly edition
A roundup of the latest fundraises in North American PE, courtesy of unquote" sister publication Mergermarket
Maven appointed to manage £90m MEIF debt funds
GP will oversee deployments of £100,000-1.5m for SMEs in West Midlands, East Midlands and the area to the immediate south
Waterland holds €2bn final close
Dutch buyout private equity firm closes its seventh fund two months after launching in July 2017
Perfect fit: The evolving craft of fund financing
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
GP Profile: Beechbrook Capital
Specialist lender is currently raising its third fund for sponsor-backed SMEs, with a target of €200-250m
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