Funds
QuattroR holds €711m first close for maiden vehicle
Italian turnaround newcomer QuattroR launched its first fund with a €1.5bn target
Mangrove holds first close on $170m for fifth VC fund
VC will target European technology companies in the early stages of development, with add-on capital available
Pentech closes Fund III on £88m
New vehicle is double the size of the venture firm's previous effort, closed in 2008
FrenchFood Capital holds €70m first close for maiden fund
FrenchFood Capital was launched in 2016 by three food sector professionals
HarbourVest closes co-investment fund on $1.75bn hard-cap
GP increases original hard-cap for fourth co-investment offering due to LP demand
Star Capital closes latest fund on €800m
Fund closed on its hard-cap and has already been put to work for two investments
Swiss commerce minister announces CHF 500m VC fund
Schneider-Amman states between CHF 200-300m has already been committed by Credit Suisse, Mobiliar and UBS
1717 Life Science Ventures announces €50m venture fund
1717 will now begin fundraising and expects to hold a final close within six to eight months
Partech holds final closing on €400m for seventh VC fund
GP's previous vehicle, Partech VI, closed with €130m in commitments in 2013
GCP closes fourth fund on £205m
New vehicle will make hybrid debt and equity investments of ТЃ5-30m across a variety of sectors
Main Capital raises €100m towards fifth fund
Vehicle has a target size of €200m and a €225m hard-cap, which the GP expects to hit before the end of the year
Felix closes second fund on $150m
Vehicle raises $30m more than its predecessor to target tech, tech-enabled and lifestyle companies
Apex Ventures holds €10m first close six months into fundraise
Apex One will make early-stage investments in technology companies across Europe
Exponent gears up for fourth fund
GP filed registration documents for Exponent Private Equity Partners IV on 30 June
Pamplona raises €3bn for Fund V
Fund close comes on the back of last year's $1bn raise for the GP's first TMT fund
Unigestion holds final close for UDO 2015 on €200m
Unigestion began fundraising in October 2015 and held a first close on €100m in April 2016
Mirabaud holds first close for first PE fund on €50m
Vehicle's second and final close is scheduled for the end of the year with a target of €150m
Nordea teams up with AlpInvest for co-investment fund
Fund aims to invest in around 25 mid-market buyouts across a range of sectors
Hayfin raises €2.2bn for special opportunities
Credit specialist will take part in rescue financings and debt restructurings
Cipio holds final close for Fund VII on €174m
Fund will make primary and secondary growth capital investments in expansion-stage technology companies
Breega Capital closes second fund on €100m
Breega Capital Venture One, the firm's maiden fund, had reached a €45m close in March 2016
BaltCap holds €40m first close for growth fund
Baltic-SME-focused vehicle has a target of €50m and raised commitments from pension funds and the EIF
Vitruvian closes third fund on €2.4bn hard-cap
Vehicle is considerably larger than its ТЃ1bn predecessor, which held a first and final close in 2013
Cathay Innovation raises $320m for first vehicle
Cathay Innovation, Cathay Capital Private Equity's venture arm, closes its first investment vehicle